abx resistance ????

[bagged2drag]

Like others said, if you take a break from a specific class of medication for a while (a long while), you will often get susceptibility back. That is one of the main reasons not to go to walk in clinics. The just stick you on the same ol' meds over and over. Don't be afraid of the iv meds, they will make you feel awesome compare to oral abx.

 

[bagged2drag]

Like others said, if you take a break from a specific class of medication for a while (a long while), you will often get susceptibility back. That is one of the main reasons not to go to walk in clinics. The just stick you on the same ol' meds over and over. Don't be afraid of the iv meds, they will make you feel awesome compare to oral abx.

 

[bagged2drag]

Like others said, if you take a break from a specific class of medication for a while (a long while), you will often get susceptibility back. That is one of the main reasons not to go to walk in clinics. The just stick you on the same ol' meds over and over. Don't be afraid of the iv meds, they will make you feel awesome compare to oral abx.

 

[bagged2drag]

Like others said, if you take a break from a specific class of medication for a while (a long while), you will often get susceptibility back. That is one of the main reasons not to go to walk in clinics. The just stick you on the same ol' meds over and over. Don't be afraid of the iv meds, they will make you feel awesome compare to oral abx.

 

[bagged2drag]

Like others said, if you take a break from a specific class of medication for a while (a long while), you will often get susceptibility back. That is one of the main reasons not to go to walk in clinics. The just stick you on the same ol' meds over and over. Don't be afraid of the iv meds, they will make you feel awesome compare to oral abx.

 

[Juliet]

It's not you that's resistant to ABX, it's the germ-critters that are resistant to the ABX! So with time things can change depending on the specifics of exactly what infections your cultures are growing. When they do the culture sensitivity testing they grow the germs from your culture, and then treat them in a petri dish (or whatever) with the basic classes of antibiotics. They then count how many the ABX killed, or how many are remaining. THat determines the sensitivity of the germ to that particular ABX. That's provided in a report to your doctor who ordered the culture test. It's not a perfect process and you could be growing more things than what was in the sample you provided to the lab. Plus some of the germs mutate over time so even if you didn't fully eradicate them with one specific ABX, over time the germ may change somewhat, so 6 months or a year later that ABX might work again. ~Juliet

 

[Juliet]

It's not you that's resistant to ABX, it's the germ-critters that are resistant to the ABX! So with time things can change depending on the specifics of exactly what infections your cultures are growing. When they do the culture sensitivity testing they grow the germs from your culture, and then treat them in a petri dish (or whatever) with the basic classes of antibiotics. They then count how many the ABX killed, or how many are remaining. THat determines the sensitivity of the germ to that particular ABX. That's provided in a report to your doctor who ordered the culture test. It's not a perfect process and you could be growing more things than what was in the sample you provided to the lab. Plus some of the germs mutate over time so even if you didn't fully eradicate them with one specific ABX, over time the germ may change somewhat, so 6 months or a year later that ABX might work again. ~Juliet

 

[Juliet]

It's not you that's resistant to ABX, it's the germ-critters that are resistant to the ABX! So with time things can change depending on the specifics of exactly what infections your cultures are growing. When they do the culture sensitivity testing they grow the germs from your culture, and then treat them in a petri dish (or whatever) with the basic classes of antibiotics. They then count how many the ABX killed, or how many are remaining. THat determines the sensitivity of the germ to that particular ABX. That's provided in a report to your doctor who ordered the culture test. It's not a perfect process and you could be growing more things than what was in the sample you provided to the lab. Plus some of the germs mutate over time so even if you didn't fully eradicate them with one specific ABX, over time the germ may change somewhat, so 6 months or a year later that ABX might work again. ~Juliet

 

[Juliet]

It's not you that's resistant to ABX, it's the germ-critters that are resistant to the ABX! So with time things can change depending on the specifics of exactly what infections your cultures are growing. When they do the culture sensitivity testing they grow the germs from your culture, and then treat them in a petri dish (or whatever) with the basic classes of antibiotics. They then count how many the ABX killed, or how many are remaining. THat determines the sensitivity of the germ to that particular ABX. That's provided in a report to your doctor who ordered the culture test. It's not a perfect process and you could be growing more things than what was in the sample you provided to the lab. Plus some of the germs mutate over time so even if you didn't fully eradicate them with one specific ABX, over time the germ may change somewhat, so 6 months or a year later that ABX might work again. ~Juliet

 

[Juliet]

It's not you that's resistant to ABX, it's the germ-critters that are resistant to the ABX! So with time things can change depending on the specifics of exactly what infections your cultures are growing. When they do the culture sensitivity testing they grow the germs from your culture, and then treat them in a petri dish (or whatever) with the basic classes of antibiotics. They then count how many the ABX killed, or how many are remaining. THat determines the sensitivity of the germ to that particular ABX. That's provided in a report to your doctor who ordered the culture test. It's not a perfect process and you could be growing more things than what was in the sample you provided to the lab. Plus some of the germs mutate over time so even if you didn't fully eradicate them with one specific ABX, over time the germ may change somewhat, so 6 months or a year later that ABX might work again. ~Juliet

 

[sarabeth87]

thanks for the replies everyone. that makes me feel better. i was worried that would mean i'd have to do ivs every time i was sick. i figured this would happen soon though because i've been on levaquinn about 8 times in the past year. i haven't been on cipro for about a year so hopefully this will work and i won't have to do IVs right now.

 

[sarabeth87]

thanks for the replies everyone. that makes me feel better. i was worried that would mean i'd have to do ivs every time i was sick. i figured this would happen soon though because i've been on levaquinn about 8 times in the past year. i haven't been on cipro for about a year so hopefully this will work and i won't have to do IVs right now.

 

[sarabeth87]

thanks for the replies everyone. that makes me feel better. i was worried that would mean i'd have to do ivs every time i was sick. i figured this would happen soon though because i've been on levaquinn about 8 times in the past year. i haven't been on cipro for about a year so hopefully this will work and i won't have to do IVs right now.

 

[sarabeth87]

thanks for the replies everyone. that makes me feel better. i was worried that would mean i'd have to do ivs every time i was sick. i figured this would happen soon though because i've been on levaquinn about 8 times in the past year. i haven't been on cipro for about a year so hopefully this will work and i won't have to do IVs right now.

 

[sarabeth87]

thanks for the replies everyone. that makes me feel better. i was worried that would mean i'd have to do ivs every time i was sick. i figured this would happen soon though because i've been on levaquinn about 8 times in the past year. i haven't been on cipro for about a year so hopefully this will work and i won't have to do IVs right now.

 

[hillthekhore]

To give a slightly more scientific reply, one of the reasons your cultures MIGHT become more susceptible to a specific antibiotic is that making more proteins takes resources. That is to say that in order for a bacteria to be resistant to an antibiotic, it often has to make a new protein, and that takes energy. Bacteria that don't have the DNA to make that protein use fewer resources and have a better chance of surviving provided the antibiotic the protein fights isn't present. Thus, bacteria can essentially reverse mutate and become less complex to make it easier to grow.

 

[hillthekhore]

To give a slightly more scientific reply, one of the reasons your cultures MIGHT become more susceptible to a specific antibiotic is that making more proteins takes resources. That is to say that in order for a bacteria to be resistant to an antibiotic, it often has to make a new protein, and that takes energy. Bacteria that don't have the DNA to make that protein use fewer resources and have a better chance of surviving provided the antibiotic the protein fights isn't present. Thus, bacteria can essentially reverse mutate and become less complex to make it easier to grow.

 

[hillthekhore]

To give a slightly more scientific reply, one of the reasons your cultures MIGHT become more susceptible to a specific antibiotic is that making more proteins takes resources. That is to say that in order for a bacteria to be resistant to an antibiotic, it often has to make a new protein, and that takes energy. Bacteria that don't have the DNA to make that protein use fewer resources and have a better chance of surviving provided the antibiotic the protein fights isn't present. Thus, bacteria can essentially reverse mutate and become less complex to make it easier to grow.

 

[hillthekhore]

To give a slightly more scientific reply, one of the reasons your cultures MIGHT become more susceptible to a specific antibiotic is that making more proteins takes resources. That is to say that in order for a bacteria to be resistant to an antibiotic, it often has to make a new protein, and that takes energy. Bacteria that don't have the DNA to make that protein use fewer resources and have a better chance of surviving provided the antibiotic the protein fights isn't present. Thus, bacteria can essentially reverse mutate and become less complex to make it easier to grow.

 

[hillthekhore]

To give a slightly more scientific reply, one of the reasons your cultures MIGHT become more susceptible to a specific antibiotic is that making more proteins takes resources. That is to say that in order for a bacteria to be resistant to an antibiotic, it often has to make a new protein, and that takes energy. Bacteria that don't have the DNA to make that protein use fewer resources and have a better chance of surviving provided the antibiotic the protein fights isn't present. Thus, bacteria can essentially reverse mutate and become less complex to make it easier to grow.