abx resistance ????

sarabeth87 · Jul 17, 2008

My doctor told me that my last culture shows that I am now resistant to Levaquinn and Cipro. She is gonna try the Cipro anyways for a week and said if it doesn't help, then I have to do IVs. It will be my first time on IVs. Anyways, once you become resistant to those abx, will you always be resistant to them?

sarabeth87 · Jul 17, 2008

My doctor told me that my last culture shows that I am now resistant to Levaquinn and Cipro. She is gonna try the Cipro anyways for a week and said if it doesn't help, then I have to do IVs. It will be my first time on IVs. Anyways, once you become resistant to those abx, will you always be resistant to them?

sarabeth87 · Jul 17, 2008

My doctor told me that my last culture shows that I am now resistant to Levaquinn and Cipro. She is gonna try the Cipro anyways for a week and said if it doesn't help, then I have to do IVs. It will be my first time on IVs. Anyways, once you become resistant to those abx, will you always be resistant to them?

sarabeth87 · Jul 17, 2008

My doctor told me that my last culture shows that I am now resistant to Levaquinn and Cipro. She is gonna try the Cipro anyways for a week and said if it doesn't help, then I have to do IVs. It will be my first time on IVs. Anyways, once you become resistant to those abx, will you always be resistant to them?

sarabeth87 · Jul 17, 2008

My doctor told me that my last culture shows that I am now resistant to Levaquinn and Cipro. She is gonna try the Cipro anyways for a week and said if it doesn't help, then I have to do IVs. It will be my first time on IVs. Anyways, once you become resistant to those abx, will you always be resistant to them?

sweetie · Jul 17, 2008

No, you will not always be resistant to them. Everytime you culture, you may have different suseptiblity to various antibiotics. Many times I have been resistant to certain antibiotics, according to the cultures, and they actually still work because it is only that specific area where the sputum was coughed up in the lungs where their are resistant bugs. And maybe the majority of the sputum in the lungs is still actually suseptible to those antibiotics therefore they work and you feel better, regardless of the culture results.

Also, many times I find that what I was resistant too in the past I am now sensitive too. So, I am using antibiotics that are sensitive now eventhough in the past they have shown resistance.

Also, I don't know if your doctor ever talked to you about "synergy" with antibiotics---basically putting two antibiotics together to produce a better result than when give by themselves--because of the combination that they form when put together.

It was explained to me by my doctor like this: Antibiotic A = 1 and Antibiotic B = 1 (given seperately--at different times (a total result of 2), but Antibiotic A + Antibiotic B = 3(given together). They work better together with a more potent effect and less chance of resistance occuring because you are not giving them seperately.
Hope this helps--if you have anymore questions just let me know<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> cindy-35 w/CF PA MRSA Double Delta F508

sweetie · Jul 17, 2008

No, you will not always be resistant to them. Everytime you culture, you may have different suseptiblity to various antibiotics. Many times I have been resistant to certain antibiotics, according to the cultures, and they actually still work because it is only that specific area where the sputum was coughed up in the lungs where their are resistant bugs. And maybe the majority of the sputum in the lungs is still actually suseptible to those antibiotics therefore they work and you feel better, regardless of the culture results.

Also, many times I find that what I was resistant too in the past I am now sensitive too. So, I am using antibiotics that are sensitive now eventhough in the past they have shown resistance.

Also, I don't know if your doctor ever talked to you about "synergy" with antibiotics---basically putting two antibiotics together to produce a better result than when give by themselves--because of the combination that they form when put together.

It was explained to me by my doctor like this: Antibiotic A = 1 and Antibiotic B = 1 (given seperately--at different times (a total result of 2), but Antibiotic A + Antibiotic B = 3(given together). They work better together with a more potent effect and less chance of resistance occuring because you are not giving them seperately.
Hope this helps--if you have anymore questions just let me know<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> cindy-35 w/CF PA MRSA Double Delta F508

sweetie · Jul 17, 2008

No, you will not always be resistant to them. Everytime you culture, you may have different suseptiblity to various antibiotics. Many times I have been resistant to certain antibiotics, according to the cultures, and they actually still work because it is only that specific area where the sputum was coughed up in the lungs where their are resistant bugs. And maybe the majority of the sputum in the lungs is still actually suseptible to those antibiotics therefore they work and you feel better, regardless of the culture results.

Also, many times I find that what I was resistant too in the past I am now sensitive too. So, I am using antibiotics that are sensitive now eventhough in the past they have shown resistance.

Also, I don't know if your doctor ever talked to you about "synergy" with antibiotics---basically putting two antibiotics together to produce a better result than when give by themselves--because of the combination that they form when put together.

It was explained to me by my doctor like this: Antibiotic A = 1 and Antibiotic B = 1 (given seperately--at different times (a total result of 2), but Antibiotic A + Antibiotic B = 3(given together). They work better together with a more potent effect and less chance of resistance occuring because you are not giving them seperately.
Hope this helps--if you have anymore questions just let me know<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> cindy-35 w/CF PA MRSA Double Delta F508

sweetie · Jul 17, 2008

No, you will not always be resistant to them. Everytime you culture, you may have different suseptiblity to various antibiotics. Many times I have been resistant to certain antibiotics, according to the cultures, and they actually still work because it is only that specific area where the sputum was coughed up in the lungs where their are resistant bugs. And maybe the majority of the sputum in the lungs is still actually suseptible to those antibiotics therefore they work and you feel better, regardless of the culture results.

Also, many times I find that what I was resistant too in the past I am now sensitive too. So, I am using antibiotics that are sensitive now eventhough in the past they have shown resistance.

Also, I don't know if your doctor ever talked to you about "synergy" with antibiotics---basically putting two antibiotics together to produce a better result than when give by themselves--because of the combination that they form when put together.

It was explained to me by my doctor like this: Antibiotic A = 1 and Antibiotic B = 1 (given seperately--at different times (a total result of 2), but Antibiotic A + Antibiotic B = 3(given together). They work better together with a more potent effect and less chance of resistance occuring because you are not giving them seperately.
Hope this helps--if you have anymore questions just let me know<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> cindy-35 w/CF PA MRSA Double Delta F508

sweetie · Jul 17, 2008

No, you will not always be resistant to them. Everytime you culture, you may have different suseptiblity to various antibiotics. Many times I have been resistant to certain antibiotics, according to the cultures, and they actually still work because it is only that specific area where the sputum was coughed up in the lungs where their are resistant bugs. And maybe the majority of the sputum in the lungs is still actually suseptible to those antibiotics therefore they work and you feel better, regardless of the culture results.
 
 Also, many times I find that what I was resistant too in the past I am now sensitive too. So, I am using antibiotics that are sensitive now eventhough in the past they have shown resistance.
 
 Also, I don't know if your doctor ever talked to you about "synergy" with antibiotics---basically putting two antibiotics together to produce a better result than when give by themselves--because of the combination that they form when put together.
 
 It was explained to me by my doctor like this: Antibiotic A = 1 and Antibiotic B = 1 (given seperately--at different times (a total result of 2), but Antibiotic A + Antibiotic B = 3(given together). They work better together with a more potent effect and less chance of resistance occuring because you are not giving them seperately.
 Hope this helps--if you have anymore questions just let me know<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> cindy-35 w/CF PA MRSA Double Delta F508

Skye · Jul 17, 2008

i don't know the scientific answer to your question; but, i can share with you my experience. It seems that when you take a break from an antibiotic for a while.....it seems to be effective again. My cultures seem to change a lot over time. For example, I have had cultures show big resistance to an antibiotic and then a few months later have some sensitivity. Cipro was not effective for me for a very long time and now my cultures show some sensitivity to it. Keep in mind that drugs like Cipro and Levaquin should be used sparingly and for short amounts of time because they can become resistant easily. They also should be used only about once every 6 months. That's what my doc told me last visit anyway.

Skye · Jul 17, 2008

i don't know the scientific answer to your question; but, i can share with you my experience. It seems that when you take a break from an antibiotic for a while.....it seems to be effective again. My cultures seem to change a lot over time. For example, I have had cultures show big resistance to an antibiotic and then a few months later have some sensitivity. Cipro was not effective for me for a very long time and now my cultures show some sensitivity to it. Keep in mind that drugs like Cipro and Levaquin should be used sparingly and for short amounts of time because they can become resistant easily. They also should be used only about once every 6 months. That's what my doc told me last visit anyway.

Skye · Jul 17, 2008

i don't know the scientific answer to your question; but, i can share with you my experience. It seems that when you take a break from an antibiotic for a while.....it seems to be effective again. My cultures seem to change a lot over time. For example, I have had cultures show big resistance to an antibiotic and then a few months later have some sensitivity. Cipro was not effective for me for a very long time and now my cultures show some sensitivity to it. Keep in mind that drugs like Cipro and Levaquin should be used sparingly and for short amounts of time because they can become resistant easily. They also should be used only about once every 6 months. That's what my doc told me last visit anyway.

Skye · Jul 17, 2008

i don't know the scientific answer to your question; but, i can share with you my experience. It seems that when you take a break from an antibiotic for a while.....it seems to be effective again. My cultures seem to change a lot over time. For example, I have had cultures show big resistance to an antibiotic and then a few months later have some sensitivity. Cipro was not effective for me for a very long time and now my cultures show some sensitivity to it. Keep in mind that drugs like Cipro and Levaquin should be used sparingly and for short amounts of time because they can become resistant easily. They also should be used only about once every 6 months. That's what my doc told me last visit anyway.

Skye · Jul 17, 2008

i don't know the scientific answer to your question; but, i can share with you my experience. It seems that when you take a break from an antibiotic for a while.....it seems to be effective again. My cultures seem to change a lot over time. For example, I have had cultures show big resistance to an antibiotic and then a few months later have some sensitivity. Cipro was not effective for me for a very long time and now my cultures show some sensitivity to it. Keep in mind that drugs like Cipro and Levaquin should be used sparingly and for short amounts of time because they can become resistant easily. They also should be used only about once every 6 months. That's what my doc told me last visit anyway.

Melissa75 · Jul 17, 2008