IV antbx didn't work

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musclemania70

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10th day of IV's and I'm not feeling much better.
This hasn't happened before.
did this happen to anyone else? have you ever switched antbx after completing a 2wk course?
 
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musclemania70

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10th day of IV's and I'm not feeling much better.
This hasn't happened before.
did this happen to anyone else? have you ever switched antbx after completing a 2wk course?
 
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musclemania70

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<p>10th day of IV's and I'm not feeling much better.
<p>This hasn't happened before.
<p>did this happen to anyone else? have you ever switched antbx after completing a 2wk course?
 
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mag6125

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Could be you need to do longer than just two weeks or switch meds. When I was still pretty healthy it wasn't uncommon to do three weeks sometimes. Now that I'm sicker and pfts are crappy it's not uncommon to do 4 weeks. I always thought that they only do two weeks at a time and the first time I had to do more than that I freaked out, but it's not that big a deal as long as it works and you feel better.
 
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mag6125

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Could be you need to do longer than just two weeks or switch meds. When I was still pretty healthy it wasn't uncommon to do three weeks sometimes. Now that I'm sicker and pfts are crappy it's not uncommon to do 4 weeks. I always thought that they only do two weeks at a time and the first time I had to do more than that I freaked out, but it's not that big a deal as long as it works and you feel better.
 
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mag6125

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Could be you need to do longer than just two weeks or switch meds. When I was still pretty healthy it wasn't uncommon to do three weeks sometimes. Now that I'm sicker and pfts are crappy it's not uncommon to do 4 weeks. I always thought that they only do two weeks at a time and the first time I had to do more than that I freaked out, but it's not that big a deal as long as it works and you feel better.
 
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hmw

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Emily just had her first round of IV's and needed a 3rd week. She was nowhere near her baseline at 2wks and pft's were still down as well. She's been done with the 3wk course for a few days now and is much improved compared to where she was when she started but she's still not what she should be.
 
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hmw

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Emily just had her first round of IV's and needed a 3rd week. She was nowhere near her baseline at 2wks and pft's were still down as well. She's been done with the 3wk course for a few days now and is much improved compared to where she was when she started but she's still not what she should be.
 
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hmw

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Emily just had her first round of IV's and needed a 3rd week. She was nowhere near her baseline at 2wks and pft's were still down as well. She's been done with the 3wk course for a few days now and is much improved compared to where she was when she started but she's still not what she should be.
 
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Havoc

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Did they do a culture and sensitivity, or just put you on a broad spectrum based on what you previously cultured?
 
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Havoc

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Did they do a culture and sensitivity, or just put you on a broad spectrum based on what you previously cultured?
 
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Havoc

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Did they do a culture and sensitivity, or just put you on a broad spectrum based on what you previously cultured?
 
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ej0820

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My questions are the same as Jonathan's. Are these IVs just "standard" abx that you're usually on when on IVs? I got to a point one time where the normal IVs that did the trick weren't making me better. A longer, more specific culture revealed a new bug that was resistant to all but one of these "normal" abx. Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better!
 
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ej0820

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My questions are the same as Jonathan's. Are these IVs just "standard" abx that you're usually on when on IVs? I got to a point one time where the normal IVs that did the trick weren't making me better. A longer, more specific culture revealed a new bug that was resistant to all but one of these "normal" abx. Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better!
 
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ej0820

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My questions are the same as Jonathan's. Are these IVs just "standard" abx that you're usually on when on IVs? I got to a point one time where the normal IVs that did the trick weren't making me better. A longer, more specific culture revealed a new bug that was resistant to all but one of these "normal" abx. Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better!
 
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musclemania70

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THX!
my last culture showed no new bugs.  Same antbx that I'm usually on for 'tune ups'. This time not working.
I wonder if 3 weeks would be more beneficial (usually do 2 weeks). Or if another drug is the right answer.
Thank you so much for reading and responding.
 
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musclemania70

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THX!
my last culture showed no new bugs. Same antbx that I'm usually on for 'tune ups'. This time not working.
I wonder if 3 weeks would be more beneficial (usually do 2 weeks). Or if another drug is the right answer.
Thank you so much for reading and responding.
 
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musclemania70

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<p>THX!
<p>my last culture showed no new bugs. Same antbx that I'm usually on for 'tune ups'. This time not working.
<p>I wonder if 3 weeks would be more beneficial (usually do 2 weeks). Or if another drug is the right answer.
<p>Thank you so much for reading and responding.
 
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TonyaH

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Andrew always does three weeks on ivs.  His doc doesn't even recheck him until three weeks are up. 
 
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TonyaH

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Andrew always does three weeks on ivs. His doc doesn't even recheck him until three weeks are up.
 
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