<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>ClashPunk82</b></i><br>i dont know much about cepacia. maybe you could inform me on it, i would like to know more. i dont have it but i want to know more about it. and thx for welcoming me!! <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0"><hr></blockquote>
B.cepacia is something i wish i was told about so i could have protected myself from geting it. It is an antibiotic resistant bacterial infection you can get in your lungs. It is a problem for people with cf because our lungs are breeding grounds for infections like this and it can be difficult to treat, since it is resistant to most or all antibiotics. The best way to avoid getting it are to wash your hands often, especially when you are at your cf clinic, or in the hospital ( which is how i got it). B.cepacia is one of the main reasons that cf patients are not supposed to be together . Which is a shame because we all have so much in common, it would seem like instant friendship almost. I remember when i was younger they would put kids with cf in wards ( in the hospital) which would sometimes have 4 - 6 patients in a room..........Looking back at it, that was just asking for trouble<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> for obvious reasons they dont do that anymore. Hope this helped a bit <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
~Diane 39 / cf / diabetes /. b.cepacia