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My Drs are so unreliable too. It's become scary. I didn't need them for so long (except for my
usual scripts) and now that I do ... I've found more ignorance and rudeness than ever before in my entire life!
My IV antibiodics got rid of the Proteus that I went ON the drip drugs for but afterward ... Pseudemonas
shows up! I just got the bill on what *I* need to pay for all the AT HOME IV antibiodics
and equipment that Medicare does not cover. To the tune of $850!
My last report showed Pseudemonas again and it responds Augmentin. Well, Augmentin gets rid
of the symptoms AND it shows on the lab reports (when they do sensitivities) that oral Augmentin is used
for Pseudemonas.
My problem is that it keeps coming back (or never really left entirely). My Dr wanted me to see
a Uro since he was at a loss for my problems. Now, of course, the Uro wants a battery of tests
which I am responsible for 20% of the bills that Medicare doesn't cover.
And the Uro was an arrogant bitch who literally told me 20 minutes of her time was enough and she
whisked off to another patient.
My bloodwork is always fine.
I forget where you live, Dan?
Lost, confused, scared and more.
Lori Michaelson
Age - 41
C4/5 complete quad, 25 years post
Tucson, AZ
-------Original Message-------
Date: 09/15/05 14:42:54
Subject: [QUAD-L] Lori, and others with indwelling type caths.
Lori, I know you had quite a problem with a PROTEUS infection. I had a very serious PSEUDAMONAS infection that put in into the hospital for 1 week on IV drugs about a year and a half back, that my Urologist said he knew about but wanted to let it go, to see if I could get better on my own.....Well it really messed me up and destroyed much of my white blood cells back then. NOW this Urologist say's I must go to my family Doc for all bladder infections. Well my family Doctor just told me I got Pseudamoas AGAIN Today ! He wants to try and treat it with ORAL anti-biotics -- Levequin. Do any of you know if the more serious types of bacteria can be treated like that or do they require IV Drugs ?? I'm Lost and confused on this...as my Doctors seem unsure themselves. I just gave blood today to see if my blood cells are messed up again............ Thanks, Dan
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