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I had a resistant infection that caused me to be admitted a few years ago. The doctor was having Macrodantin pumped in by IV as well as taking it orally. I was not getting better and my legs were beginning to swell after 2 days when I asked to see the PDR because I was having trouble breathing. (had not seen the doctor since check in) PDR listed as a reason to discxontinue Macrodantin, edema, and pulmonary edema. I asked the nurse to contaxct my doctor and discontinue the IV. She said she would try. Two hours later I was having a lot of trouble breathing and no nurse had returned. When meds were being passed out I was informed the doctor had doubled the macrodantin orally and by IV. I refuaed my meds and told the nurse that if she didn't disconect the IV I would. I signed the AMA order and a resident visited me and read the PDR in my room. after which he agreed with mer and ordered an asthma treatrment to help me breath better. The next morning I was awakened by a furious doctor that was inconsolable at being told his affiliation with a drug company was clouding his medical judgement.
I asked him to appologize or leave my room and never return. I've never seen him since and I advised medicare and medicaid not to pay fior my stay since the infection that I had resonded well to keflex which is both cheap and generic.
Choose your doctors wisely grasshopper,,lol
john
In a message dated 10/4/2006 12:22:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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