Guest guest Report post Posted November 23, 2007 Carolyn, Usually a much longer course is required prior to being able to discern whether the IV Ig will be efficacious. Rick Furman, MD At 11:01 AM 11/22/2007, you wrote: Dr. Furman, aI only had IVIG for two weeks t the suggestion of my pulmonologist. My onc. did not feel my gamma globulin was low enough to need it at all and was against my getting it. I've now taken amoxicillin for three days of a ten day course against moraxella, but ;m still coughing heavily. I'll report those results again later in this period. I appredite your concern. Carolyn --- " R. Furman " <rrfurman@...> wrote: > Carolyn, > Have long of a course of IVIG did you have? > Rick Furman > > At 12:42 PM 11/20/2007, you wrote: > > >DEr Dr. Furman, Thank you again for your counsel. I > >forgot to say that I had IVIG twice, and it did > >nothing for me. My pulmonary doctor will be > >prescribing an antibiotic because my sputum sample > did > >show the presence of a bug, but I have found that > that > >cure is always short lived for me. I have decided > >against even thinking about sinus surgery, having > now > >talked to people who clearly did not get the kind > of > >help I am looking for. So I may have to continue > >living with this cough as my father did before me. > i > >hope I can follow his example of courage and > strength, > >even though he did not have the advantage of all > that > >relieves me, a asthma drugs in a nebulizer and air > >conditioning. Carolyn > > > >--- " R. Furman " > ><<mailto:rrfurman%40med.cornell.edu>rrfurman@...> > >wrote: > > > >--------------------------------- > > > >Carolyn, > > > >The first treatments worth trying are therapies > such > >as nasa steroids and antibiotics. If they do not > >resolve the issue, then I would try the > gammaglobulin > >(IV Ig). This is one of the few indications for IV > Ig > >and I have seen it work frequently. > > > >Rick Furman, MD > > > > Re: Cough > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My chest congestion and mucous filled cough > is > > > still > > > > causing me a lot of trouble, definitely > affecting > > > the > > > > quality of my life. Neither my pulmonologist > nor > >my > > > > onc. can find a reason for it although it has > been > > > > > > suggested that CLL has infiltrated my lungs. > Have > > > any > > > > of you found that chemo helped your cough? If > so, > > > > which treatment? Carolyn, Providence, Ri, age > 79, > >dx > > > 9/04,w & w > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Carolyn, I remember when you got the gamaglobulin, I believe a couple of years ago. I had to change onc. for ins. reasons and the new doc didn't think my ivig levels were low enough for gamaglobulin infusions, which I had been recieving for 4 yrs. I got a bronchial infection and tooks several rounds of antibotics and nothing helped. I finally got my ivig infusion and it cleared it up. I would give gamaglobulin another try.. I know you are miserable with that cough. Fran Bullock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Thank you, Dr. Furman, I will discuss this in January with my onc when I hav my next blood test. Carolyn > Carolyn, > Usually a much longer course is required prior to > being able to discern > whether the IV Ig will be efficacious. > Rick Furman, MD > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make your homepage. http://www./r/hs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2010 Bee, all this week I've been experiencing a deep, persistent cough. Last week I was coughing up yellow mucus. The past several days I've coughed up almost no mucus-- it is no longer yelow. Throughout today I feel it in my throat and experience a series of about five dry coughs, pause for several minutes, and begin again. I'm getting hoarse, and I'm feeling weary. Help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 22, 2012 Hi Jess,Detox can present as cold symptoms. in AlaskaOn Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Jess Mark <mark.jess2@...> wrote: I have been diagnosed with Osteomyelitis (bone infection). I was only on the maintenance dose of Iodine at 12.5 mgs. Since diagnosis 3 days have upped the dose to 75mgs a day. Last night I developed sore throat and in the cold hours a cough. Throat is a bit scratchy this morning but not coughing.Can Iodine at larger doses give a cough ? Jess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
