Re: ANTIBIOTIC QUESTION

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I THINK I FOUND A P/S IN MASS. TO DO MY EXPLANT. HE IS GOING TO DO

ENBLOC ,DRAINS, ETC. HE SAID I WOULDNT NEED ANTIBIOTICS, DOES THIS

SEEM NORMAL?

BARBARA

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Hello Barbara...I had explant done on June 29 and I am healing fine. I was told on my pre-operative consultation that as long as I had drains in that I need to take the antibiotics. Took them for 8 days. Then they took out the drain tubes. I was told it would help me in case of infection. Hope this helps. Oh, is he going to do a capselectomy as well, remove the capsule?.... S

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From: barbsul2002

Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:58 PM

Subject: RE: ANTIBIOTIC QUESTION

I THINK I FOUND A P/S IN MASS. TO DO MY EXPLANT. HE IS GOING TO DO ENBLOC ,DRAINS, ETC. HE SAID I WOULDNT NEED ANTIBIOTICS, DOES THIS SEEM NORMAL? BARBARA

[Guest guest]

To be honest no it is not the usual. Most surgeries they are going to

want to give you antibiotics, both in the IV and during the first few

days after to cover you in case of infection. It is just standard

practice and a safety measure ! I would def request he give you

something, the most common one that I have been given after both my

surgeries was keflex because it is a broad coverage antibiotic. It

sure would suck to get the surgery and get it done right and then end

up with some kind of nasty infection. Did you ask him why? Maybe he

is going to give you IV ones and thinks that is enough. At any rate I

would ask him if he can just give you a couple days worth for your

peace of mind. He should not have a problem with that.

good luck and congrats on the upcoming explant

In , " barbsul2002 " <BARBY4271@A...>

wrote:

> I THINK I FOUND A P/S IN MASS. TO DO MY EXPLANT. HE IS GOING TO DO

> ENBLOC ,DRAINS, ETC. HE SAID I WOULDNT NEED ANTIBIOTICS, DOES THIS

> SEEM NORMAL?

> BARBARA

[Guest guest]

I guess I forgot to ask you honey, did he say he would get all the

capsule out, capsulectomy? Are your implants smooth saline or

textured or gel or what? This makes a difference too esp in the

legnth and difficulty of the procedure. Any how if this is your first

consult and your 100% sure this is the guy, that is awesome, but to

be safe I would ask the following questions, 1. how many explants

without replacement has he done? 2. Does he have any photos or slides

he can show you of his explant patients? 3. Does he have any explant

patients that would be willing to talk to you about there

experience. And if he is going to be doing a lift or not then you

would probably want to ask him a few more questions regarding the

type of ifts he does, you would want to avoid the full anchor lift,

as it is pretty old fashioned and not used much anymore unless your

extremely large and even then most women find they get awesome

results with the vertical lift alone. I believe there are some pics

in the photos section of Patty showing her anchor scars. THey have

faded well but the problem with the anchor scar for most of us is

that when our breasts are small without implants the anchor scar can

ride up the breast where it can be seen and also we may not have

enough tissue to hide it. If you go under the photos section there is

a good picture of Tracey and (me) who were Feng patients who

had her awesome vertical lift and you can hardly see our scars. FOr

some reason the vertical ones just seem to fade better and I am not

sure exactly why either. Also if you are getting explant and lift the

chances of infection are even higher, because of more cutting

involved so you would def need antibiotics. I would check into all

these things before the surgery that way later on you won't have any

regrets or feeling like I wish I would have asked this or done that.

I hope you know I am only telling you these things because I want you

to have a great outcome and not have any problems. Please let me know

if there is anything esle I can possibly do ok honey?

hugs

In , " barbsul2002 " <BARBY4271@A...>

wrote:

> I THINK I FOUND A P/S IN MASS. TO DO MY EXPLANT. HE IS GOING TO DO

> ENBLOC ,DRAINS, ETC. HE SAID I WOULDNT NEED ANTIBIOTICS, DOES THIS

> SEEM NORMAL?

> BARBARA

[Guest guest]

If you have him on GFCF I'm suprised he did well on Amoxicillin as that has

casien in it. However, it is not a real " strong " antibiotic if there is a

nasty infection. My son has always done well on Zythromax...it is a very

broad spectrum antibiotic (which has its own pros and cons) but it is GFCF

and once a day, for 5 days. I use probiotics (Culturelle) with it. I can't

speak to Omnicef as my son hasn't taken it - daughter has, but she's NT. If

you call the company and ask for a doctor in technical service they should

be able to answer your questions, if not have your local doctor give you the

name of the local rep and see if they can get some answers for you.

HTH,

Kim

[ ] Antibiotic question

is not doing well at all. His tubes fell out of his ears about two

months ago, and he's been on a constant roller coaster ride with ruptured

ear drums and infection. He just came off a round of Omnicef, and he's sick

again.....sigh. His behavior has gotten a bit elevated. He is talking back

a bit, and cranky. It seems to coincide with the antibiotic, etc. I called

the company to confirm whether it has gluten or dairy in it, but they could

not confirm a thing. I never had problems with if he took amoxicillin.

In fact, when he would go on that one he'd improve greatly - behavior wise.

Nothing else has changed, and I give Acidophillus twice a day while on

the antibiotic, so I don't think it is a yeast issue. I swear there is a

problem with this particular antibiotic.... However, he has been off of it

for a week now, and usually he begins to improve about a week after.

But.......he is getting another cold, so the cranky mood could be related to

the new cold. He literally sneezes all the time, and has huge dark purple

circles under his eyes. I have never seen this before, and it coincides

with the tubes falling out and the constant illness. Anyway, I know they

make an antibiotic that is ok on the GFCF diet, but I can't remember which

one. has not needed antibiotics for over 3 years now. Does anyone

know which one(s) are ok? I just think something is not right with this

Omnicef.

a

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Omnicef is a name brand - same as Ceftin. Grown on milk protein (casein).

-GA

[ ] Antibiotic question

is not doing well at all. His tubes fell out of his ears about two

months ago, and he's been on a constant roller coaster ride with ruptured

ear drums and infection. He just came off a round of Omnicef, and he's sick

again.....sigh. His behavior has gotten a bit elevated. He is talking back

a bit, and cranky. It seems to coincide with the antibiotic, etc. I called

the company to confirm whether it has gluten or dairy in it, but they could

not confirm a thing. I never had problems with if he took amoxicillin.

In fact, when he would go on that one he'd improve greatly - behavior wise.

Nothing else has changed, and I give Acidophillus twice a day while on

the antibiotic, so I don't think it is a yeast issue. I swear there is a

problem with this particular antibiotic.... However, he has been off of it

for a week now, and usually he begins to improve about a week after.

But.......he is getting another cold, so the cranky mood could be related to

the new cold. He literally sneezes all the time, and has huge dark purple

circles under his eyes. I have never seen this before, and it coincides

with the tubes falling out and the constant illness. Anyway, I know they

make an antibiotic that is ok on the GFCF diet, but I can't remember which

one. has not needed antibiotics for over 3 years now. Does anyone

know which one(s) are ok? I just think something is not right with this

Omnicef.

a

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Hi a,

I know this isn't what you asked, but I thought I would toss this out there, in

case it is useful information. I don't really feel ready to publicize this

site, which is just a few pages and was put together for a small group of

friends. But I felt compelled to offer it to you, for whatever it is worth.

Frequent ear infection used to be an issue in my household as well. But, one of

my kids has not been on antibiotics in 6 1/2 years and the other has had

antibiotics only once in that time.

http://califmichele.com/health/earache.html

HTH,

Michele in California

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[Guest guest]

I read it and I'll try some of this. I've had him on garlic and cranberry, but

he still gets these darn ear infections. He didn't get them for a long period,

and within the last two months after losing the tubes he's had constant ones.

The biggest problem is that there is no warning. He's fine, does not complain,

has no fever, and bam.....blood and pus drainage. He is quite the puzzle......

Thanks for the info!!!

I do feel his grouchy behavior is directly related to that darn antibiotic, and

now that I know it is grown on casein, he won't be getting it. I'll try the

home remedies and hope for the best!

a

-- Michele <calif.michele@...> wrote:

Hi a,

I know this isn't what you asked, but I thought I would toss this out there, in

case it is useful information. I don't really feel ready to publicize this

site, which is just a few pages and was put together for a small group of

friends. But I felt compelled to offer it to you, for whatever it is worth.

Frequent ear infection used to be an issue in my household as well. But, one of

my kids has not been on antibiotics in 6 1/2 years and the other has had

antibiotics only once in that time.

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a,

In my observation, when a person has repeated infections of the same type over

and over, they usually really have an infection that has never been completely

cured. The germs get knocked down to a low enough level so that they stop being

symptomatic but they aren't actually gone. Sometimes, using alternative

remedies consistently over a longer period of time can cure a problem that has

been persistent. I know a woman who had recurrent urinary tract infections who

took high doses of Cranberry and goldenseal for about 10 weeks. That was many

years ago and her recurrent UTI's have never returned. The typical short course

of antibiotics seems to not be very effective against recurrent infections.

They treat acute conditions but don't seem to effectively treat chronic or

recurrent conditions.

Alternative remedies are not as strong as prescription antibiotics, so I find

that I have to give them every 4 to 6 hours and keep at it for much longer than

the typical 10 days to two weeks that you would use a prescription antibiotic.

I also combine multiple home remedies to be as effective as possible. It can

take months to REALLY cure a condition that has gone on a long time. But I do

not believe you have to just accept that a child will keep getting the same

infection coming back, over and over.

Also, parasites like the ears, in part due to the cool temperature of the ears.

If you suspect that parasites may be part of the problem (you can end up with

parasites because of a chronic/recurrent infection), you can buy Tonic Water,

which contains quinine, and use that to dilute the hydrogen peroxide to treat

the ears topically.

Good luck.

Michele in California

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really need a college. He can learn them from books. The value of an education

in a liberal arts college is not learning of many facts but the training of the

mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.

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[Guest guest]

Well we went to the ENT and he says it is not a another cold, it is an allergy.

He thinks may have developed an allergy to food or something else, and the

symptoms were previously masked, because he was on Allegra. So, we re-started

the Allegra and now I need to have tested.

a

-- Michele <calif.michele@...> wrote:

a,

In my observation, when a person has repeated infections of the same type over

and over, they usually really have an infection that has never been completely

cured. The germs get knocked down to a low enough level so that they stop being

symptomatic but they aren't actually gone.

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a,

Is he going to do skin allergy tests or blood tests for food allergens?

How old is ?

>

> Well we went to the ENT and he says it is not a another cold, it is

an allergy. He thinks may have developed an allergy to food or

something else, and the symptoms were previously masked, because he

was on Allegra. So, we re-started the Allegra and now I need to have

tested.

>

> a

[Guest guest]

Blood work is what was suggested. is 8-1/2 years old.

a

-- " lindajaytee " <lindajaytee@...> wrote:

a,

Is he going to do skin allergy tests or blood tests for food allergens?

How old is ?

>

> Well we went to the ENT and he says it is not a another cold, it is

an allergy. He thinks may have developed an allergy to food or

something else, and the symptoms were previously masked, because he

was on Allegra. So, we re-started the Allegra and now I need to have

tested.

>

> a

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