Re: advice re respiratory infections

February 25, 2006

Sounds like you had a sinus infection that is aspirating into your chest.

When secretions turn yellow, you need antibiotics. I take Augmentin (sp?) when I

get respiratory infections.

Vicki

February 25, 2006

When I got sick in December my doc started me on Biaxin for 10 days and Xopenex

nebulizer treatments 3/day. It seemed to be OK. I found the most relief from the

Xopenex (I could actually breathe!). I don't know if the Biaxin did much (it was

most likely viral) but it prevented a secondary infection.

x <lindajmoss@...> wrote: i started with a sore throat on thursday with a

lot of phelgm coming from my throat, a couple of the times a day the phlegm was

yellowish and a few flecks of blood.

on friday throat was bit worse in morning but getting better by night.

occassional yellowish phlelgm. more clear phlegm than thurs, but again feel it

is coming from lower throat rather than chest. very husky voice!

today throat better also voice moving closer to normal however in morning more

phlegm coming from chest but that might be due to it settling there over night.

i am using the cough assist 4 times a day to help keep things moving

my questions are

1. at what point do you decide to take antibiotics

2. which antiobiotic do you feel is the best one to use? i have moved to a new

area and have a new gp who does not seem to understand how aggressive chest

infections need to be treated in relation to SMA and i am worried she has given

me the most effective antibiotic ( co-amoxiclav 375mg 3 times a day)

i dont feel ill just tired and a bit vague. luckily i dont get ill very often

but when i do it takes me sometime to get all of my 6 pa's up to speed with

using a cough assist, bipap, chest phyios etc so a list like this is great for

tips!

linda

February 25, 2006

I also take Augmentin when I get the

flu, which always turns into bronchitis

or pneumonia. My brother and I, we both

start on antibiotics when the flu-like

symptoms appear. I get started on them

early, and hope that they fight off a

lung infection. I usually stay sick for

3-4 weeks.

I didn't get a flu shot this past flu

season, so I hope I don't catch any

nasty bug, or I'll end up in the

hospital.

I hope you feel better soon! *hugs*

Eternal Blessings,

Meg.

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Subject: Re: advice re

respiratory infections

Sounds like you had a sinus infection

that is aspirating into your chest.

When secretions turn yellow, you need

antibiotics. I take Augmentin (sp?) when

I

get respiratory infections.

Vicki

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February 25, 2006

For me, I decide to get antibotics when my " goobers " (I know it's also another

name for peanuts, but I call my cough ups " goobers " LOL) are greenish or if I

am running a fever too.

I am still able to cough on my own when sitting, so all I do in addition is to

take my abutimol (sp?) aka ventilin mist four times daily for two days then

work it down to 3 - on 3rd day, 2 - on 4th day and one a day until the colour

disappears in my goobers.

Morning is always worse.

I also will take a mild off the shelf medicine to stop runny noses. My

favourite is dimatappe.

Angie

amoxicillin is usually the antibotic I take.

On 2006.02.25 13:11, x wrote:

> i started with a sore throat on thursday with a lot of phelgm coming from

> my throat, a couple of the times a day the phlegm was yellowish and a few

> flecks of blood. on friday throat was bit worse in morning but getting

> better by night. occassional yellowish phlelgm. more clear phlegm than

> thurs, but again feel it is coming from lower throat rather than chest.

> very husky voice! today throat better also voice moving closer to normal

> however in morning more phlegm coming from chest but that might be due to

> it settling there over night.

>

> i am using the cough assist 4 times a day to help keep things moving

>

> my questions are

> 1. at what point do you decide to take antibiotics

> 2. which antiobiotic do you feel is the best one to use? i have moved to a

> new area and have a new gp who does not seem to understand how aggressive

> chest infections need to be treated in relation to SMA and i am worried she

> has given me the most effective antibiotic ( co-amoxiclav 375mg 3 times a

> day)

>

> i dont feel ill just tired and a bit vague. luckily i dont get ill very

> often but when i do it takes me sometime to get all of my 6 pa's up to

> speed with using a cough assist, bipap, chest phyios etc so a list like

> this is great for tips!

>

> linda

>

February 25, 2006

> it takes me sometime to get all of my 6 pa's up to speed with using a

> cough assist

lol

i don't seem to have that problem. i just put her hand right under my

ribs and say something to piss her off! gets that junk up n out really

easy!

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February 25, 2006

i think it's crucial to take the correct antibiotic for the bacteria

infecting you. the trend to use a broad spectrum antibiotic increases

the presence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. when i

suspect an infection, my infectious disease specialist does a culture

and sensitivity test on the relevant body fluid. this takes 2-3 days,

so if i'm too sick to wait, she'll make an educated guess about the

correct antibiotic, and adjust the treatment if needed.

February 25, 2006

>

> my questions are

> 1. at what point do you decide to take antibiotics? I usually start

> if I wake up with a bad sore throat. Within a few hours it usually

> turns into chest congestion. I start antibiotics as soon as I start

> with that bad sore throat. I doctor let's me keep an extra

> prescrpition on hand just in case.

> 2. which antiobiotic do you feel is the best one to use? Cipro 500mg

> twice a day works for me (so far).

Lori

February 25, 2006

Flu shot are still available. It's not too late. We routinely give

them at the hospital.

L

Meg W. wrote:

>

> I didn't get a flu shot this past flu

> season, so I hope I don't catch any

> nasty bug, or I'll end up in the

> hospital.

>

> Meg.

>

February 25, 2006

I have had the best results using levequin antibiotic. I¹m on it right now

actually... I normally start antibiotics as soon as I have any congestion

whatsoever from a cold and I have to say that I¹ve learned the hard way how

important that is. In October I had a very mild cold and didn¹t take any

antibiotics (for the first time ever). Although the cold didn¹t get really

bad, ever since Oct I have had more congestion and more trouble clearing my

lungs. A few weeks ago I started getting a lot of little mucus plugs in my

lower left lobe. Then last week I had a pretty major plug which left me

unable to breathe into a large portion of my left lung for a full day/night.

Even though I did not feel ³sick² I decided to take levequin to see if it

would help and within 48 hrs I was breathing much better than I have since

Oct. I actually forgot what ³normal² breathing feels like! I think that I

probably had some low level bacterial infection from the cold that gradually

got worse over the months. I thought I was finally going to get through a

cold without any antibiotics but NO! :-P At least this is my assessment so

far...

On 2/25/06 4:30 PM, " Alana " <alrt@...> wrote:

> i think it's crucial to take the correct antibiotic for the bacteria

> infecting you. the trend to use a broad spectrum antibiotic increases

> the presence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. when i

> suspect an infection, my infectious disease specialist does a culture

> and sensitivity test on the relevant body fluid. this takes 2-3 days,

> so if i'm too sick to wait, she'll make an educated guess about the

> correct antibiotic, and adjust the treatment if needed.

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February 25, 2006

I do exactly the same thing.. It works for me too...

Lainie

Those Two <those2@...> wrote:

>

> my questions are

> 1. at what point do you decide to take antibiotics?

I usually start

if I wake up with a bad sore throat. Within a few hours it usually

turns into chest congestion. I start antibiotics as soon as I start

with that bad sore throat. My doctor let's me keep an extra

prescrpition on hand just in case.

2. which antiobiotic do you feel is the best one to use?

Cipro 500mg twice a day works for me (so far).

Lori

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February 25, 2006

does medi-cal pay for levaquin or augmentin? i'm looking for a good

pill to keep on hand when i'm getting congested and can't get to a

doctor soon enough.

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February 25, 2006

thanks to everyone for their advice!

i still dont have a temp but about every

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