Antibiotics crisis update (and a question)

[Guest guest]

So Dr. Metzger prescribed one dose of V-Fend with three (pricey) refills. How

should I time

their administration? Should I take the first dose the first day of the

antibiotics, or should I

wait till I'm partway through or finished with the course? (Dr. M's office is

closed today, so I

can't ask her). Thanks for any advice!

Glomer

[Guest guest]

Hey Glomer,I wish I had an answer for you, I've never used V-Fend before. Have you tried calling a pharmacist and asking them? It's a bummer when you can't reach a doc over the weekend. Hang in there,Chelle

[Guest guest]

Hi Chelle,

Thanks for your kind reply. I asked a pharmacist and she said many doctors think

antifungals are only useful *after* a course of antibiotics, but that they can

also be

prescribed preventatively for patients who are " especially prone " (like me). I'm

going to

email Dr. M and ask her opinion.

The staph on top of everything else feels like a cruel joke, but I am hanging in

there!

Glomer

>

> Hey Glomer,

>

> I wish I had an answer for you, I've never used V-Fend before. Have you tried

calling a

pharmacist and asking them? It's a bummer when you can't reach a doc over the

weekend.

>

> Hang in there,

> Chelle

>

[Guest guest]

Glomer,

At this point, if I were you, I would really consider homeopathic

treatment with a classic homeopath. All you're doing with antibiotics

is suppressing symptoms and driving them further inside - and with

your yeast issues, it's obvious something more is going on.

Melinda

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Melinda. I followed up with another physician today and she suspects

poison oak,

not staph. She took a culture and won't prescribe antibiotics until we know for

sure what's

going on. But yes, in general, I would always take the holistic route, and I'm

investigating

homeopathy as a possible mode of treatment--it's just that this ulcer on my leg

looks so

ominous, and I know staph is something one shouldn't fool around with.

Thanks again for your reply,

Glomer

>

> Glomer,

> At this point, if I were you, I would really consider homeopathic

> treatment with a classic homeopath. All you're doing with antibiotics

> is suppressing symptoms and driving them further inside - and with

> your yeast issues, it's obvious something more is going on.

> Melinda

>