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Getting Sick

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13 years 5 months ago #29096 by amberyard
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It seems that I'm getting sick and wanted to know what kind of antibiotics can ITP people take? My last hemo doc said Z-pack?

Nose will not stop running and when I cough I feel like I'm going to vomit. I think some of the snot is going down the back of my throat. :sick:

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13 years 5 months ago #29098 by Ann
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You can take whatever is appropriate for the particular infection. Be guided by your doctor. But if it's a virus then any antibiotic will do nothing.

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13 years 5 months ago #29101 by Sandi
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It's basically trial and error. I have been on antibiotics that caused a drop for me, but others with ITP did just fine. I have also been on antibiotics and my count went up, but dropped with the same drug for others.

If it's just a cold, an antibiotic won't help. A good saline nasal rinse will help some.

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13 years 3 months ago #30418 by amberyard
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It's been a mouth and I still have a cough....I take 10mg of pred in am and pm, it helps keep the cough down but doesn't stop it.

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13 years 3 months ago #30419 by tamar
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It could be whooping cough if it is hanging on that long. If it is and you are a month into it, I think there's nothing to be done except riding it out. My PCP said it was going around and encouraged me to get vaccinated in December. Now my husband is coughing all night, but I have not picked it up from him.

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13 years 3 months ago #30421 by eklein
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There were some recent articles about how coughs last longer than we think they will, for example: coughs-fool-patients-into-unnecessary-requests-for-of-antibiotics
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13 years 3 months ago #30422 by eklein
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Oops that did not come out as a link, did it - let me try again. blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/01/16/coughs-fool-patients-into-unnecessary-requests-for-of-antibiotics/

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Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K

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13 years 3 months ago #30426 by Sandi
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I had bronchitis and the cough lasted for three months. Then I got pneumonia and it hung on for another six weeks. Coughs can linger.

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13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #30428 by Melinda
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I know you don't have insurance - if I'm remembering correctly - but a lingering cough should be checked out, sorry. You should be seen just to make sure you do not have pneumonia - just my opinion, get it checked out to be sure you do not have anything else going on!

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13 years 3 months ago #30435 by amberyard
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I saw my family doctor for my CBC and had a cold then (he also gave me the flu shot). I called his cell phone (one week after I saw him) and he put me on med's cipro and pred (which i had at the house). The cold turned into walking pneumonia, so i've been on meds going on 3 weeks.

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13 years 3 months ago #30437 by Sandi
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It can take some time. I had to sleep sitting up for weeks. I hope it goes away soon.

Did you have any repeat x-rays? I had to get a few after the pneumonia.

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13 years 3 months ago #30441 by amberyard
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no x-rays as of now, trying to taper of the pred and stopped the cipro yesterday.

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