Posted by CareBear04 on November 26, 2004, at 0:33:11
In reply to Re: antibiotic alternatives? » CareBear04, posted by jlbl2l on November 13, 2004, at 4:17:25
thanks jlb! i don't even remember when i posted this, but i'm only now reading your response. i was in the hospital for most of november, but i still never got treated with antibiotics. they refused to give them to me IM or IV because my white blood cell count appeared to be starting to trend down and because of the possibility that the treatment would be worse than the infection. i was really worried for awhile because my throat wasn't getting better, and i also needed a foley for 10 days and i was starting to worry about a UTI or kidney infection. luckily, that didn't happen and my throat is getting better, but there is a nagging worry about the infection spreading. probably to scare me into taking my antibiotics properly, the dr warned me about bacteria spreading to my heart and kidneys. that hasn't happened, but i don't know what the incubation period is. is this possible or probable? you seem so knowledgable about antibiotics, so i thought you might know. thanks so much again for responding! cb
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