[SpamCop-Social] Re: FINALLY HAVE A DIAGNOSIS! Crap....I have a diagnosis......

[Chris Wright]

Heidi wrote:
> "Sylvesterthekat" <me at privacy.net> wrote in message >
>> I should think that being on antibiotics for that long is so harsh that
> the
>> benefits would have to far outweigh the problems it would bring.
> 
> I certainly would for me, ten days is brutal enough, although I don't know
> if there's a difference between IV and oral antibiotics, except maybe the IV
> ones cause less gastro problems.  I know someone who was on Minocyn for six
> months to treat her RA - it was unpleasant, but she toughed it out and is
> now in complete remission.   Well worth it from her point of view, the other
> RA meds she just couldn't take.
> 
> 

You can deliver a much higher dosage of antibiotics via IV, but the 
dangers of Toxic Shock (or similar) are greater, hence the need for 
observation. Its the best way of giving antibiotics, but for obvious 
reasons, it costs more, and isn't always used.

I've had pneumonia 3 times.  Twice in the UK, once in the US.  Both 
times in the UK, a course of antibiotics and fully over it in 3-4 weeks.
Had it one time in the US, diagnosed on the Monday, took me to the 
treatment room, give me 3 IV dosages of antibiotics over 3 hours, 
observed me for another 3 hours.  I was fit again in under a week.