Re: couple of questions about infections/cml/quinalones

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In a message dated 3/16/2005 7:59:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

jenniferg@... writes:

pneumonia twice since being diagnosed 5+ years ago. But

neither time was severe and antibiotics worked well. Could be purely

coincidental; I don't know. I do have chronic sinus infections

I remember in June 1982 I was backpacking in Ireland and I came down with a

cough. By September I still had the cough and it turned into the flu. Then on

Halloween that year, I ended up in the hospital because I could not breathe

and felt like my back hurt. I was dxd with pneumonia at age 23. My life

literally hung in the balance for over a week. It took me months to recover,

and I

even lost a job because I could not gain back my strength to put in a full

day. It left permanent scarring in my left lung. Now this lung is the one

killing me. My back hurts and I cannot cough because when I do my head is

sore. I know the signs of pneumonia and I hope and pray that, as in your case,

the antibiotics will work this time. I have a question about antibiotics

though. I usually use Zithromax - Zpack. This time, it had no effect upon me.

I

got worse. They put me on Levaquin. Once upon a time, when I first got my

computer, I remember seeing a Quinalone website, where people who had once been

treated with this antibiotic ended up with side effects that lasted. I am

not feeling like researching this right now, but just wondered if anyone has

had any of the quinalone family, Levaquin, Tequin, etc. prescribed for them?

I had my 5 bouts with pneumonia before CML, and not once have had it since

dx. This is the first scare I've had with my lungs since CML. My husband was

coughing all over me for days when I first came home from BZ, and he was in

bed for 2 so I figure whatever I have I caught from him. I thought the

pneumonia shot was good for a few years....I had that 2 years ago. The flu

shot

I've had, but apparently did not work here. I am just keeping my fingers

crossed it goes away. I don't want to do battle with pneumonia ever again like

that. What scares me is that each time I fall ill with CML, it takes longer

and

longer to heal. And while fighting one of these life-threatening infections,

does the CML take advantage and mutate while you are down and out? - Lynne

A.

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Z-pack does nothing for me anymore, so I don't bother with it. Even

Levaquin doesn't work well for me, but I've taken it many times. I

usually end up having to do several courses of antibiotics and try

different ones for any effect. This is what happens when antibiotics are

prescribed too liberally.

jennifer g.

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Re: [ ] couple of questions about infections/cml/quinalones

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the antibiotics will work this time. I have a question about

antibiotics

though. I usually use Zithromax - Zpack. This time, it had no effect

upon me. I

got worse. They put me on Levaquin. Once upon a time, when I first

got my

computer, I remember seeing a Quinalone website, where people who had

once been

treated with this antibiotic ended up with side effects that lasted. I

am

not feeling like researching this right now, but just wondered if

anyone has

had any of the quinalone family, Levaquin, Tequin, etc. prescribed for

them?

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