Jane-Finish the antibiotic!

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Jane,

I'm going into full Nurse mode here. FINISH THE LEVAQUIN!! If he prescribed 10 days worth, then take it for 10 days. If it's 7 days worth, take all 7 days of it. I know it's making you feel lousy but when you don't finish it, there can be tiny areas of infection that are left unchecked that come roaring back as soon as you leave off the antibiotic. Different antibiotics, different infections can all require a longer or shorter course of treatment but the bottom line is always. FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC!!

Wish I could bring you some soup!!

Beth-Moderator

Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08

"Take chances, make mistakes and get messy!"

Miss Frizzle

To: Breathe-Support Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:11:53 PMSubject: Bruce

Bruce,

I have been thinking that I would take all ten days of the Levaquin just to make sure I am o,k, The doctor really didn't say.

Toodles

Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgilr l

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Hi MB aka Nurse!

I don't know why the local pulmo told me: "I'm giving you ten days worth of levaquin but you may only need 5 days worth of Levaquin" He said he knew I would do the right thing. I promise to take all ten days of Levaquin!

Toodles!

Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgirl

>> Jane,> I'm going into full Nurse mode here. FINISH THE LEVAQUIN!! If he prescribed 10 days worth, then take it for 10 days. If it's 7 days worth, take all 7 days of it. I know it's making you feel lousy but when you don't finish it, there can be tiny areas of infection that are left unchecked that come roaring back as soon as you leave off the antibiotic. Different antibiotics, different infections can all require a longer or shorter course of treatment but the bottom line is always. FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC!!> Wish I could bring you some soup!!> > Beth-Moderator> Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08 > > "Take chances, make mistakes and get messy!"> Miss Frizzle> > > > > ________________________________> To: Breathe-Support > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:11:53 PM> Subject: Bruce> > > Bruce,> I have been thinking that I would take all ten days of the Levaquin just to make sure I am o,k, The doctor really didn't say.> Toodles> Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgilr l>

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Jane,

Thanks....I agree that's an odd thing for the doctor to say but if he gave you 10 days worth I agree that finishing it is the right thing to do.

Look after yourself my friend!

Beth-Moderator

Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08

"Take chances, make mistakes and get messy!"

Miss Frizzle

To: Breathe-Support Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:01:06 AMSubject: Re: Jane-Finish the antibiotic!

Hi MB aka Nurse!

I don't know why the local pulmo told me: "I'm giving you ten days worth of levaquin but you may only need 5 days worth of Levaquin" He said he knew I would do the right thing. I promise to take all ten days of Levaquin!

Toodles!

Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgirl

>> Jane,> I'm going into full Nurse mode here. FINISH THE LEVAQUIN!! If he prescribed 10 days worth, then take it for 10 days. If it's 7 days worth, take all 7 days of it. I know it's making you feel lousy but when you don't finish it, there can be tiny areas of infection that are left unchecked that come roaring back as soon as you leave off the antibiotic. Different antibiotics, different infections can all require a longer or shorter course of treatment but the bottom line is always. FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC!!> Wish I could bring you some soup!!> > Beth-Moderator> Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08 > > "Take chances, make mistakes and get messy!"> Miss Frizzle> > > > > ____________ _________ _________

__> To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. com> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:11:53 PM> Subject: Bruce> > > Bruce,> I have been thinking that I would take all ten days of the Levaquin just to make sure I am o,k, The doctor really didn't say.> Toodles> Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgilr l>

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Jane

Because she's not as good a nurse as MB. The fight doctors and nurses

have every day is getting patients to finish the antibiotics. A huge

percentage of people don't. I think thats why they now use so many

Z-Packs instead of ten day prescriptions thinking with the shorter

duration there's a greater chance of finishing. Now even a complete

round is often not enough. Maybe the nurse in some way was thinking that

because it was following the Z-Pack, but whatever the thought makes no

sense. We must avoid relapses. The relapses are what put us in the

hospital with pneumonia.

> >

> > Jane,

> > I'm going into full Nurse mode here. FINISH THE LEVAQUIN!! If

he

> prescribed 10 days worth, then take it for 10 days. If it's 7 days

> worth, take all 7 days of it. I know it's making you feel lousy but

when

> you don't finish it, there can be tiny areas of infection that are

left

> unchecked that come roaring back as soon as you leave off the

> antibiotic. Different antibiotics, different infections can all

require

> a longer or shorter course of treatment but the bottom line is always.

> FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC!!

> > Wish I could bring you some soup!!

> >

> > Beth-Moderator

> > Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08

> >

> > " Take chances, make mistakes and get messy! "

> > Miss Frizzle

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: Jane jjarrett@

> > To: Breathe-Support

> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:11:53 PM

> > Subject: Bruce

> >

> >

> > Bruce,

> > I have been thinking that I would take all ten days of the Levaquin

> just to make sure I am o,k, The doctor really didn't say.

> > Toodles

> > Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgilr l

> >

>

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Because she's not as good a nurse as MB. The fight doctors and nurses

have every day is getting patients to finish the antibiotics. <put on funny white hat>Preach it, brother.I'm an ICU nurse. Take the antibiotic until it's done.

</takes off nursing cap cuz he looks silly in it>jon 50 ILD 10/08newbie-- Two wrongs don't make a right,but two 's make an airplane.

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jane

bruce and MB are correct.. i ended up losing three months of work

and had to stay home in bed; did not want to go to the hospital.

they continued to refuse an IV antibiotic. so it lasted so much

longe and being more than they thought.. so be careful and complete

all meds. and do alot of resting, fluids and chicken soup.. tell you

i am such a believer in the last. patti

> > >

> > > Jane,

> > > I'm going into full Nurse mode here. FINISH THE

LEVAQUIN!! If

> he

> > prescribed 10 days worth, then take it for 10 days. If it's 7

days

> > worth, take all 7 days of it. I know it's making you feel lousy

but

> when

> > you don't finish it, there can be tiny areas of infection that

are

> left

> > unchecked that come roaring back as soon as you leave off the

> > antibiotic. Different antibiotics, different infections can all

> require

> > a longer or shorter course of treatment but the bottom line is

always.

> > FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC!!

> > > Wish I could bring you some soup!!

> > >

> > > Beth-Moderator

> > > Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08

> > >

> > > " Take chances, make mistakes and get messy! "

> > > Miss Frizzle

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ________________________________

> > > From: Jane jjarrett@

> > > To: Breathe-Support

> > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:11:53 PM

> > > Subject: Bruce

> > >

> > >

> > > Bruce,

> > > I have been thinking that I would take all ten days of the

Levaquin

> > just to make sure I am o,k, The doctor really didn't say.

> > > Toodles

> > > Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgilr l

> > >

> >

>

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Jon

welcome to the site; they are good folks and informative; and you

are so right... patti

>

> >

> > Because she's not as good a nurse as MB. The fight doctors and

nurses

> > have every day is getting patients to finish the antibiotics.

> >

>

>

>

> <put on funny white hat>

>

> Preach it, brother.

>

> I'm an ICU nurse. Take the antibiotic until it's done.

>

> </takes off nursing cap cuz he looks silly in it>

>

> jon

> 50 ILD 10/08

> newbie

> --

> Two wrongs don't make a right,

> but two 's make an airplane.

>

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ditto on the chicken soupPink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania

Subject: Re: Jane-Finish the antibiotic!To: Breathe-Support Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 4:53 PM

jane bruce and MB are correct.. i ended up losing three months of work and had to stay home in bed; did not want to go to the hospital. they continued to refuse an IV antibiotic. so it lasted so much longe and being more than they thought.. so be careful and complete all meds. and do alot of resting, fluids and chicken soup.. tell you i am such a believer in the last. patti> > >> > > Jane,> > > I'm going into full Nurse mode here. FINISH THE LEVAQUIN!! If> he> > prescribed 10 days worth, then take it for 10 days. If it's 7 days> > worth, take all 7 days of it. I know it's making you feel lousy but> when> > you don't finish it, there can be tiny areas of infection that are> left> > unchecked that come roaring back as soon as you leave off the> > antibiotic. Different antibiotics, different infections can all> require> > a longer or shorter course of treatment but the bottom line is always.> > FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC!!> > > Wish I could

bring you some soup!!> > >> > > Beth-Moderator> > > Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 UCTD 06/08> > >> > > "Take chances, make mistakes and get messy!"> > > Miss Frizzle> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ____________ _________ _________ __> > > From: Jane jjarrett@> > > To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. com> > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:11:53 PM> > > Subject: Bruce> > >> > >> > > Bruce,> > > I have been thinking that I would take all ten days of the Levaquin> > just to make sure I am o,k, The doctor really didn't say.> > > Toodles> > > Jane UIP/IPF 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka

pianolady_musicgilr l> > >> >>