Re: What criteria for IV antibiotics

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Georgianna

Sorry to hear that isn't doing so well just now. Re IV antibiotics

is now on regular 2-monthly IVs until further notice. Initially he

would be put on IVs if he had additional coughing, poor air entry in his

lungs and there seemed to be extra clouding on an xray. He would be given

extra flucloxicillin and cipro first and if he didn't respond well to these

(he never did) he would be put on IVs. As it worked out this was about every

2 months anyway. He has been on routine IVs for about 6 motnhs now and

interestingly this time he didn't seem to be ready for his routine course of

IVs . I think the zithro may be kicking in and keeping his chest clearer of

infection.

Hope things work ok for

Margaret - Mum of 4yo cwf

What criteria for IV antibiotics

I was curious what criteria everyone's doctors used for deciding

when to start IV antibiotics. has been having problems with

her saturations again and we are seeing pulminary tomorrow. She has

started with a cough but it isn't too bad yet. We did IVs in late

May and that cleared her up for a while and I'm disappointed to even

be thinking about them again. She has also been having a horrible

time with her weight again. For a while she was gaining and even

got over 20 lbs but has just had one thing after another since May,

including several stomach bugs and is now under 18 lbs again. I

don't know what we are going to do about it. A

Anyway, I was really just curious to find out what other docs used

to decide when to do it.

Georgianna

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Hi,

's docs use a few things. The one I know will always get her in the

hospital is if her pulse ox goes below 95%. She is usually at 99-100% so if she

is lower than that we know she is sick and needs antibiotics. Usually there is

coughing with that though. I hope she won't have to go into the hospital.

What criteria for IV antibiotics

I was curious what criteria everyone's doctors used for deciding

when to start IV antibiotics. has been having problems with

her saturations again and we are seeing pulminary tomorrow. She has

started with a cough but it isn't too bad yet. We did IVs in late

May and that cleared her up for a while and I'm disappointed to even

be thinking about them again. She has also been having a horrible

time with her weight again. For a while she was gaining and even

got over 20 lbs but has just had one thing after another since May,

including several stomach bugs and is now under 18 lbs again. I

don't know what we are going to do about it. A

Anyway, I was really just curious to find out what other docs used

to decide when to do it.

Georgianna

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My Dr. judges by whether she is responding to meds, vest, etc. and how her

weight are..........

Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 10.6 and 6.6)

with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have

coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT "