Re: cipro if not sure it's infection??

[Guest guest]

I think it would be hard to tell for sure. Even blood work is not absolute.

Maybe the doctor wants to start with an antibiotic first, because if it was an

infection, steroids alone may make and infection worse.

You certainly have the right to ask the doctor about this though. Blood work and

stool cultures may give a clue, but it is hard to have absolute proof.

PJ

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> hi all - scheduled to start cipro today based on 1 week of d and low grade

fever BUT what if it's a flare - should i get blood work and if white cells

aren't up maybe i need steroids vs antibiotic????

> eileen

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[Guest guest]

thank you -doc did agree to do blood 1st made sense -waiting to hear

thanks

eileen

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> > hi all - scheduled to start cipro today based on 1 week of d and low grade

fever BUT what if it's a flare - should i get blood work and if white cells

aren't up maybe i need steroids vs antibiotic????

> > eileen

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