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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Tucker08087

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11. Yes, oral and topical

Reply to Kajun Gal (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 8, 2018, 05:14 PM

Jul 2018

Plus antiviral for the shingles. The issue comes with the chemo that I am being treated with. Without a good immune system, I can’t fight the virus. For the antibiotic to work well, I need to consider stopping the chemo. Then I can’t fight the lupus. At times, we have to decide which is more dangerous. My doctor emailed me. He’d like to do better tests, then will decide about the chemo. Also, possible hospitalization just for a few days to monitor.

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Lupus, then shingles, now staph. Should I worry? [View all] Tucker08087 Jul 2018 OP

Holy smokes! Talk about a run of bad luck True Dough Jul 2018 #1

Check to see if your Lupus doc has anybody covering. dhol82 Jul 2018 #2

Surely, they gave you antibiotics or something? Kajun Gal Jul 2018 #3

Yes, oral and topical Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #11

Independent of the Lupus, they should have done a culture and sample and determined if it is still_one Jul 2018 #4

I second still_one's suggestion. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #5

I'm sorry to hear that! Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #9

And the same to you! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #10

Yes, they did a culture Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #7

They know it was MRSA, so they know exactly which antibiotics will work. I am sure you are taking still_one Jul 2018 #12

Thank you. Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #14

As still one said, once they saw that you had staph they should have tested for MERSA. Call Nay Jul 2018 #6

Dicyclomine Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #8

dicyclomine isn't an antibiotc. Did they give you an antibiotic for the infected area? still_one Jul 2018 #13

Are you kidding me??? Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #15

I think you meant doxycycline, NOT dicyclomine. Just contact your doctor, please do NOT assume the still_one Jul 2018 #16

You are probably right Tucker08087 Jul 2018 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Jul 2018 #17