Should I take my antibiotics?
Dec 24th, 2008 by admin
Relapses everytime I take antibiotics
Because antibiotics seem to cause relapses in my C Diff, I have sworn to my family and friends that I won’t take antibiotics again unless it is life and death. Everytime I have taken antibiotics since my first bout, I “get” C Diff all over again.
Common Cold
A week ago I had had a common cold for a week. Then I started getting better. Ok, cool, moving on into the Christmas season. Then, I got worse with a fever and nasal congestion. My thoughts, we’re “Uh oh, bacterial sinusitus?” For 5 days more it got so bad that I could just moan from bed to my wife. With a 102 fever I took some sick days.
Doctor demanded I take antibiotics
So, I went to the doctor and told him that I don’t want antibiotics, but I don’t want to put my life at risk for not taking them too. He said, “If you don’t eat the bacteria, my fear is that it will eat you. And you will be in some very bad shape.” Bacterial sinusitus usually clears by itself, but sometimes it spreads to surrounding areas, like eyes, and even brain.
He understood my worries and my refusal to take antibiotics. But, the choice was up to me.
So, I let him prescribe a Z-Pak (azithromycin) for me and I would decide by the end of the day whether to pick it up.
Should I take them? NOT YET.