Gordonia Bronchialis Infection following breast reduction.

Posted by ashhunt95 @ashhunt95, 1 day ago

I underwent a breast reduction on April 6th of this year. Immediately following the surgery, everything healed up wonderfully. On May 3rd I experienced my first incision re-opening. I was originally told my body was rejecting the dissolvable sutures. I was seen in office and given antibiotics. Again on May 19th I was seen for another spot that was this time cultured and came back clear. I was given antibiotics again. Over the span of the next month I had 3 or 4 spots open and heal. Then on Father’s Day weekend I developed a large abscess that busted a drained a bunch of puss. I was seen in office again and this time the culture came back for Gordonia Bronchialis. I was referred to infectious disease. I was originally given 2 weeks of augmentin. I developed a new wound on the last day of the antibiotic. At this point I developed a wound in a totally new area of my breast. The doctor then changed me to two weeks of linezolid. After a week I started experiencing a racing heart, headache, and shortness of breath on linezolid. After the doctor suggesting it was anxiety, I advocated for a change. She has now prescribed amoxicillin 500mg and says the next step is a PICC line. Does all of this seem like appropriate treatment? I’m so tired of dealing with this for months with no end in site.

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You might seek a second opinion from an infectious disease specialist.

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You might seek a second opinion from an infectious disease specialist.

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@tillymack this has all been treatment from an infectious disease doctor. However I have been feeling like I need to see someone different.

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@tillymack this has all been treatment from an infectious disease doctor. However I have been feeling like I need to see someone different.

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@ashhunt95 I thought you were being treated by your surgeon - oops

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@ashhunt95 I'm sorry to hear this has become such an ordeal for you. 3 years ago I developed a persistent infection after a wound in my leg. The ER where I was treated gave me one round of antibiotics and referred me to a primary provider. He prescribed a second round of drugs and did a culture on the seepage. A week later, he called and changed the drug based on the test results, and told me "If this fails, you need to see an infectious disease specialist. They are up on the latest and best care for persistent infections."
Maybe you need to see an infectious disease doc?

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