Thank you Irene5. I will continue to read the posts. I deal with it OK sometimes, but .....it's like when you're sick you're not feeling well. I will look for more info about other treatments than the antibiotics. It is hard to reason that anything else could fully take the place of the antibiotics. On the other hand, if they help me fight this, I reason, perhaps I will feel better in the long run. Now I need to find out where the closest Mayo clinic is and if they accept Medicare assignment. I also made sure I got the best Medigap plan.
Another challenge is getting no empathy (not sympathy) from my husband. He doesn't say much about it except mention "I bet those antibiotics are going to be expensive" & complain I'm not "affectionate" just lately. Hope I didn't say too much. BUT, how it affects him seems to be his only concern. Anyone else made to feel this way???. I only bring it up because this seems to be what is upsetting me the most.
My sister died 3 years ago and her name was Irene. How ironic. I still miss her a great deal.
Thanks, SueinOregon