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Diagnosed with pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in my lungs
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Feb 21 1:52pm | Replies (82)Comment receiving replies
Thank you Sue. Yes, care is hard to come by in small towns. I will closely monitor myself, I have been doing a lot of reading thanks to this group!
I live in Grass Valley, CA. About an hour and a half from Sacramento, in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
I found a pulmonary doc in Auburn who is booked out three months, I am on the list. UC Davis is a possibility but they also are saying it is a long wait to be seen.
I am going to continue the Levaquin for a total of 10 days I have seen a change in the color of the sputum, it’s lightened somewhat.
Thank you for responding. 😊
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Sounds like this is the second time you are taking the Levaquin? This time without the prednisone? Usually with Pseudo levaquin is prescribed for 10 to 14 days. How long did you take the levaquin the first time? Did it make you feel any better at all in August? Did you have any side effects? It is a strong antibiotic but easier on the system than Ciprofloxacin supposedly. Cipro usually has the best track record with Pseudo of the two. But Pseudo is very difficult to "get rid of" . Usually you can only knock it back. At any rate you really need to find a pulmo who is familiar with things like MAC and Pseudo. I have chronic Pseudo. Using a nebulizer and hypertonic saline 7% twice a day is essential.