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Nov '05

The Cough Goes On

Today was a follow-up visit to my Doctor to try and figure out the reason behind my on going coughing. They were thinking asthma, but the medicine I took these past two weeks had no affect, and actually this week I performed even worse on the breathing machine.

So now they are digging and and have perscribed a “strong” antibiotic (referred to as the atomic bomb of antibiotics- Levaquin), they are doing a suite of blood tests, set me up for a chest x-ray, and now want me to see a pulmonary specialist. So when I asked if I shuld be worried, she smiles and says, “Not yet”.

Yeah right.

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  1. I Hate Running » Blog Archive » OOC Says:

    [...] Also, while the ailment parade goes on, my doctors office called last week with some blood tests done in search of an explanation for my on going cough — and it should an infection of mycoplasma pneumoniae, which sounds pretty scary. Supposedly the antibiotic I was prescribed , Levaquin (referred to as the “atomic bomb of anti-biotics:) should take care of it (at the same time hoping it treats my cold). [...]

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