I have been really short of breath and coughing more so I made an appointment with CF clinic. Today was the day. I did lung functions and they were actually up since I was last seen in November. My FEV1 was 37%/1.05L. I decided to do IVs in hopes of that I caught whatever this is before it got bad. I will be on cefapime every 8 hours and amikacin every 24 hours and have labs twice a week. I have a follow up appointment on February 7th.
Until next time…
When I was at CF clinic on the 2nd, I asked for oral antibiotics hoping I wouldn’t need IVs. Sometimes (not too often anymore) I can get by with orals instead of going straight to IVs. With my line of drugs that don’t work I’m limited. Well I had to call them back because my cough and wheeze were still hanging around. I asked only for a short burst of prednisone hoping it would help. You guessed it, I had to throw in the towel and ask for IVs because my cough was persistent and the amount I’m coughing up has increased. I went for lung functions and they were down a little (FEV1 34%/.98L). When compared to my last set of lung functions they are down 4%. Continue reading
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