MichelleZP Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Hi again, Does anyone here take continuous antibiotics for infection prevention? I ask as my husband is currently on his last day of antibiotics for a lung infection, and he seems to do so much better when he is ON antibiotics. I was thinking of asking his onc. on Wed. if he can prescribe a low dose of an antibiotic for infection prevention and so my husband feels better. Is this off the wall, , or is this indeed something that is done? Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 there is a trial for using prophylactic antibiotics during chemo look at the link below. http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=314 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... t=Abstract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 HI Michelle, That has been someting my doctor has discussed with me as I have recurrent lung infections, I guess the down side is that it could create an infection that the antibiotics won't work against. I think it is a viable thing to ask your doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleZP Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hello, I am making a list of questions for this appointment on Wed. and so I will ask about this. Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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