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Katy McKenna Raymond
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Antibiotics Backwards R Me

I mean, really. How many antibiotics should one girl take?

It all started in September—although I must say I’ve found the word “all” to be increasingly problematic, as it seems to have become more relative as time goes on. It used to be when I said “all,” I could count on myself to mean just that. But now?

I don’t know any more. Surely, it didn’t really “all” start in September, did it? All of it? Everything that has started, ever? That hardly seems possible, even to me.

OK. So this part of it started September 18, the day I flew home from the American Chrisian Fiction Writers Conference in Nashville. That was the day my weird finger problem (which turned out to be a ganglion cyst, for which I had a tiny operation on January 9) became disgustingly infectious.

Thus began this present darkness, which consists of round upon round of largely ineffective antibiotics, and the dragged-out, exhausted, and generally pathetic malaise that accompanies the imbibing thereof.

Before this part of it started in September, I’d been on way too many courses of meds already, for the pesky recurring ear infections that have become my lot these past couple of years. So, see? There really IS a before before it all started.

The meds cleared up my finger in September, and then I needed them again in October for my ears. (I am deaf in one ear, and will do anything to attempt to preclude hearing loss in the other ear…) By December, my finger was re-infected , and surgery was scheduled for the very minute the next round of antibiotics even halfway resolved the bacterial condition.

After the January 9 surgery, I enjoyed several days without antibiotics before my ear became infected AGAIN. Since then, I’ve completed one round of meds with no positive results whatsoever, and beaucoup pain to boot, and now am on yet another antibiotic for the same blooming infection.

This time—and all you mothers of young children will appreciate this—Augmentin. Yikes!! The doc has me on mega-doses and the…um…gastrointestinal side effects are, well, disturbing.

So, yeah, I’m still sick. The last time I had rip-roaring fun was with Dave Barry, and if you remember right, that was in the midst of a bodacious migraine. I take my fun where I can get it, folks, and so should you!

Life is too short not to enjoy it, don’t you think? Sheesh. I’m looking forward to another good day any time now—the sooner, the better.

Posted by Katy on 02/16/06 at 02:43 PM
Fallible Comments...
  1. Of Katy, sorry to here on your ongoing struggle, trying to kick an antibiotic-habit can be difficult, especially if your body refuses to cooperate! Prayers for a quick and permanent recovery.

    BTW, would you mind having a look at the below link. I tagged you for a meme that I would I love to hear your answer to?

    http://ahumbleheart.org/blog/?p=144
    Posted by Lauren  on  02/16/06  at  04:55 PM
  2. Katie, another nasty antibiotic is Keflex (Cephlaxin). Run fast if you see them coming with that one, because the "runs" will chase you down.
    Posted by Macromoments  on  02/16/06  at  07:41 PM
  3. Ugh! I hate augmentin! I tried it once and it was really bad. My oldest ended up taking that a lot when she was one years old for repetitive ear infections. I'm so sorry. Let's get a carton or two of our favorite ice cream and some Starbucks, put on our fav jammies, pull out the chick flicks, add in some protein like pizza with lots of cheese, and call it a night, and we'll join you in your misery for awhile :) Then we'll wake up the next afternoon and go for long a walk and enjoy life again!
    Posted by Ame  on  02/16/06  at  08:19 PM
  4. I hope you are taking some priobiotics to help your tummy recover?

    So sorry to hear about your antibiotic blues!
    Posted by Chris(tine)  on  02/17/06  at  12:53 AM
  5. OH MAN. I hate Augmentin too. Makes me barf and cry and barf some more. So sorry, my dear ear-infected pal. Hang in there.
    Posted by relevantgirl  on  02/17/06  at  03:03 AM
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