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A bit of advice.
Take all of the antibiotics. I mean all of them for the course you are directed. Don't stop taking them when you feel better just to hold onto them for your next sore throat. Part of the reason we have antibiotic resistant bacteria is because people don't complete their courses of antibiotics. Some of these bugs are getting very hard to treat, we have a couple of patients where I work with VRE and Staph that are now almost completely resistant to almost all antibiotics. Bacteria are perfect examples of how evolution works. When you take antibiotics the drugs kill off the easily killed bacteria first. It takes longer to kill the resistant bacteria.
If you stop taking the antibiotics the bacteria that remain are now more resistant to the drug and they start to mulitply. Go this route enough times and you find bacteria that will laugh at the drugs you are taking. Case in point the amoxicillin you had left over. It is used less and less these days because streptococcus has developed a resistance to it. And strep can cause more than just a sore throat. If allowed to continue it can go systemic and cause heart valve disease and other organ dysfunction. It used to be called scarlet fever and it killed a lot of people before the invention of antibiotics.
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Great, now I think I have food poisoning or some sort of stomach virus. I've been up all night. THIS THREAD GOT ME SICK.
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I don't think it was this thread. Maybe its post nasal drip from your GIANT HEAD that is causing your upset stomach.
Just kidding. Your head looks fine. In fact I can't really find anything to point out that is wrong on you.
Just kidding. Your head looks fine. In fact I can't really find anything to point out that is wrong on you.
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Mono is caused by the Epstein Barr virus. Someone might need steroids if the oral or neck swelling is enough that there is a risk of airway involvement. Sometimes a PO steroid, like Prednisone is given but many times it takes iv solumedrol or hydrocortisone to help with the swelling. These drugs work but have side effects. They screw up your blood sugar and folks on Prednisone tend to put on weight.
How long did they have you on the steroids? Most people I see on steroids that have weight problems are usually folks with either really bad asthma or older ladies with bad COPD that causes airway troubles. Yeah folks can get fat on the drugs but it also causes thinning skin and hair, increased risk of infection and sometimes it screws with your entire hormonal balancing system and you have trouble mounting what we call a stress response. It is pretty complicated, talking about HPA axis suppression but it interferes with your body's ability to fight off desease or respond to trauma.
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Prednisone. That was it!
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Yep, pretty common glucocorticoid type of steroid. It is a pinkish pill if I remember. Glad you aren't taking them anymore, they can cause problems long term.
Just for those that don't know, there is a difference between glucocorticoids and the steroids that Arnold takes. Glucocorticoids are produced in a place called the Adrenal Cortex, just on top of both kidneys. Hydrocortisone, or cortisol is made there. Prednisone simulates the effects of cortisol. These hormones help regulate the stress response and can slow down inflammation and are used to reduce swelling. They are called glucocorticoids because they also stimulate the release of sugar from the liver.
I don't probably need to describe what Testosterone is and what it does.
Just for those that don't know, there is a difference between glucocorticoids and the steroids that Arnold takes. Glucocorticoids are produced in a place called the Adrenal Cortex, just on top of both kidneys. Hydrocortisone, or cortisol is made there. Prednisone simulates the effects of cortisol. These hormones help regulate the stress response and can slow down inflammation and are used to reduce swelling. They are called glucocorticoids because they also stimulate the release of sugar from the liver.
I don't probably need to describe what Testosterone is and what it does.
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lemon juice bro its a big help for your throat...take some water a dash of honey and squirt some lemon juice into water and drink it
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Yes I know! Thanks. The only reason I had extra Antibiotics was from the last time I was sick, the ones prescribed weren't working so she gave me something stronger, so I never finished the weaker ones
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Prednisone is what I'm on too. And something else. My throat was fucked. Now it's alot better
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I have vaccination poisoning. These last 50 years have been hell.
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Everything your doing and the spray will hit the spot. The only other key is getting a shit ton of sleep. Get better soon!
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Prescription spray didn't work. But steroids did haha. Just been throwing up alot now. 3 days without food makes me want to eat everything
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I hear yaaaa. But for real man, you got me sick.
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Let's seeeeeee.
2Pac is a 'Real Man'.
You are feeling sick.
He 'got' you sick.
Anything you want to tell us?
2Pac is a 'Real Man'.
You are feeling sick.
He 'got' you sick.
Anything you want to tell us?
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Wild night. We shared a subway sandwich. I know...I'm a beast.
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Dear 2Pac,
Glad you're on your way to feeling better. Lay off the Subway though, you crazy kidz and what you call it these days ...
Signed,
The lads.
Glad you're on your way to feeling better. Lay off the Subway though, you crazy kidz and what you call it these days ...
Signed,
The lads.
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