Re: Antibiotic Rights


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> >> > "> > "Skeptic" wrote in message>> Everyone gets bacterial
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> > It is not a family trait.
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> >> > In one week, the skin problem disappeared.
> >> > Yes, Mexicillin is a joke: What US citizen would go to
> >> > a foreign country to purchase antibiotics, because he/she
> >> > feels that steroids aren't a proper infection treatment?

> So did you make "mexicillin" up or do you still think it is a real drug?

You are right, I should have given the "Made in Mexico Ampicillin 500mg"
proper respect.

The situation was that in May 2005 Hubby had been to the doctors twice for
chest x-rays. The first trip noticed a pneumonia process, and the second
trip was simply to check for noticeable changes, which there wasn't any
change. In May I had placed the "Made in Mexico Ampicillin 500mg" on the
kitchen table. People used to die of pneumonia.

So in June, Hubby couldn't breathe. We thought that we were going to have
to call 911 for medical assistance for a stretcher to carry Hubby from
Granddaughter's dance show.

Later a conversation with several people took place.

I said, "Ampicillin from Mexico would be better than no antibiotics at all."

Another said, "You don't want to take Mexicillin."

Hubby agreed: "If a (USA) doctor won't prescript antibiotics, then I'm just
going to have to die!"

Actually USA medical treatment is very interesting.

Hubby returned to the doctor in June, July, and August with his breathing
problem.

At the end of July the doctor prescribed 7 Avelox 400 antibiotic pills one
to be taken each day. After the doctor's charge was paid, the prescription
was taken to a pharmacist, who carefully counted 7 Avelox 400 pills to be
placed into a little container with no drug ingredient identification at an
additional cost of $5.00+.

Two weeks later in August, Hubby returned to the doctor, and the condition
was now called Emphysema.

A treatable condition but incurable, and other lung infections are often
invited, which makes treatment with antibiotics difficult. In the 1960's it
was known that germ cells mutated, and new antibiotics could be made.
Doxorubicin would be a very good example.

Anyway this time the doctor prescribed two breathing items. So after the
doctor received payment, the pharmacy stated that he didn't have the items
to purchase. The pharmacist suggested that Hubby go to a medical supply
store, which we did. One item looked very familiar, so I commented: "We
used to have one of those."

In 1983 Hubby developed pneumonia, too, after the infection had become
strong enough to disintegrated bones. It would have been nice if a
gram-negative antibiotic was used years prior. When the infection was
present, it was a watch and see what the infection would do.
In the 1950's infections used to be considered a serious health problem.



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