Antibiotics okay??

hi iowagal,

you are within normal gbs residuals. the medical definition of recovered is if you can do your adls [activites of daily living]. there is no room for how you feel. you must rest as much as you can for long periods of time. it will help all. ‘colds’ can take a month or more to leave a gbser. take care. be well.

gene gbs 8-99
in numbers there is strength

Nate has had lots of them since he was diagnosed with gbs.
He had Strep infection in his kidneys, and a really bad cold twice while in the Convalescent Hospital.
He also had lots of dental work done during his 9 1/2 mo stay there. They gave him 2,000mg Amoxicillin the morning before he had any work done.
His dentist told me that gbs patients are not good infection fighters due to immune system compromise.
They have no choice and Nate doesn’t seem to have any reaction to the antibiotics.
Tell your doctor you have had gbs. Tell anyone that has anything to do with medicine, dentists, ER people, etc.
Its very important. Your immune system is not normal now and they need to know.

I was told I had a mild case and have had to deal with more residuals these past few years… Gene’s advice on rest and more rest is so correct.

I have taken antibiotics over the years many, many times. Also, a few years ago I had the real flu – it sucked as I was on my couch for a week and took that antiviral medicine.

Hang in there!