WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2000: Re: allergy to medications for yeast and bacteria infections

Re: allergy to medications for yeast and bacteria infections

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 2 Jul 2000 16:18:10 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Ruby wrote: >
>I'm severely allergic to sulfa medications, flagyl and augmentin. I get
>yeast and bacterial and colon infections quite often because I have
>Sjogren's syndrome and my immune system is overactive and out of wack.
>
>I've used levaquin with much sucess but now my doc says I'll need to see
>an infectious disease specialist and is reluctant to give it to
>me.....meanwhile I suffer from this infection which is moving throughout
>my entire body over this long holiday weekend.
>
>I'll see my gynecologist on Wednesday and I know she'll give me
>levaquin.....
>
>Is there any other drug out there other than Levaquin which will work
>for me? And why are doctors so reluctant on giving a medication which
>doesn't cause any side effects (for me).
>
>Thank you.

Ruby

I agree with Robin's post. It is very sensible and definitely 'right on'. Yours is not a usual case with your chronic immunologic disease. A specialist is where you belong. Good Luck

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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