... Sinus infection?

[feuervogel]

I went to my GP's office today and saw one of her partners (my PCP doesn't work Wednesdays), who said it's certainly plausible that my symptoms could be cause by sinus drainage, because it's very acidic and can upset your stomach. Then she looked in my ears and saw fluid and wrote me a scrip for Levaquin for a week. (I was supposed to get $15 off, but I didn't; I should call the pharmacy.)

I'll start it with dinner tonight. It's once a day, and it can cause stomach upset.

Meds to take to Con:
- Levaquin
- Zofran
- Pepcid
- Tums
- Pepto
- lactobacillus

Still to pack:
- phone charger
- camera
- toiletries
- stuff for reading

Comments

[tiercel]

it can cause stomach upset

OF COURSE IT CAN. Your head probably hurts, so I will bang mine on my desk on your behalf.

[feuervogel]

Well, I didn't have any obvious signs of sinus infection before, because either my body was fighting it off well enough (I never had elevated WBC count) or I was too busy being nauseous to notice. But I had some sinus-y pain that I wrote off as migraine-ish, because that's what it felt like.

I hope I start feeling better enough to eat something and take my first dose soon. Levaquin may be taken without food, but it's not a good idea.

[tiercel]

I thought you were talking about the medication, not the sinus infection.

[feuervogel]

Oh, right. I totally was. Being sick does bad things to my brain.

[anacoluthon.livejournal.com]

Jesus, that has to be the meanest sinus infection in history if it's caused all of this. I assume it's relatively easy to treat, though, so maybe I should hope that that's all it is?

[feuervogel]

Well, she thinks it might have been low-grade before, and my body fought off the worst sinus symptoms, but I still had drainage, so I got nausea. It's gotten worse each time, which points to my body being less able to fight it off as I got sicker each time. I started the Levaquin about an hour ago, so we'll see how that goes.

[amakarie.livejournal.com]

Hope the medicine works! *fingers crossed*

[feuervogel]

Me too! Thanks!