New bug to Alan

[barst1950]

Hi. Alan as just gone down with a new bug pseudomonas.Anyone else had this and how long did it seem before it went. Been some mention of I.vs in hospital. Kind Regards

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Yes I spent a long time in hospital in 2013 I had pseudomonas but I had complications and had been neglecting myself

[Foxy79]

Hello I'm foxy79 I have pseudomnas as well I was in hospital as most of the antibiotics have built a resistance on me can you please kindly advise me what happened with you your experience please thanks

[barst1950 in reply to Foxy79]

Hi. Alan as just been diagnosed this week. Been unwell for about a month. Started on ciproflaxin two weeks. If no improvement then I vs in hospital. He as been well for over a year since starting on the 3 a week long term antibiotics. Regards

[Foxy79 in reply to barst1950]

Hi barst I just came out of Barts hospital I went in after 15 month I have pseudomnas and only ciprofloxacin can kill it but they gave Tazacin and colomycine IVF it done the job they are going to give me gentamicin on nublizer but doctor said no so they are looking who can and where it's sucks doctor

[Hidden]

Hello and welcome to the spuedo club for Alan. There are quite a few of us on here who are colonised with it. It lives in the atmosphere and being very opportunistic takes advantage of damaged lungs to make its home. As my consultant said yesterday, ‘it’s a matter of keeping the numbers low enough so that you don’t feel unwell’.

Unfortunately once it is there it it is there. Some times the numbers are too low to show on a lab plate but generally we just have to keep an eye that it is not getting out of control.

The first line oral antibiotic is ciproxin.

Long term nebulised antibiotics can be used to keep the numbers down, colistin, tobramycin and I neb ceftazidime

If the patient is not responding to oral antiiotics then IV with meropenem, ceftazidime, gentamycin or one of the others for a couple of weeks usually knocks it on the head.

I hope that info helps a bit. If Alan has a course of IV that could possibly clear enough of the pseudo out so that he can use just oral antibiotics if it starts up again. It is all very much a case of try it and see. Do remember that clearing the lungs on a daily basis of the mucus that the bug likes to grow in is probably the most important thing that Alan can do for himself.

[Blackbird2 in reply to Hidden]

Well versed as always LP 😊

[barst1950 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks a lot for your reply

[Kylea]

Hi I have Brochiectisis,in both lungs and I have had Pseudomonus in my lungs for a few years now ,every antibiotic and even inhaled antibiotics will not clear it,I go into hospital 3-4 times per year to have I.V. antibiotic treatment,my last stay in hospital was three weeks ago and on that occasion my doctor told me I have developed another strain of Pseudomonus,so now I have two strains,I know that's not the best news in the world but I just wanted to share.I hope Alan recovers well.

[lKeith]

barst1950

Hi yes have had this dreaded ailment, it took about 5 weeks in hospital on various antibiotics but they eventually found it. It can be difficult to detect and you likely find you are on one of the strongest antibiotic so do not be surprised if you feel exhausted a lot, it takes it out of you something rotten. It will pass but unfortunately it does leave the lungs weakened so do be careful that you protect against other chest infections, get your GP to give you some "standby meds" so you start taking something quickly then go see the GP as fast as you can.

Unfortunately we are approaching the worst part of the year so don't take chances, do have the flu jab as soon as avilable.

IKeitj

[Kylea]

Hi Barst,I have psuedamonous,have had for a few years now,because I have another chest conditions,Bronchiectisis, the psuedamonous hides in the damaged parts in the lung,I go into hospital 4-5 times a year for I.V. treatment because they can't clear it,I have also developed another strain of the same..I hope you managed to have yours completely cleared,keep well.