Hi,
My wife had blood and sputum test last week, showing a bacterial infection.
Visited our GP Friday and he, after discussion and explanations, prescribed Ciprofloxacine.
Has anybody used this at any time, and at what dose? A bit of +ve info would conteract the possible side effects associated with this antibio. Tried to get hold of her pneumologist but to ne avail.
Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Chris.
Oh yes. I have been taking it since 1986 for pseudomonas exacerbations. Dose should be 750mg bd for 14 days. There can be tendon problems but I have never had them. It does tend to make my mouth and lips sore but no tummy problems. Only truly effective ab against pseudomonas. I hope that your wife gets on ok with it.
Thank you. She is concerned as often reacts to all manner of usually well tolerated treatments. Goes back to when she was a toddler and had a very bad case of Pink disease, mercury poisoning.
Yes I know about pink disease. Pink tooth powder was a culprit. Also It is probable that my bronch was caused by the mercury that the first diptheria vaccine was floated in which may have caused pink disease but too late for me to find out.. Many with bronch are my age. They had changed the base for the dip vacc from mercury by the time my sister was vaccinated. When I asked my consultant if she thought that my theory that the diptheria vacc caused my bronch was silly she said definitely not. Successive governments have known but have kept it quiet to avoid culpability. Presuming that we would all die off. How wrong they were.
If she can tolerate it, cipro is a very effective oral antibiotic so fingers crossed.
Ha, ha, might I ask your age? My wife is 74.
Ha ha 74!
You had to be about the same to have had Pink. Wife August 1950.
I was born May 1950. It's a pity that we can't get statistics on this. It only now seems to be coming to light because some consultants and patients are putting two and two together. I was perfectly healthy until I began having pneumonias. Didn't have whooping cough or measles which wrre the usualreasons for bronch developing in early childhood. Just the pneumonias which we know now cd.have been the sign of pink disease.
I was born September 1950 and was told my Bronch was caused by measles. I did like that pink toothpaste though.
Hi, I would not have thought there would be any connection between measles and bronch. Just shows how interconnected are the different parts of the body The following recent case makes interesting reading.
A team at University Hospital Center of Coimbra in Portugal are now reporting the case of a 30-year-old man who went to the emergency room in 2017 for a flare-up of allergic asthma.
A chest X-ray was performed, and suggested the presence of bronchiectasis. A computed tomography scan then showed saccular bronchiectasis — where the dilated bronchi form clusters of cysts — mainly in the lungs’ middle lobe.
After he was discharged, he was sent for a pulmonary consultation where he described chronic infections in childhood with multiple hospitalizations. His routine medication included corticosteroids and bronchodilators, and he was a regular smoker.
Investigation of the patient’s pediatric medical history revealed a three-week hospitalization at age 13 due to post-measles pneumonia, followed by three more hospitalizations due to pneumonia. He also had had laryngotracheobronchitis, or croup, an infectious respiratory disease that causes narrowing of the upper airways.
Results of a sweat test — to measure the concentration of chloride, a common screening tool for cystic fibrosis (CF) — were negative.
Subsequent results of a new sweat test were normal, as were measurements of IgG — the most abundant class of antibodies in humans whose elevated levels have been shown in patients with CF — proteins, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and C viruses, and autoimmunity. A functional respiratory screening showed irreversible airway obstruction.
The man had already received antibiotic therapy for Nocardia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial infections. Physicians proposed thoracic surgery for him due to his repetitive infections, and he is awaiting stabilization to undergo surgery.
“The present case illustrates one of the possible complication of measles — [bronchiectasis], underlining the importance of vaccination,” the researchers concluded.
They also suggest a possible increase in the prevalence of bronchiectasis due to measles outbreaks associated with loss of group immunity.
I was surprised when a consultant told me it had been caused by measles. My mother always said I had a constant cough when I was a small child and the doctor just told her to give me linctus. I was diagnosed with bronch when I was 7 and had a lower lobectomy when I was 17. It didn’t help that my mum, dad, gran (who lived with us) and elder sister all smoked, plus we had a coal fire. I stood no chance! ☹️
I have Ciprofloxacin 500mg bd as my rescue pack. I'm a severe asthmatic. It works a treat and as a rescue antibiotic it is brilliant for me. I can't take it prophylacticly as it gives me tendon problems so I take doxycycline.
Hi, my wife has been prescribed a 5 day course, so keeping fingers crossed. She will abandon walking uphill, not easy as we live on a very steep hill. She will make do with the not very flat garden. Have a good day, Chris.
Sorry to say it but your doc is obviously not experienced with bronchiectasis. He is treating it as you would treat a healthy person with a chest infection or someone with copd. If you look at the bronch guidelines it says 14 days course. 5 will only just start to get to it and will not finish the job.
That`s interesting. He, GP, had consulted with the departmental health authority. My wife has sent a copy of her results and prescription to the pneumologist, who happend to be on holiday. Perhaps someone else in the department might check it out.
The sad thing about bronch is that most of the people who get involved know nothing about it, whatever their status in the health field. This is why I am always nagging to find a true bronch specialist who has the training and the experience.
hi. Yes I’ve had this one. A bit of a bee to take if I remember correctly. I found it difficult to swallow. Tummy not too bad on it.
I too had pink toothpaste.
Hope your wife is well on it xx
Hi, pink toothpaste? Did that lead to bronchiectasis? Worth knowing. Thanks you, Chris.
Pink toothpaste/powder contained mercury which has been shown to cause pink disease.
known as the “bleach” of antibiotics, GP’s are often reluctant to prescribe it unless the likes of Doxycycline are not effective.
you should look it up online as there can be serious side effects. I was given it in August 2018 and ended up hardly able to move as it affected the tendons. Funnily enough not the achilles tendon which is what is mentioned as a side effect. My GP came to the house and said oh it cant be Cipro as it would be a rare occurrence! I persevered but wish I had stopped them then. I have had RA for over 40 years and they like to blame everything on that. Have had Bronchiectisis for over 10 years and find they are obsessed with getting rid of Pseudomonas. However many people seem to be OK with Cipro. I was given the highest dose when i should have had the lowest dose because of my age and prednisolone medication. Hope this has been of some help
Unfortunately I couldn't take Cipro due to achilles tendinitis, pain was unbearable ,have to have IV drugs if pseudomonas reoccur
I have a dry form of bronchiectasis, following TB in my teens (now 79) Have produced allergic reactions to so many antibiotics over the years, but ciprofloxacin seems to work well for me, with no noticeable side effects. I now keep a rescue pack ( 500mg, 2pd for one, sometimes two, weeks) in fact, just started them yesterday, as have succumbed to one of this year’s many chest bugs. Suspect it’s very much a matter of individual reactions and trial and error? Good luck to your wife - I hope that this is works well for her 🤞x
With bronchiectasis, Minimum of 2 wks antibiotics for ea infection are required
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