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I have a chronic condition. Medical community has been one of the biggest problems in finding treatment. Multiple years to work through a checklist of tests
by treeman79 6y ago
I have a chronic condition. Medical community has been one of the biggest problems in finding treatment.
Multiple years to work through a checklist of tests and medications to try.
Flat out can’t get prescriptions for basic things like antibiotics.
Even when a round of it always results in a couple months of dramatic symptom relief.
At this point massive deregulation would be best gift ever.
- namibj 6y agoGenerally speaking, antibiotics should be more controlled, to prevent breeding resistant bacteria. I.e., ensuring that the treatment is done in full. You might want to look for bacteriophage treatment, which lacks many downsides (at the cost of needing matching like donor organs, and thus distribution infrastructure).
- treeman79 6y agoIf people were serious about this then it would be highly restricted for livestock. Some years ago I suffering extreme chills for many days. I had to beg doctor for a round. She was mortified that I would want them. Next step was full ER visit while on a business trip out of state. So no insurance. Was fine after a few days. This happens every so often. Each time is a nightmare getting a prescription despite history.
- phnofive 6y agoYou’re talking about something like https://mpkb.org/home/othertreatments/antibacterials/highdose#immunosuppression_of_high-dose_antibiotics https://mpkb.org/home/othertreatments/antibacterials/highdos... ? I know what I said at the top of the thread, but I’d pay handsomely to assume the risk for an off-label prescription for Hizentra. The only probable downside is it wouldn’t work.