New Meds, a New Date and Something Else
Dr Hurley prescribed Ciprofloxasin (six tablets: 2 for the day before; 2 for the day of the procedure; 2 for day after). I hate taking medication, but I also read all the literature that comes with it. I was shocked to hear of the possible side effects. The most disturbing being irritated tendons, separation of tendons and neuropathy to name a few.
I had an upcoming visit with my primary care doctor and I discussed my concerns. When I told him what I received and I was concerned with side effects, he immediately named the two that were most troubling to me. He did say that I was only prescribed 6 tablets and the chances of my experiencing those side effects in particular were rare. I mentioned that male breast cancer is also rare.
Dr. Rees did mention that there are other antibiotics that could be substituted in lieu of Ciprofloxasin. He suggested that I contact Dr. Hurley's office and indicated that I was uncomfortable with the prescription. He said they would probably give me something else.
During my visit with Dr. Rees, while 'checking my vitals', I could hear an audible 'hmmmm' as he was feeling my glands in my neck. I asked if something was wrong. The doctor indicated that he was going to schedule me for an ultra-sound of my carotid artery. He said, my left side had a good flow, but the right side not as good. He indicated that as we age, these arteries get a build up of plaque. Since my cholesterol numbers have always been stellar and I don't need meds for that he just wanted to be certain there was no blockage, which could lead to a stroke.
Yikes! I'm scheduled for an ultra sound on August 5th. So there will more to come on that.
I received a call from Dr. Hurley's office and they moved up my procedure date to August 31st (from September 15th). In addition, I was told that the doctor sent in a new script to replace the Ciprofloxasin. I checked my online account and saw that an order of NITROFURANTOIN MONOHYDRATE was in process. I quickly looked at the list of side effects (again scary), but not as concerning as the other.
More to come!
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