Went to the doctor.
Jul. 12th, 2006 06:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valis2He said I have facial cellulitis, which he thinks might be from a tooth abcess, because I am experiencing a wee bit of tooth pain and swelling on one side.
I forgot entirely to tell him about my eye troubles, and I think it's the leftover eye infection making itself known.
He prescribed amoxicillin, 500mg, 3 times a day.
I thought nothing of it until a friend gasped and told me that it was overkill, that for his recent bout of pneumonia he took 200mg twice a day.
Anyone else think it's too much? Now I'm all paranoid.
ETA: Okay, sounds like the right prescription, no problem here.
I forgot entirely to tell him about my eye troubles, and I think it's the leftover eye infection making itself known.
He prescribed amoxicillin, 500mg, 3 times a day.
I thought nothing of it until a friend gasped and told me that it was overkill, that for his recent bout of pneumonia he took 200mg twice a day.
Anyone else think it's too much? Now I'm all paranoid.
ETA: Okay, sounds like the right prescription, no problem here.
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Date: 2006-07-12 11:03 pm (UTC)It seems alright to me. With antibiotics, it's generally good to use bombs instead of pebbles, to prevent resistance.
If you take a look at this link, you will find a table (no 4) in which number 6 stands for amoxicilling. The second column to the right lists the dosage for grown-ups, 0,5 to 1 g up to 3 times per day.
http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/WWW/AWMF/ll/017-066.htm
Don't worry. And take your pills until all are gone, even if the symptoms go away earlier. This is really important!
Get well soon!
*hugs*
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Date: 2006-07-13 12:24 am (UTC)I'm really careful with antibiotics, don't worry. *hugs* I'll take every one of these gigantic pills, I promise!