>Hello all I have an update ....seems no pcp evidence yet if ever I dont
>know....doc( lung guy) looked at  the xray and ct scan and says its not pcp
>so he took me off the Bactrim the 22nd last month,,so by the 1st i new i
>was
>getting sick and went in to see him ....doc says we need a sputim sample
>and
>for the ent to to sample sinus area AFTER  I'm off the antibiotics 14 days
>,
>the ent sampeled on the 7th and put me back on bactrim cause now I'm really
>gettin sick ......the 11th I spent 6 hours in emergency before they felt I
>could go home however the er doctor asked 3 times if I didn't want to stay
>and made me promise to only sit and rest at home , rest was all I felt like
>doing.......In ER I got a large iv with avalox and prednisone while using a
>neb mask with albuterol for 1 solid hour then again 45 min later for
>another
>hour....Next morning my family doctor called for er update and to  discuss
>results of ent swab test it shows Escherichia coli  and Straph auresus
>(MARSA) infections  so he says to stop avalox and start bactrim  and for me
>to call ent to seek if any further is needed........ent nurse called back
>says you were given an RX ( Bactrim) so your being treated ,  I called
>family doctor back to update him he is calling an infectious disease doc
>for
>further needs ,,,, should hear tomorrow....This time the bactrim isn;t
>working as well or quickly not sure why ,,Any ideas?????   WOW how things
>change in less than 3 weeks....Mahalo  Michael