Combating Pseudomonas Infection
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 12:06PMAfter nearly 4 and a half years I finally got hit with the infection. Until this point nothing. Traveled worked taught. To date been in the hospital twice 4 sets of different IVs while in the hospital. Now at home taking Cipro 500mg twice per day. Feeling ok, however I have yet to find anything "approved" for the cure or eradication of this bacteria.
I use a UV wand and have thought of trying essential oils. Also looked into Galium Matenate. The Gallium looks the most promising. However it is not available here in the US.
So has anyone had any luck beating this infection , besides a life long use of using antibiotics?
Thank you
Pseudomonas infection
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 10:57PMIn reply to Pseudomonas infection by Henry R.
Gregory D.Thank you for the information
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 9:42AMIn reply to Pseudomonas infection by Henry R.
helen t.vest instructions
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 4:31PMwoud be interested as this is in near future for me. also does uv light really work? i heard there were some law suits on claims
Hello Gregory, I had an…
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 8:34PMHello Gregory,
I had an infection 3 years into my LVAD, felt just fine, but was hospitalized for about a week. They told me that once I have an infection, I will always have an infection. I heard them, but didn't understand until 4 years later, the same infection came back, and I was sick, as bad as the initial heart failure sick. No appetite so I lost weight, no energy, so I did next to nothing and had no muscle tone or stamina, pain in abdomen, and then the fever. I was hospitalized for over 3 weeks before they decided to replace the entire LVAD system. Since the system is not organic, an infection will cling to it. Mine stayed dormant for 4 years. Since the surgery was a success, thank God, I was given yet another chance, and I am grateful. This was is 2017, so there may be more developments, but I was given some pretty serious medicine that only calmed it down enough to have surgery. They tested the removed system, and also found another, totally different infection.
I sure wish you the best, but my options were replacement or hospice. I pray they have made progress in 3 years.
Cindy