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Reviewer: Loving Daughter, 75 or over Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Mom had surgery on leg (broken bone & ankle). I had to give it to her at home intravenously. She developed constipation and uranary retention in 3 days. I took her to back to hospital where she ended up staying there a week before she was sent home with another IV antibiotic. She is allergic to any penicillin type medication.
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Reviewer: Marilyn.760, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I developed cellulitis in the left leg following a total knee replacement. Keflex didn't work, but Vancomycin, although two weeks worth is a long time, has seemingly worked very well. The redness and swelling and pain are all going away. With 6 days remaining on i.v., I'm praying it removes the bacterial infection altogether.
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