Reviewer: pernat, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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severe hearing loss!!!!was treated for bronchitis!left with severe tinnitis also!

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severe hearing loss!!!!was treated for bronchitis!left with severe tinnitis also!
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Reviewer: sumthyngsimilar, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Went to the Dr on Sunday with very sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and lots of mucus. Dr prescribed me Zithromax, as well as zyrtec D and Nasonex. Tuesday comes, and the symptoms have actually worsened...now having fevers, can barely swallow. Went back to Dr, and he prescribed on top of the other meds some Hydromet. It seemed to relieve the pain for a couple of hours. Then today, I woke, and I c ... Show Full Comment

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Went to the Dr on Sunday with very sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and lots of mucus. Dr prescribed me Zithromax, as well as zyrtec D and Nasonex. Tuesday comes, and the symptoms have actually worsened...now having fevers, can barely swallow. Went back to Dr, and he prescribed on top of the other meds some Hydromet. It seemed to relieve the pain for a couple of hours. Then today, I woke, and I couldn't swallow anything. Still had fever, and swollen lymph nodes, still lots of mucus. Went back to Dr today(friday), and he finally gave me a shot of Depoinject(steroid) and a shot of rocephin. Came home and about 2 hrs later throat swelling was already reducing. Have yet to see the remaining swelling go away, hopefully when I wake in the morning. Would love to drink some apple juice! :)
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Reviewer: NandaJo, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Went to my family doctor on Monday (10/12/09) with very sore throat, body aches and 102 fever. Was diagnosed with H1N1 and prescribed Tamiflu. Was given 2 strep tests, the first one came up negative at their office, the second had to be sent off (will update the results Monday if positive). Although the Tamiflu worked very well on my body aches, my throat was getting much worse... the pain intensi ... Show Full Comment

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Went to my family doctor on Monday (10/12/09) with very sore throat, body aches and 102 fever. Was diagnosed with H1N1 and prescribed Tamiflu. Was given 2 strep tests, the first one came up negative at their office, the second had to be sent off (will update the results Monday if positive). Although the Tamiflu worked very well on my body aches, my throat was getting much worse... the pain intensified and it felt like I was swallowing glass and swelling so much I couldn't swallow anything but liquid, but breathing fine. On the fourth day dealing with my throat, I went to a Wellstar Urgent Care (my doctor's office was closed) and they took a strep test again (neg), a mono test (neg) and a CBC (?) blood test which was positive for bacterial and viral infection. I received a steroid injection along with a Rocephin injection (with Lidocane). I was so desperate for relief, the shots did not even bother me. I felt so much better by that night! I woke up the next day and the pain and swelling were nearly gone!! I had not slept in days until that night. The shot was so worth it to me. I was also prescribed Augmenton, which I start on today. But just from having this shot, along with the steroid, I feel like I am nearly back to normal.
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Reviewer: none, 3-6 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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I rushed my youngest child to the ER with a fever over 105, knowing this six year old had just recieved a hep A shot only three days earlier. Since the fever was high they did x-rays, blood work and the q-tip test both for the nose and throat. I was told one of the tests came back postive for Influenza B Viral Antigen or the flu, this shot was broken down to two shots for each leg. Now almost 24 h ... Show Full Comment

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I rushed my youngest child to the ER with a fever over 105, knowing this six year old had just recieved a hep A shot only three days earlier. Since the fever was high they did x-rays, blood work and the q-tip test both for the nose and throat. I was told one of the tests came back postive for Influenza B Viral Antigen or the flu, this shot was broken down to two shots for each leg. Now almost 24 hours later my child still refuses to stand or walk on their own and the muscles are so tight I don't see how it can work and potty trips are very hard when my child refuses to stand for the removal and replacement of clothing. I have found most reviews helpful but for someone who dislikes shots this was not my ideal treatment and this person left the ER with 5 new meds to take on top of the shot.
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Reviewer: dinker9111, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Was given shot of rocephin for an abcess on march 9th, by march 13th abcess was not any better, had to go to surgeon to have removed, on march 24th still not much better, went back to surgeon, apparently the shot didnt absorb into my body like it should have and formed an abcess that I also had to have removed, so now I have 2 large holes in my back that have to be packed twice a day until t ... Show Full Comment

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Was given shot of rocephin for an abcess on march 9th, by march 13th abcess was not any better, had to go to surgeon to have removed, on march 24th still not much better, went back to surgeon, apparently the shot didnt absorb into my body like it should have and formed an abcess that I also had to have removed, so now I have 2 large holes in my back that have to be packed twice a day until they heal, make sure that your nurse shakes the shot really well before injecting you and that she also adds some lidocane to it so it wont sting as bad.
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