Just Diagnosed- Get Prepared

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sas-schatzi · May 2014

member name delete: it's all the Gists' with their own body parts, not paying attention to what the other Gist' are doing.

(insert Nystatin powder---that powders good. I'm talking non-medical powders as being a breeding ground for bacteria and fungus --yeast).

Sorry we were talking yeast infection in vulva area, not bladder infection. Ironically everything applies. With the addition for both- culture and sensitivity of urine and vaginal opening. Should have mentioned that above, but here it is now.

Yeast is a bad neighbor. It is kept in check by the other good bacteria. When antibiotics are taken, they can kill not only bad bacteria , but good bacteria(bug) too. That allows the yeast(bug) to overgrow. Elevated sugar(glucose) levels is their nirivana food, and warm moist environment.

Any ways before they give you an antibiotic - try and tell them that you will only take them, if it's based on "culture and sensitivity". Culture --they grow the bug to see what it is. Once the bug or bugs are identified, they then test it sensitivity against all the antibiotics usually used for that bug or bugs.

Bugs can become resistant to antibiotics which means the antibiotic no longer works. Also, there is a rating system-- one drug may be a 1 in sensitivity, another may be a 8. The better drug is a 1. It's more sensitive to killing the bug. 8 would be weak.

What happens too much, is gists order drugs without testing. You could be taking a drug that the bug is resistant too. The drug isn't doing you any good. Bug wins. OR the drug is weakly sensitive to killing the bug. If the bug is strong enough, it can overcome the drugs ability to kill it.. Bug wins again.

Each time you take an antibiotic it affects the whole body. Antibiotics can over time affect the immune system. This is why you want to take a drug that is going to work. Less wear and tear on the entire body and the bug is dead.

Know what bug it is by culturing. Know the sensitivity of the bug to the drug. (lol just made that up it rhymes)

sas-schatzi · May 2014

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sas-schatzi · May 2014

Hi, popping in. I was posting with another member. I thought sharing the below information may be helpful to you Winking .

The link www.needymeds.org is to a web site started by a Social Worker and a doc. It is a tricky site to use. The first page leads to a several hundred resource pages. But I think this first page, does not project the wealth that lies beneath. Be patient when following the links within the site. There are sections that are disease and drug specific. The specific page then links to lists of organizations that provide monetary or other types of assistance.

Register first and do the request for assistances form. Reason: the request for assistance form is filed. If you apply to 1 or 20 organizations/companies, the forms don't need to be repeatedly filled out. The system is designed to pull information from the original form. There may be a few particulars that need to be added to a companies/organizations form.

All the pharmaceutical companies have patient assistance programs. All the drug manufactures are listed there

The other way to reach drug manufactures is 1. call the manufactuer patient assistance number(goolge keywords: drug name and manufacturer, then to webpage>>>patient assistance. Very time consuming.

There is so much more on www.needymeds.org. It took a bit of time to wander through the whole site. I've shared a telephone walk through with many friends and relatives. I even called healthcare facilities to tell them about this link.

For completeness, there are many ways to get financial assistance for whatever you need. There are organizations that will do things for you i.e volunteers that buy groceries, drive, install handrails, build wheelchair ramps.

How to find the info besides from the link above? FIND the SOCIAL WORKER(SW). It's there job to know these things Talk to all of the following 1. cancer center SW, 2.hospital SW, 3. Insurance companies SW, 4. County SW. 5. church outreach leader.

I requested from my insurance carrier, a consult with a SW. That one appointment with the insurance carrier Social Worker, led to grants totaling $10,550. The meeting with the cancer centers SW, led to coverage of neulasta for $4000.00.

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