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Originally Posted by x SF med
Are the docs not thinking of long term toxicity and organ damage with some of these ABX tx's? A short term stay now and more expensive long term care in the future? some of the newer big gun broad spectrum ABX therapies have systemic effects that are delayed by months and years - neuro-muscular, renal, hepatic, hemo, cardiac and pure neuro... and these effects are exascerbated by the compromised immune system and the pathogen itself. I guess I'm old school and still think in the terms of Primum Non Nocere, across the board... harm comes immediately, economically and in quality of life terms, IMOO. YMMV.
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Are the docs not thinking of long term toxicity and organ damage with some of these ABX tx's?
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My gut reaction was YGTBSM! Who or what group is taking a long-term view of anything anymore??? Name one!
I can tell from the passion in your post that this shit drives you batshit f'n crazy too! That is why I posted the reply to VG's lament about Intel in another thread (cross-thread points please). Exactly the same thing is present in the medical field.
It seems to me that the solutions to problems we face (pick one...any one) are obvious if people would just take their collective heads out of their 4th point of contact.
[Sigh]