Being referred to a ENT after doctor follow-up

rooster wrote: I hope you finish the antibiotics at least one week before the cruise. The most horrific case of sunburn I have ever seen was on a friend whose doctor gave him an antibiotic prescription to take on a cruise. The friend was once a member of Hitler's Youth and the doctor was Jewish. Of course I told the friend the doctor knew exactly what he was doing and got a little revenge.

Just started the pills tonight. Had to take the first two and then rest over the next 4 days. My cruise is not until Nov 15th so I think I have some time. Anyhow, I have SPF 30 sunscreen with is double the SPF what I normally put on my skin. I did not know that antibiotics would cause that. As usual, I have not read the instructions that came with the pills just reading how many to take each day. I am glad that they have given me them since my cough is bad tonight so much so that I won't be able to use the CPAP. A friend of mine had hers go into pneumonia a few weeks ago.

fsmitty wrote:...cough is bad tonight so much so that I won't be able to use the CPAP. A friend of mine had hers go into pneumonia a few weeks ago.

Might ask about an Rx for Tussionex for that cough...it is a central nervous system depressant BUT its codeine controls coughing like magic! I take 1/3 of the recommended dose and don't drive when I take it. Thought I was going to need it but my coughing (cold) was bad for just 2 days...not enough to take such a powerful drug. That CNS depressant effect affects breathing and that's a BIG deal for all of us here, so be cautious if you get it. But like I said, it works wonders.