http://onthewards.disqus.com/enTue, 29 Jul 2008 18:35:00 -0000http://onthewards.com/2008/06/04/short-course-antibiotics-equally-effective-as-longer-treatments-in-copd-exacerbations/#comment-1603478After visiting a dying mother at two nursing homes I have come down with something I can't kick. At this time I have been using Levaquin and now Amoxicillin. (5 weeks)<br>Have used Duo-Neb with Nebulizer machine and Azmacort daily for the past 5 years. I was diagnosed with Asthma as a child. Now 71 years old. Lately my PFM has been 270 average. Oxygen concentrator for 12 to 15 hours a day. <br>Was rear ended in 1980 in a auto accident . Sustained Neck and Low Back major chronic problems. 28 years fighting and arguing with MD's over Chronic Pain. I'm just a DRUG ADDICT !! The coughing to get up sputum is now a major source of increased pain. Could use some good advice.<br>veejerKen VolzTue, 29 Jul 2008 18:35:00 -0000