The antibiotics that I have been taking for this past year to save my leg are reaching the max. course. I was in the hospital for 5 months last year with surgery 4 times on my leg. In the hospital, I was on IV strong antibiotics. Medicare wouldn't pay for the IV ones at home. Hence, the oral antibiotics (2 heavy duty) are continuing. I have osteomylitis, diarrhea each time eat and spontaneously (must wear an incontinence brief, if out for awhile)
The package comes with yeast infections in the obvious areas, skin folds, mouth/throat with crusty sides of mouth. So, I also take daily Diflucan (anti-yeast) as well.
Now I face a decision of taking the antibiotics with leaving the hardware in my knee or have them take the hardware out risking the area from the knee down break and splinter with use, due to osteoporosis, and the removal of multiple screws and the supporting plate. The docs give me odds. Percentages that this or that major problem will occur. One or the other is very likely. It's possible that the major infection will ensue, continued.
This is all pretty unnerving and worrysome.
