"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 10/11/2015 4:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >>
>> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>> On 10/10/2015 5:21 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> >>>> On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 09:49:20 -0400, jmcquown >
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On 10/10/2015 8:22 AM, sf wrote:
>> >>>>>> He lives a pretty much isolated life, so his immune system
>> >>>>>> is easy pickins for any stray germ or virus he comes into contact
>> >>>>>> with
>> >>>>>> during his occasional forays into society.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>> I live a pretty isolated life, too, but I do actually venture out
>> >>>>> and
>> >>>>> about. I don't catch every little bug that comes along. People
>> >>>>> sneeze,
>> >>>>> people cough. I don't get sick as a result of being exposed to
>> >>>>> them.
>> >>>>> 
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Barbara's hypothesis is nonsense. I live in an isolated community,
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> yet I rarely ever get colds, flu and gastro. I go into Launceston
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> people are sneezing and coughing... I never catch a damned thing.
>> >>>>
>> >>> Guess we're just lucky. Actually, Sheldon has mentioned he has
>> >>> COPD
>> >>> for which he uses a nebulizer. I'm not a doctor, obviously, but that
>> >>> might make him more prone to bacterial type respiratory infections
>> >>> which
>> >>> would require antibiotics.
>> >>>
>> >>> Jill
>> >>
>> >> I do too, and it does.
>> >
>> > I use a nebuliser too, and that relieves my problems Do you think the
>> > use causes infection? I use it when I have infections because it
>> > gives
>> > some relief.
>> >
>> > The idea that it causes infection isn't something I had considered.
>>
>> I wasn't saying the nebulizer causes infections. I meant if you have
>> COPD and use a nebulizer you might be more prone to upper respiratory
>> infections, hence the need for antibiotics.
>
> Most of the long-term maintenance inhalers come with warnings that you
> might be more prone to infections. Overusing antibiotics is
> counter-productive though. They are prescribed way too much.
My doc trusts me to know when I need them (which is not very often) and I
have a course in the house. The deal is that if I start a course, I see her
the next day. Same thing with steriods.
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