It’s been a rough couple of days – no, almost a week. To add to my woes, I developed an infection in my catheter port which at first was treated with Cephalexin from the kit Fresenius provides us for such treatment. My dialysis nurse also administered me the full bag treatment.
The antibiotic treatment “treated” me to every side effect listed for it as follows:
Side Effects:
Common side effects of cephalexin include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Tiredness or weakness
- Abdominal pain2
I was completely out of it for several days. Of course, the complexity of my ailments was only compounded by the other ailments going on. We finally got everything sorted out – I am no longer taking this antibiotic, and my port is slowly improving, so I think we are coming out of this phase of “stayin’ alive.”
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