well, i learned more about this thing in my lungs. so far only 2 of the 3 cultures are testing positive for it, and a firm diagnosis requires at least three positives. so, i've given one additional sample while at the hospital today and have two more to give. chances are likely i do have this infection though. it hopefully will not require hospitalization unless it either gets worse, or my lungs get further compromised with something else--like pneumonia or something. after i go back to pulmonary in 4-8 weeks, maybe treatment can start. however, this isn't anything like a 10 day regimen of antibiotics. no, this is a 3 antibiotic regimen and will last 12-18 months...........sounds like a pain in the a**. i need to check with my drug plan and hope that they will cover all 3 of them because i sure can't afford any large drug bills every month. oh, well, we will see how it goes from here. in the meantime, i should hopefully be back to captioning again by tomorrow.
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