My former GP was very aware of that, and had a long list of meds that shouldn't be used.
With mistakes in the pharmacy and the new GP's rather strange idea of taking over only part of data of the former GP's files, a lot got lost.
The only stress I experience before my last surgery was making the tam fully aware of allergic reactions and potential anafylactic shock... which is never good in heart patients.
The surgery before my heart stopped... so I was very clear about it all.
I guess that's why I got a very eperienced army anestetist.
And afterwards it became clear she had studied the old files in detail.
Because of the problems I got a pharmacogenetic passport without any hesitation.
The passport shows which enzymes are tested and of those tested if they are normal metabolizers, or not.
I was told by the geneticist that me and my children are pioneers in the area.
We found that out...
Even at the pharmacy they don't know what they are dealing with, but the past week has offered an interesting lesson.
The GP prescribed antibiotics.
Flucloxacilline.
I couldn't deal with the schedule of food and taking pills. As a diabetic I need a rather strict diet and timetable. Dealing with capsules that need to be taken after 2 hours past a meal and before 1 hour before a meal, 4 times a day things got badly messed up, resulting in hypos.
I informed the GP, but kept taking them while waiting for an anwer. I got palpitations that increased over time. It was that she told me to stop, otherwise I had it done all ny myself. (Rather unwise, as one should not stop in the middle of a sequence of antibiotics.)
She prescribed something else:
Clindamycine.
I should have checked myself...
The pharmacy should have known.
I got a severe allergic reaction. A bad rash...
I don't often react with a rash, so I went through all possibilities: laundry softener..etc etc.
Then I called the doctor's post (the back up for GP care during the night hours, weekens and festive days.), got a nice woman who knew what she was talking about. (How I longed for efficient and knowledgeable care like this!!)
She had a good look at the issue, aske the (unknown) GP what to do, and confirmed my idea: ith both antibiotics I had made a full course anyway... so stop.
Later it turned out that the second antibiotic is mainly metabolized by an enzyme which doesn't work in my body.
Knowinng this I also know now it will take quite some time for the stuff to get out of my body.
So we upped my anti-histamine I take every day, to prevent some of the food allergies.
And I was told to be patient....
and watch the wound on my leg closely.
Let's hope this is the end of the tale.
Time to inform the GP and the Pharmacy... with explanation....
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