Doctor in Miami

so do you need a lung doctor aries?

I can set you up with one (not on sunday though)

Refuah shleimah!

:p> mbachur <d:

yes!

his name is Doctor Galbut

his number is 305-673-2744

if theres no appointment available post and i’ll try to get you in (he’s jewish and a tzaddik)

:p> mbachur <d:

did u really once kill a lion??

im so surprised that so many of the posters are from miami. i thought most wud be fro tristate area

Aries -It’s called a Snowbird. You don’t need a pulmonologist. You’re wasting your time and your money. Go see a PCP! Do you have fever, aches, shakes, chills or night sweats? Have you been getting progressively worse or are you just coughing? You definitely should go to a doctor, but if you answered no to all the above, I posted before most cases of bronchitis are viral. If it’s viral, antibiotics aren’t indicated. Breathing in steam, drinking hot clear liquids and using a vaporizer or a cold humidifier at night will help you get over it quicker. I’d also just lay in the sun all day, since you’re in Miami. Just don’t forget to use sunscreen and drink a lot of liquids (Cool or hot).

Ask your friends there who they use for a PCP, you can even just use a neighborhood clinic. Most cases of viral bronchitis, by two weeks you are feeling better, but you have this nagging cough. If you’re still bringing up stuff, do the things above. If the cough is dry & hacking, you can try an OTC cough remedy containing dextromethorphan. There are also Rx products for coughs like codeine/hydrocodone syrup. These will help you sleep at night.

mbachur – It’s not a matter of that. It’s a matter of what he will charge her, being she ain’t a yeshiva bachur. Also, can she just get an appt. tomorrow without having to be pushed in?

idk his schedule but what does it matter if she can be seen tomorrow? got any better ideas?

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Always here – Thanks for the second opinion. Are you also in the medical field?

Mr. Bachur – I don’t know how old you are, but there are a lot of factors that going into making an appt. 1. Cost 2. What will the guy/gal do for me?

Most people are hesitant to go for medical care, but I try to guide people here based on what they post. Sometimes even in- person, the diagnosis isn’t that apparent. I gave her the info what to do if she has a viral bronchitis. She obviously is worried, that she has a bacterial infection. A PCP can diagnose a bacterial pneumonia or bronchitis. PCP’s usually charge a lot less than specialists. Also, she is going to get antibiotics if the PCP feels she needs it. It’s better to get them sooner than later and that’s why she should be seen tomorrow.

exactly! i wouldn’t be suprised if she has that too and most doctors here would probably give her zithromycin, and i totally agree that she should be seen on monday and thats why i gave her the info for a doctor that the jewish community trusts this is who I know she can trust because we do! i’m not going to pull any random doctor out of my hat which no one here goes to, regarding price, i dont know how much he will charge her he himself is very resonable and you never know her insurance might be very good and therefore have no costs

<Health~ recently my pain management dr. ordered a chest CT for something else; my PCP saw the results, listened w/ a stethoscope, & said I had mild (walking) pneumonia; I had NO symptoms (cough, etc.); he put me on a 5 dy regimen of antibiotics. THEN I developed a bad, lingering cough. a follow-up chest x-ray came out clear & fine… it’s all good, no bronchitis nor anything else, B’H>

when in doubt, check it out! 🙂

oh! this was written directly after Health’s post. refuah sheleima b’karov, aries!!

any time!

darn i keep on forgetting to put my signature!

:p> mbachur <d:

health, i dont know if you are referring to me but i’m just stating my experiences with doctors here in Miami Beach, i know it’s not ideal b/c i was given z packs for a “cough that wouldn’t go away” and the doctors kept of perscribing z packs and it didn’t help (the problem actually had to do with a q-tip stuck in my ear which the ENT took out, I felt better after that (sorry for the gross details everyone))

and it should be obvious if she turns blue or grey (or any other color for that matter) that she should call 911

eclipse – the only time in such situations we order CXR, is if we are not sure if it’s bronchitis or pneumonia. We try to stay away from imaging, unless it’s necessary. If by exam, the PCP determines she does have a sinus infection, there is no reason to get a CXR!

Aries – We have so many pts. claiming nowadays to be allergic to PCN, we now ask what the reaction was? So what was your reaction or did you have an allergy test?

aries~ you could have conjunctivitis (eyes).

[SELICHA! oy! Health~ on another thread I thought it was eclipse’s response, but the thread’s been closed. sorry.]

they did health! the ENT said it could be a bunch of things one of them was i was allergic to something (which i went to an allergist who said im allergic to aspergillis mold so that might have a part to it (he gave me nasenex too)

Aries – Now you’re really making me work, I had to look it this up in another book -Currents 2009. The other I got from my pocketbook. It says for sinusitis and PCN allergy you use Bactrim or Doxycycline. Some people will give Macrolides for PCN allergy, but it’s probably better to use one of the other two. For refractory cases, you use a newer fluoroquinolone, eg. Levaquin.

Health~ all just IMO; I have no experience with sinus infections, B’H. .. no medical training/ just trying to help.

my best advice: see a doctor, and my best wishes for a complete, speedy recovery!