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Topic: antibiotic shots

newlymepatient
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Member # 6461

posted

I might be ignorant--maybe doctors already do this.

Since Lyme bacteria hides in the joints why don't we shoot the antibiotics in the effected joints?

Is there some reason they don't? I mean I only took environmental biology in college, so I really don't know much about medicine...can anyone explain this? Has anyone asked their doctor this?

I might start taking antibiotic shots and it was my understanding they give it to you in the butt.

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SForsgren
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7686

posted

In the long run, probably does not help. You just push them around from one place to another. So butt or joint, long-term result is probably similar. You may even get less absorption by not injecting it into muscle...

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Be well,
Scott

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