Linda, I have a long list of drug allergies, which includes the optimum drugs for the "cocktail" to treat h.pylori. They couldn't use that, so my doctor tried a combination that she hoped would give good results. I went back a few weeks later as I still had the symptoms, and she retested me. I still had an extremely high count, so she referred me to a specialist (Dr P) as she didn't know what to try. On November 28th Dr P did a Gastroscopy-Esophagoscopy to get some samples to have cultures done to determine what meds would work best to get rid of it. We are still waiting for one of the cultures. The lab sent Dr P a report last Thursday that it would be a few more days before the culture is completed. I have a list of 14 drugs that I can't take, so it can be a challenge to find something appropriate. Abby |