500 Mg Zpack 6 Days, Medrol 4mg Taper

I just finished 6 days of 500 mg Zithromax, and the 6 day medrol dose pack....3rd antibiotic in a month. Started achiness, dry cough in October, took 250mg zpack 5 days....better for 14 days, jogged in the cold, work around kids.... Right ear and side of throat started hurting 2nd week of Nov... A cephalosporin antibiotic 7 days... No better week if Thanksgiving, achy, pain upper left rib area, coughing up tons of phlegm. Chest xray clear, diagnosed infection and pleurisy. That is when 500 mg zpack and medrol dose pack were prescribed....I finished those 1 day ago, 12/3... I am suppose to get all blood work for my physical, 12/12.. I am wondering if I should wait til Jan? I am supplies to be out of town Christmas.....I don't know if all this will effect labs negatively...

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It might, but the best thing to do is to let them know everything you've taken recently, so they are aware of how it may affect the lab work. Some medications can cause false positives for others, according to the NIH.

Are you on any other medications?

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