General Discussion

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I'm glad I stepped on that scale. I had no idea. I knew I had gained some weight. But I'm only 5 ft and 20 pounds is a lot. My BP is also elevated. Now I'm "watching my weight".

They didn't weigh me when I went to the minor emergency clinic a few months ago. They asked me my weight. I was off, but it was no big deal because antibiotic doses are prescribed over fairly large weight ranges. For instance, every adult gets the same "Z pack". I guess if I weighed over 300 pounds or under 80 pounds, maybe the Z pack dosage could be an issue.

The woman in the article complained about weight being discussed in conjunction with antibiotics and sciatica. So there shouldn't be an issue with antibiotics and weight. However, there is a correlation between sciatica and weight. Not much details are given, but sciatica is such a broad topic. Has she been to PT? Is she exercising for it? Can she exercise? Does she have a severe case? Does she have previous surgery? How overweight is she? 20 pounds or so? (Probably not an issue) 100 pounds? (Yes) The list is endless and probably too broad to address in the article. However, there is a correlation between weight and back pain. However, there is also a very strong correlation with exercise, but exercise and weight can go hand in hand. No info given on the sciatica issue.