I had an ear infection last week and was put on Augmentin for the first time. By Thursday I had developed a bad case of thrush with blisters down my throat! They stopped the Augmentin and started me on Nystatin, Ear drop antibiotics, and Vicodin for the pain Friday. By Sunday afternoon I had awful leg cramps and yesterday morning the pain was so bad that I had to go to urgent care. They drew labs but said they felt I was allergic to the vicodin. Gave me a steroid shot and steroid pack.
The pain is gone today, but I feel ridiculously run down. Haven't been sick in well over a year and am typically an active, healthy, nonsmoking, 40 year old. This just has me down big time!
Labs came back and it all looks great except for the Monocytes - they are elevated - normal value 4-13, mine are 17. Everything else on the CBC with diff/platelet and CMP looks normal. They had me come get a copy for my family doctor - but can't get into family PCP until the end of the week.
What does it mean to just have elevated Monocytes like that?