Ok it all started over a month ago. I went to the doctor for a UTI took medicine felt fine and 2 weeks later it came back. Since then I have been to the doctor 3 times. Nothing they're giving me feels like it's working. It doesn't hurt when I pee still but I have the most awful pressure in my bladder area and it is so uncomfortable! I went and saw a urologist yesterday and he said that I wasn't given a strong enough medication for long enough. So he put me on Keflex three times a day for 7 days and then I have to take it once a day for 3 more weeks after that!!! It's been two days and I still feel no reilef. The urologist said that my bladder is probably bruised and swolled from the infection. They had me get an ultrasound too and they didn't say anything was wrong. I'm so scared that this will ever end. Has anyone else ever had this problem?
2006-10-12 15:28:56 · 9 answers · asked by shannonmarie018 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
i never had that problem or a uti for that matter, but i am a nurse and everything the doctors said sounds right. if they didnt' see anything during the ultrasound then i imagine you have to just let the pill do it's job.. you can also ask for a med that numbs your bladder such as pyridum.
2006-10-12 15:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, yes, yes. I sometimes feel I am the Queen of UTI's, I have had them for months with no change. You have to be persistent with the meds, don't forget, and try to take them at the same time every day. Drink alot of water, I mean tons. Your urethra is probably inflammed from the infection, that is why you are still feeling discomfort. Do as the doctor says and see him again in three weeks, he should then do another culture to see if the infection is gone. I know how hard this can be. Just hang in there, don't give up.
2006-10-12 22:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by june clever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had similar problems with UTI. The best thing is to go and buy concentrated cranberry pills. Also if you will eat yogurt on a regular basis ( once a day ), that will help also. Also make sure when you go to the bathroom sit there for a little while longer and make sure your bladder is completely empty. Antibiotics arent always the right way to go when its a constant complaint. Try some prevention. Good Luck!
2006-10-15 15:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by kndykisz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok first increase you water intake unless you are not permitted try drinking 8 8oz glasses every day also try drinking some cranberry juice to help make your urine acidic to help kill the bacteria orange juice makes your urine alkaline not good in some aspects because of the uti. also if you are female make sure when you relieve yourself in the bathroom you wipe front to back AND WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!!! also for some reason the bacteria are not responding to the antibiotics did the dr. do a urinalysis and culture and sensitivity???? some "germs" take a LONG time to get rid of
2006-10-12 22:39:41 · answer #4 · answered by pecola princepessa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The keflex shoud take effect in a few days make sure to take all the med. Follow your dr's advice Feel Better.
2006-10-12 22:33:09 · answer #5 · answered by sharon r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it almost sounds like you may have interstitial cystitis. a chronic inflammation of the bladder. you should see a second urologist for another opinion. and go to a good website like mayoclinic.com, or webmd.com, and research this condition to see if the symptoms match up. hope i have helped
2006-10-12 22:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Boop 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sexually active? If so, your partner could possibly have an infection without realizing it and be reinfecting you. He may need to be checked out. Good luck to you...I know UTI's can be miserable :(
2006-10-12 22:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by Patricia S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink plenty of cranberry juice for a couple of days one bottle usual does it for me
2006-10-12 22:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by wilma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats fine
2006-10-12 23:18:22 · answer #9 · answered by secretename 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋