I'm posting here because i'm starting to
wonder if my Dr. Knows what he's talking
about.
I got a uti from a hospital catheter (was
discharged dec. 22. My symptoms weren't
that bad, so I didn't even realize I had a
uti. Didn't go to Dr. 'til jan. 16-got
diagnosed from urine culture 3 days later)
anyway, I tried cipro-it didn't knock out
the infection. Lately i've had a lot of
pain, but my Dr. Says, can't be a kidney
infection because I don't have a fever,
nausea or vomiting. Well, if it's still
just a uti, it sure is a painful one!
I am going to try macrobid now-however, if
it's a kidney infection, that may not
work. Should I take my dr's word on this?
I have had this infection for 2 mos. And
am starting to worry.
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lsipes
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 325
Posted: 02-17-06 22:40pm
It is possible that it's moved from the
urinary tract into the bladder. That is
certainly more painful. And it's also
possible that it made its way to the
kidneys. How long are you supposed to
take the second antibiotic for?
I've had many utis/bladder infections and
a lot of times i'm on antibiotics for 2
weeks and the infection is still there.
It all just depends on how much bacteria
needs to be killed off.
If you think your doctor may be wrong, i'd
go ahead and get a second opinion.
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sandrawg
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 2
Uti Or Kidney Infection Posted: 02-17-06 22:47pm
The prescription for the 2nd antibiotic,
macrobid, is for 7 days. I wonder if I
need a longer prescription, since the
infection has been present for almost 2
months now.
Did you get an antibiotic susceptibility
test with your utis so you would know the
proper treatment? What bacteria did you
have?
Sounds like you have had some utis that
were difficult to treat.
