Re: MacroBid ???'s

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>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Claudia Twisdale RN) Reply-To:
>pregnancy-birth@obgyn.net To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
>Subject: Re: MacroBid ???'s Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 18:00:41 -0600
>
>You did not say how far along you were, but anyway,bleeding and/or pain
>should always be evaluated during pregnancy
>
>At Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Rachael wrote: > >Just a few questions... >Is
>MacroBid Capsules safe during pregnancy for a suspected bladder >infection?
>--I was on vacation for 4 days and the last day I got up >showered and
>within an hour had to go to the bathroom literally every 10 >minutes and
>felt like I needed to go non stop but would only dribble...by >the
>afternoon there was lower abdonimal pains and it hurt right before the
> >last drop of pee came out...by 5:30pm there was slight blood at the end
>and >when I wiped....called the doc and they made an appointment for me the
>next >morning...I got to the airport and the blood had increased alot to
>1/4 of >what was coming out of me every 10 minutes when I went to the
>bathroom...I >drank a glass of cranberry juice and got on the plane...In
>the air I felt >tons better, no dizziness or real bad pains and when I used
>the toilet there >was little to no blood....got off the plane 2 hours later
>and got home and >the pain and blood were back and seemed lots
>worse...called the on call doc >who said he would call in a prescription
>for Macrobid because it sounded >like a bladder infection and there was no
>need to go to the ER....got the >med and took one before going to bed
>within ten hours all of my symptons >were gone and my doc said there was no
>need to come in to see him.... >Should this have been handled differently?
> >Are there risks to the baby from the Macrobid or from the infection? >I
>have never had one before and I hope to never again....quite
> >painful...Thanks Rachael >P.S. Sorry so long.....
>

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