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Re: Urinary Tract infection for 4 weeks
From: Jeanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 11:32:16 -0500 (CDT)
Yes, they did a couple of urine cultures during this 4 week time and
they showed that it was sensitive to tons of antibiotics including the
two I mentioned below.
At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote:
>
>Did they do a culture of urine? Could be that none of the antibiotics
>are gonna touch the organism of infection.
>
>At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Jeanne wrote:
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>>I have been being treated for a urinary tract infection for about four
>>weeks. The first two weeks I was put in Macrobid and sent in for x-rays
>>which showed nothing. Then the third week I was taken off of some
>>anti-inflamitories I was taking (vioxx) to see if they were affecting
>>the antibodiccs, and I was put on keflex. After my 3rd treatment I went
>>in for a urinalysist. My urologists office called and said there was
>>still a bit of an infection and put me on more Macrobid. At one point
>>they had planned on doing some sort of procedure where they look in the
>>bladder to check for other causes but I have not had that done. I am 27
>>years old and have only had one other urinary tract infection. I have
>>been noticing pain in my left side right around/above my belly button
>>and was wondering if this could be related? It is not an extreme pain
>>but a discomfort. I know this next question may sound strange but if
>>there was something blocking my passage of urination would it have shown
>>up in the x-rays?
>>
>>Thank you very much,
>>Jeanne
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