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Re: ally really bad UTI after catheterization?From: gidge (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:40:42 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote: > >Non-elaborate but honest answer. Some women will get UTIs after >instrumentation and some are more prone than others. The need for 2 >antibiotics is unusual unless there are two different bacterias not >resposnive to the same antibiotic. > >Hope you feel better soon. > >HSM >THANKS Dr. Marchbein for the info, I woke this morning and have some burning returning even though I am still on the two antibiotics...worse thing is they were unable to identify the bacteria because by the time they did a culture I was already on the antibiotics...I am also 7mths post op from TAH/BSO...there is no chance that I might have a hole (cystocele?) and that's what is causing the burning? Thanks for any help you or any other dr can give I appreciate it!! Gidge >At Mon, 18 Sep 2000, gidge wrote: >> >>Hi saw my urologist last week to discuss hydrodistension and urethral >>dilation for treatment of IC and he decided to catheterize me on the >>spot to see if I was retaining any urine...it really hurt when he put it >>in (hence the urethral dilation coming up) but the next day (Friday)i >>woke up with the worst UTI I have ever had, went to the clinic and they >>gave me Cipro and the next day it was even worse so I went to the ER and >>they ran IV antibiotics and sent me home, the next day it was worse >>again...so I am currently on TWO antibiotics...cipro and prolopin? And >>it finally seems to be going away...is this common (I also had >>cystoscopy the week before) and why was this infection so extreme (the >>urologist said it hurt so bad because my bladder was already irritated >>from the IC) >> >>Any insight from the doc's would help , I have told my urologist he >>can't do anything further to me without prescribing an antibiotic >>first!! Thanks Gidge > >-- >Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS >Great Neck, New York > >**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only >and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. >This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to >consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options >and/or interventions. > >**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, >consequently no private emails will receive a response. > >**Thank you for your understanding ;-) > >Please be aware that all e-mail on this forum is archived and can be viewed at >http://forums.obgyn.net/womens-health, >http://forums.obgyn.net/pregnancy-birth or >http://forums.obgyn.net/young-women >and is accessible to anybody on the >internet including internet search engines. This should be taken into >consideration before sending postings of a personal or confidential nature. >
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