Hi everyone,
My name is Emily. I did a post in the introduction thread a few months ago but I have not been able to be back on the Board since.
I am sorry to bother you out of the blue, but I need help!
My PCP diagnosed me with a urinary tract infection on Wed. July 31. He prescribed 5 days of Cipro and a drug to help me with urinary pain.
I have been having trouble with urinary urgency and hesitancy for a few months. It’s hard to pee all the way, to be blunt. So I did not know I had an infection until July 31 when I had a fever and went in to see my PCP.
I finished my Cipro on Sunday, August 4, but I still was having trouble peeing, I still had a low-grade fever (about 99.5-100), and my MS symptoms were still exacerbated.
Monday August 5 I felt terrible. My fever was 101 and I was having a terrible time peeing. I also felt nauseated and had diarrhea and back pain. I went back to see my PCP and he tested my urine again and prescribed 7 days of Macrobid and more of the pee pain drug. He had the urine cultured and when I called his nurse said there was “no growth” and to keep taking the Macrobid and I would be fine.
It’s now Saturday August 10. I have been taking my Macrobid and tomorrow is the last day. I still feel bad, though. I still have a low-grade fever every day, and I’m still nauseated, and it’s still hard to pee. I ran out of the prescribed pee drug so I got an OTC one and it helps. I called my PCP’s office yesterday and talked to the nurse again and she said to finish the Macrobid but if over the weekend my fever spiked or I started vomiting or I couldn’t pee at all I should go to the ER.
None of this stuff is happening, but I’m still sick and uncomfortable and I am getting really worried. This seems to be going on too long. I live in a small town/rural area, and my neurologist is 2 hours away.
How worried should I be? Do you know why this might be happening? And do you have any advice about what I should do next? Having MS is hard enough but with the ongoing UTI and the antibiotics I’m getting really fatigued and stiff.
If you can help, please write me back! I want to get better! And I hate being this worried!
Thank you so much, Emily
My name is Emily. I did a post in the introduction thread a few months ago but I have not been able to be back on the Board since.
I am sorry to bother you out of the blue, but I need help!
My PCP diagnosed me with a urinary tract infection on Wed. July 31. He prescribed 5 days of Cipro and a drug to help me with urinary pain.
I have been having trouble with urinary urgency and hesitancy for a few months. It’s hard to pee all the way, to be blunt. So I did not know I had an infection until July 31 when I had a fever and went in to see my PCP.
I finished my Cipro on Sunday, August 4, but I still was having trouble peeing, I still had a low-grade fever (about 99.5-100), and my MS symptoms were still exacerbated.
Monday August 5 I felt terrible. My fever was 101 and I was having a terrible time peeing. I also felt nauseated and had diarrhea and back pain. I went back to see my PCP and he tested my urine again and prescribed 7 days of Macrobid and more of the pee pain drug. He had the urine cultured and when I called his nurse said there was “no growth” and to keep taking the Macrobid and I would be fine.
It’s now Saturday August 10. I have been taking my Macrobid and tomorrow is the last day. I still feel bad, though. I still have a low-grade fever every day, and I’m still nauseated, and it’s still hard to pee. I ran out of the prescribed pee drug so I got an OTC one and it helps. I called my PCP’s office yesterday and talked to the nurse again and she said to finish the Macrobid but if over the weekend my fever spiked or I started vomiting or I couldn’t pee at all I should go to the ER.
None of this stuff is happening, but I’m still sick and uncomfortable and I am getting really worried. This seems to be going on too long. I live in a small town/rural area, and my neurologist is 2 hours away.
How worried should I be? Do you know why this might be happening? And do you have any advice about what I should do next? Having MS is hard enough but with the ongoing UTI and the antibiotics I’m getting really fatigued and stiff.
If you can help, please write me back! I want to get better! And I hate being this worried!
Thank you so much, Emily
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