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Darn it - I've got some symptoms of a bladder infection. I just got back from the lab where I left my *specimen*. My doc's office will call when they get the results and call in my 'scrip.
Wahh! The was very nice and faxed the slip to the lab so I don't have to go to the office and pay a co-pay - but I don't want to take an antibiotic! Now I'll have to go load up on probiotics and cross my fingers that I don't get a bad D reaction from the meds...
Of course I'm putting the cart before the horse - but I've *never* had my sample come back *negative* when I suspect an infection - plus I've been drinking tons since Sunday - when I had the first inkling - which often helps - but not this time...
We are supposed to leave for Wyoming in 9 days - I don't need this - nor will I enjoy the yeast infection that the antibiotics will likely cause....ok pity party over...off to water/cranberry juice
What ever the doc always gave me for UTI's I always drank Cranberry juice with it. My Mom was a nurse and she made us do that as kids and I kept it up after I grew up.
Hope you get over it soon. Love Oma
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So sorrry, Mary. UTI's are no fun and especially with MC and I hope you will be OK with whatever treatment you have. Perhaps you will get lucky.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Love, Shirley
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Thanks for the good thoughts, everyone! I expect to hear back today (nurse said the lab needs 48 hours) my doc likes to do a culture and give specific antibiotics instead of broad spectrum - which is good, but the waiting is hard I am fortunately not *too* miserable - I don't have the horrific pain that sometimes just goes with - just urgency (and nasty-looking, cloudy urine - TMI, LOL!). Doesn't help that this is the 3rd day of 95+ temperatures - we're ALL drinking lots and running to the bathroom, lol!
Hi Mary. Hope it clears up soon. My Urologist said the fairly frequent problems I have had in that area were because D caused irritation all over that area & sometimes it is an infection & other times just the irritation. I take cranberry juice each day too oma, my doc put me on to it ages ago. I think it really does help. You can get cranberry capsules also but I enjoy the drink.
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Liz
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Wahh! The 
was very nice and faxed the slip to the lab so I don't have to go to the office and pay a co-pay - but I don't want to take an antibiotic! Now I'll have to go load up on probiotics and cross my fingers that I don't get a bad D reaction from the meds...
water/cranberry juice
I am fortunately not *too* miserable - I don't have the horrific pain that sometimes just goes with - just urgency (and nasty-looking, cloudy urine - TMI, LOL!). Doesn't help that this is the 3rd day of 95+ temperatures - we're ALL drinking lots and running to the bathroom, lol!
