Poor Baby...Mama's here to give you a hug....not squeezing too tight..

Im allergic to Bactrim an all sulfas and Cipro too. Usually Amoxicillian will work after about a week..

Feel better, Dearone.

Thanks, Sal!

It's times like this that we miss our mothers the most, I think. She'd have had me in bed with copious amounts of tea and water and broth and juice and aspirin and love!

Only 7 more nights of work and then hopefully, vacation!! I'm hoping this is cleared up by then, isn't anything but a UTI, and that I am healthy by the time the vacation rolls around!

Drink lots of water my little friend. It will wash out the nasty bacterias or whatever else is clogging up your pipes. Keep bugging that doctor until you feel 100%.

good for you for giving that dr a piece of your mind and making him step up to the plate.

i really hope you are on the mend and the meds do their job.

i hope you get to have a good and restful x-mas.
btw, what are you doing for vacation?

(((RW))) I too have never had a bladder infection. I did however experience what you are experiencing. I never knew a bladder could hurt that much. I ended up going to the ER (it was the weekend) thinking I had a horrible infection but not the normal symptoms other than pain. In all the years I have been going to my PCP I have never called him after hours or the weekend until this time and he knew something was not right.

My UA was normal. The ER doc, who I know, wanted to do some ridiculous testing and I refused (I learned that Vicodin makes me irritable ) so I went home with the guarantee that I would follow up with my PCP, which I did. PCP found that my bladder was in a tight ball and irritable. Thank you MS for this little diddy.

I have so much more sympathy for people who have bladder infections and/or interstitial cystitis.

If you urine was normal, it may just be bladder spasms which I yet to find something to relieve them. Talk to your neuro about this the next time you go.

I hope you feel better soon.

When I've had UTI's, the antibiotics actually sometimes made me a little more uncomfortable for the first couple of days. (I think some of them make you go potty even more )

I hate what Pyridium does to the color...especially since it can stain. Yuck! At least it's a pain killer, somewhat.

Hope it goes away soon. I can empathize with all the yuck and uncomfortable-ness.

How are you doing, RW? Are you feeling any better?

I always say "It could be worse" when something bad happens with my health.

Still in pain here, last day of the pyridine/pyridiumwhatevah, downing cranny caps every two hours....and then....

I get my .

3 more nights, off for two and back to work for two and then pleasepleasepleasedone!

As to what I am doing on my vacation?...NOTHING, sleeping, cleaning (maybe) and spending time with the man and the delightful SS! (all the while hoping this yuck is gone by then!!!)