Snoop! On the same track as me!

I called the doctor's office and had the on-call PA call me back. She said it sounded from my symptoms that maybe the UTI was still there, but also suggested that there could be a yeast infection, which I had already considered, but wanted to ask about before I took one of my two diflucans that I have in my stash of meds. (I had a 100mg in a bottle, and a 150mg blister pack)

I'm giving the diflucan a few hours to get going to see if that helps before I take the Cipro that the PA Rx-ed. If the symptoms dont let up or feel worse, I'll start the Cipro. Just want to hold off on another antibiotic that I know will wake up the yeastie beasties, so I'm giving the diflucan a chance. So far, I think it's working. I was starting to get a sore throat today and weird little cough, so it might have been a yeastie beastie getting mad.

Anyone know if yeast infections can trigger MS flares??

I got to the pharmacy/med supply store today, and we not only got me a rollator, we bought my mother a brand new one to use when we go out. Ok, we're sharing that one. It'll be the outside only walker. (mom actually walks better than me now, she just doesnt have stamina) She really needed a new outside walker. The old one was about 6yrs old and had seen a couple of really nasty winters. We're keeping the old one because the new one doesnt have a basket, and my mom likes to have a basket. So if we both have to go somewhere together, we can take both and then fight over who gets the new one.

Didnt use insurance to get them so the pharmacy gave us the best possible price $199/per rollator. Not sure if that's expensive, but we got the rollators right off the "showroom" floor, so they were completely assembled and didnt have the wheels on backwards like the sample rollator at the Costco store. No assembly required.

IMO, yes. Viruses, infections, and, for me at least, allergies all seem to trigger MS flares/symptoms. Sometimes the flares are psuedo and sometimes they are the full blown thing. Stress triggers symptoms as well. I think anything that taxes our immune system has the potential to cause a flare or pseudo-flare.

Remember to drink plenty of fluids while you are on these meds to keep you hydrated and help flush the nasties out. Also, eat yogurt to keep your natural tummy bacteria in balance. I always do that when I am on antibiotics and it helps prevent secondary tummy troubles as well as yeast infections.

I hope you start feeling better soon. You've really had a go of it lately and I hope things settle down for you.

Cipro and the family of fluoroquinolones, cause nerve damage in many people.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread122889.html

The damage can be peripheral or central or both. The damage may be accelerated by using steroids or NSAIDs with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprofloxacin

Read the adverse effects on that Wiki entry carefully. Some of them could be interpreted as "MS type" and a person manifesting them could erroneously attribute it to MS and not the drug. (which is probably happening right now as I type this somewhere in the country!).

Cipro should be used with caution and only when other agents are not available. It is thought that the nerve damage may be permanent and untreatable at this time. A tendon rupture may occur up to a year after discontinuing the drug!

I didnt start the cipro. I gave the diflucan I took the rest of the evening to work that day. What I had after finishing off the macrobid for the UTI was a yeast infection, because I'm feeling better now, and no more UTI symptoms. (finally!)

I dont know how long I had that UTI before I got to the doctor last week. I'd been feeling sick since at least december. I never realized I had a UTI till after it had been diagnosed and I had the first antibiotic. For some reason that's when I started feeling the UTI symptoms. I was having them check because I was going nuts trying to figure out what was causing me to have the new MS symptoms and why I felt sick.