When I go for my steroids on monday, should I ask them to check me for a UTI beforehand? I'm only asking because I just feel something (a scent) in that area that is making me think that maybe there's something going on...nothing full blown, but am just wondering if I should check that before I let them give me the steroids...

Kind of wondering if the steroids will make a UTI worse...or make any antibiotics kind of useless.

Or is this something they'd be checking on anyways before I get the infusion?

Also, should I take anything with me to do during the infusion? I've got my Kindle e-reader, some knitting/crocheting stuff, and a laptop and some movies. I probably will save the laptop and movies for the last day.

Is it seriously boring to have an infusion?

My vision changed some this morning before I went to bed (didnt fall asleep till 4am) I could see almost normally for about a half hour, and then at some point, I moved my eyes to look sideways, and my eye felt like it was loose in my head and the double vision was just really weird looking. (cant describe it)

My Neuro would always have me checked for a UTI before giving me Steroids.

Yes, Definately, Erin...steroids can make any infection worse.

Good Luck..

That's what I thought. Good to have the suspicion confirmed tho.

My eyes dont feel as horrible today as they did the last two days, but the rest of me just feels yucky. I dont know if it's from the queasies that the diplopia is stirring up, or if it's something else. I just cant wait to get the steroids (well, I can, bit scared of getting an infusion)

I feel kind of like I have a mild flu...aches, and the mild queasies...tired as hell. I just want to tell the MS Trolls in my head to F-off....there are not enough swear words to use to describe my hatred of the MS right now.

I think I'll go play SIMS 3 for awhile and torture some virtual people...build houses with no bathrooms and watch the Sims go potty everywhere.

Haha! This is awesome.

I just got the game, but I'm having fun torturing the Sim people....making them pee everywhere, fighting, and making most of them insane to start out with.

I figure if I cant do it to people in real life, I'll torture the virtual peoples.

I'm with Sally, get checked out first.

Before I started going to my current neuro, I was never tested for a UTI before receiving IV steroids.

I've been going to this neuro for four years, and he always checks me beforehand.