I THINK you recall my history Danny since you & I have had these similar battles. I was treated twice. Summer of 2005 (one bug alone--forgot whether it was Proteus Mirabilis or Psedemonas but I'm pretty sure it was the prior) then Summer of 2006 (both BIG BAD BUGS -- PROTEUS MIRABILIS & PSEUDEMONAS). Both times requiring I.V. antibiodics. SCARY with TWO pathogens running rampant and AFTER bladder stone removal. :-( But IV antibiodics took care of THEM. The earlier the better with how aggressive these pathogens are.
It's irrelevant how fast stones grow when an infection is present. Cuz, no matter what, one has the infection. Pseudemonas is one of THE BIG BAD PATHOGENS. Very uncool to "wait and see" as it "grows and spreads and encapsulates." Been over this ground before of discussing it here. What does your "newer" Urologist think? Not that Drs CAN always think :-) but it's up to him for treatment or looking out for your best interest. If he doesn't think Pseudemonas isn't a big deal -- he's a fool. If you HAVE the infection -- *preventatives* (H2O intake, Cranberry juice or tablets, more Vitamin C) won't DO anything. Lori Michaelson Age - 44 C4/5 complete quad, 29 years post Tucson, AZ On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: > *HI ALL-- I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU HAVE HAD REPEAT IV ANTIBIOTIC > DRUG TREATMENT FOR BLADDER INFECTIONS? I HAVE BEEN TREATED 3 DIFFERENT > TIMES IN THE PAST FOR PSEDOMONAS UTI'S . JUST TODAY I WAS INFORMED THAT I > HAVE IT AGAIN AND NO ORAL DRUGS CAN HELP ME. I HAD MY 1ST BLADDER STONE > REMOVED EXACTLY 2 YEARS AGO-----SO NOT SURE IF I COULD HAVE ANOTHER, BECAUSE > I'M NOT SURE HOW FAST A STONE CAN DEVELOPE? I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT > RESISTANCE TO IV ANTIBIOTICS--- NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES A PERSON CAN GET > REPEAT TREATMENTS ? ANY IDEA'S ? I'M GOING TO TRY AND HOLD OFF TREATMENT FOR > A BIT TO SEE IF MY SYMPTOMS GET WORSE... RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST INCREASED > SPASMS OF BODY AND SPASMS AND PAIN IN MY BLADDER. I HAVE A SUPRA-PUBIC > CATHETER.* > * THANKS TO ANY REPLY'S DAN H. C-6 11.5 > YR. POST* >
