Hi Dan,
I went through a period of more than a year of UTIs seemingly back-to-back. I was initially treated with oral antibiotics, then injectables, then via IV. I would get an infection, be treated, then a week or two later be infected yet again, sometimes with the same bug, sometimes another. I ultimately was referred to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville where after extensive testing they put me on a maintenance dosage of Bactrim (half the normal dosage of the antibiotic) for four months. That was about 11 months ago and I have not had a single UTI since then. Steve, - C4, 20 years From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] uti infections that require IV drugs 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
