I have a lot of UTIs and I have been told by infectious disease doctors at KU medical center that these drugs are usually not effective because we become we become immune to them. I have been on several daily antibiotics. I have been in the hospital 4 times in the hospital since November with UTIs.
Hi Dr. Ron and Sharon, I have not had the pleasure of knowing you on the list, it is nice to meet you. I am not aware with your level of disability and years post. because I have not been reading it a lot lately. I have been in the hospital and out so many times. Oral medications do not work on me anymore for UTIs. I have to go in the hospital for at least three day, Before the culture grows and they put me on a IV and then send me home with a midline or pic line. I then had home health to change the dressings and do bloodwork. I do take a probiotic called Proural that a urologist told me to take more than a year ago. I order it online. I don't know if it helps, but he advised it after I've had 3 lithotripsy's for kidney stones. I had a fourth one in November 2015. Dana C4-5 quadriplegic, 41 years post last July 26. I have a tracheostomy button, ilio conduit it 86 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 5:46 PM, Dr.Ron and Sharion Austin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > My wife SCI C5 is back in the hospital with AD very high BP and a UTI. > Her BP has been as high as 200/100 and as low as 60/30 in the same day. > Seems like a UTI is a common thread when things get acute. Here is the > question- is BP problems a common symptom with SCI? Is the UTI a major cause > of AD? > Has anyone tried a low dose of antibiotic/daily as a preventive med? What > about a concentrated cranberry tablet? > Thanks for any help > > > -- > Living in God's Grace > Ron
