Re: [QUAD-L] UTI drugs, dosage & duration

2017-06-04 Thread Lori Michaelson
Gail & Bobbie & Greg and others... I think I already wrote an entire e-mail about this the other day but my nemesis is pathogenic Proteus Mirabilis. When my husband was still alive he told me all about it but he also said: "There are 4 nasty pathogenic bacteria that you don't want in your bladder

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI drugs, dosage & duration

2017-06-04 Thread greg
Yes, my doc gave my a dose to have on hand. But don't do what I did and start the antibiotics before you get a sample. It screws it up. I just didn't want to wait the weeknd. But pee can last awhile in the frig. Though I need to find out how long. Growth cultures should only take 3 days. I'm told.

RE: [QUAD-L] UTI drugs, dosage & duration

2017-06-04 Thread Gail Overton
Bobby -- My husband has been suffering with a bunch of different UTI's over the past 3 years. Many of the simple bacterial ones respond to oral medications, but he has had pseudomonas now for 2 years and despite oral, intravenous, and even bladder flushes, he still has it. It hibernates for

[QUAD-L] UTI drugs, dosage & duration

2017-06-04 Thread Bobbie Humphreys
In the beginning of March I had a really bad UTI that required infusion therapy for 5 days. This was after I gave a culture to my GP, results coming in 7 days later with a phone call saying "You need to see your infectious disease doctor right away." I was stuck in bed with a wound, so over the

Re: [QUAD-L] Abdomen Pain

2017-06-04 Thread greg
Its so hard to pin point the pain, its a big area. Some times I think its dead center. just below belly button. Some times its slightly right, above belly button. Its stabbing and twisting. I push, twist, nothing helps. It always hurts, but can get worse at times. I thought for sure it was