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Becky · 05-09-2009, 02:13 PM

Mets to the kidneys is practically unheard of and to the bladder is rare. I wouldn't go to that dark place. Jacqueline offered good advice and I will ask you a couple of questions because, like you, I too am a UTI sufferer. More so now than when young.

I know you are not hormone positive so you are not on Tamoxifen or anything else, but you did have chemo and getting older.

Are you starting to have hot flashes or any signs of perimenopause? Did this UTI come on after sex? Perhaps starting to have alittle less estrogen is causing this problem. The bladder thins out just like the vagina. This was my big problem after I got an ooph (I am ER+ but PR neg so I wanted to take an AI instead of Tamoxifen). For me, the "Saturday Night Special" really did me in (alcohol and sex)

. I will say that cranberry supplements, drinking lots of water and propholatic Macrobid helped until my body adjusted to menopause (took about 2 years).

Really, Kelly, don't let this freak you out. This same thing happened to me. Got a UTI, then got a vaginal yeast infection from UTI antibiotics, then got a UTI - ping pong, ping pong.

A good gyne ended up fixing me up with the Diflucan - which did the trick. Make sure you have the urine tested for the bugs that are in there. Also, the yeast may not show up in the urine but that does not mean it is not there. Diflucan is easy to take - one pill, that's it. I needed 2 cycles. I am fine now and haven't had a UTI in over a year (a great feat for me).

Have a great Mother's Day with those little boys. Hopefully you start feeling better. (Start taking some of those special yogurt drinks - DanActive or Activa). That might help alittle.

Hugs to you.

05-09-2009, 02:13 PM	#5
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Mets to the kidneys is practically unheard of and to the bladder is rare. I wouldn't go to that dark place. Jacqueline offered good advice and I will ask you a couple of questions because, like you, I too am a UTI sufferer. More so now than when young. I know you are not hormone positive so you are not on Tamoxifen or anything else, but you did have chemo and getting older. Are you starting to have hot flashes or any signs of perimenopause? Did this UTI come on after sex? Perhaps starting to have alittle less estrogen is causing this problem. The bladder thins out just like the vagina. This was my big problem after I got an ooph (I am ER+ but PR neg so I wanted to take an AI instead of Tamoxifen). For me, the "Saturday Night Special" really did me in (alcohol and sex). I will say that cranberry supplements, drinking lots of water and propholatic Macrobid helped until my body adjusted to menopause (took about 2 years). Really, Kelly, don't let this freak you out. This same thing happened to me. Got a UTI, then got a vaginal yeast infection from UTI antibiotics, then got a UTI - ping pong, ping pong. A good gyne ended up fixing me up with the Diflucan - which did the trick. Make sure you have the urine tested for the bugs that are in there. Also, the yeast may not show up in the urine but that does not mean it is not there. Diflucan is easy to take - one pill, that's it. I needed 2 cycles. I am fine now and haven't had a UTI in over a year (a great feat for me). Have a great Mother's Day with those little boys. Hopefully you start feeling better. (Start taking some of those special yogurt drinks - DanActive or Activa). That might help alittle. Hugs to you. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"