UTI - again! - Page 2

caya · 06-06-2008, 06:53 PM

Thanks for all the support. I am 2 days into the Keflex and am feeling better UTI wise, but the Keflex is making me very tired. I guess you just can't win.
Jen, I also have the Pyridium for the pain when urinating, it is a godsend.

I hope this works- I am on 4 x Keflex 500 mg./day for 10 days, taking 4 - cranberry pills and also taking 3 acidopholus pills/day to ward off a yeast infection... oh the fun. I am going to start the Vagifem next week after I finish the course of the Keflex.

Flori - I am thrilled to see your markers are dropping. Mazel Tov.

Marie - Glad to see that Ed is doing so well too.

Jen · 06-11-2008, 09:53 AM

Yes Caya Pyridium is a God send. I just finished my course of Macrobid last week and already I feel like I have another UTI. Girl I FEEL your pain.

Terri B · 06-18-2008, 10:56 AM

Caya,

Thanks for bringing up this subject. I woke this morning to a raging UTI. Looks like fruit punch in the bowl. OWWWWW! (sorry, tmi?)

Since this is my second one in less than a month, my gyno put me on macrobid twice daily for 7 days, then 1 daily for the remainder of my chemo. She said "we need to keep your bladder sterile".
She also said that macrobid bypasses the liver, so shouldn't cause any problems with other meds.

FYI.

caya · 06-18-2008, 07:39 PM

Terri,

Sorry to hear you have joined the UTI club. I hope the Macrobid regime works for you. I also found that a warm sitz bath a couple of times a day helps too.

I finished my Keflex last week and I am going to start Vagifem tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed...

all the best
caya

Jen · 06-19-2008, 03:40 PM

Well ladies I too have another UTI. This time the doc put me on Bactrim DS which gave me a yeast infection. I honestly don't know which is worse the pain of a UTI or the God awful itching (that ya can't scratch) of a yeast infection. Went to my gyne appointment he gave me a script for Gynazole -1 to take when I finish the 10 day course of Bactrim DS.

Also he said I need to have a mammogram.

lilyecuadorian · 06-27-2008, 06:37 AM

Doctors suggest some additional steps that a woman can take on her own to avoid an infection:

Drink plenty of water every day. Some doctors suggest drinking cranberry juice, which in large amounts inhibits the growth of some bacteria by acidifying the urine. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) supplements have the same effect.
Urinate when you feel the need; don't resist the urge to urinate.
Wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria around the anus from entering the vagina or urethra.
Take showers instead of tub baths.
Cleanse the genital area before sexual intercourse.
Avoid using feminine hygiene sprays and scented douches, which may irritate the urethra.

caya · 06-27-2008, 10:47 AM

Thanks Lily for this information, unfortunately even though many women follow most, if not all, of these rules, due to "instant" meno/chemopause, and the severity of chemo in general on our bodies - we need MORE.

I finished my 2 week course of Keflex (thanks again Dr. Flori) and started Vagifem this week - In only 5 days I can feel the difference. I will finish the 2 weeks of daily use, then drop off to 2x./week, then eventually 1x/week if I can.

all the best
caya