I've just got back from the doctors. She explained that what is concerning her is that the lab hasn't been able to actually grow anything from my latest sample but it shows considerable infection still. She had a good look through my notes and it's a blessing that I had full blood tests taken in August as these showed good kidney function and everything else was fine too. She said that if I hadn't had that done she would have sent me for a blood test today. She said that the next step will be referral to a urologist to try to find out what is going on. Apparently sensitivity to Cipro isn't tested although they will test (after making a big fuss apparently) if asked to by the doc. Cipro kills most of the bugs responsible for UTI's apparently. She told me to keep taking the probiotics and if I wasn't feeling better by monday to make another appointment. We talked about HRT and the effect it has and she agreed it's wonderful but that over 60 it does make sense to come off it although it is up to me.
When I got up this morning I felt dreadful - shivering and nauseous and dizzy. I took my temperature thinking that it must be raised again but it was 35.5. It took about an hour for it to go off. I think it might be a reaction to the higher dose of antibiotics.
She also said to take monday and tuesday off work next week and to rest to give my body a chance to recover.
She made me an appointment to see her in two weeks time to, hopefully, have the internal examination carried out to check on the reason for post-sex bleeding as she can't do that while I still have an infection. I explained that years ago I kept having to reschedule my bio-feedback appointments at the Continence Advisory Service clinic due to them always finding traces of infection in my urine but that after I started Vagifem this never happened again. She has prescribed vagifem to start tonight.
Taz x