Hi there,
I am new here and so happy to have found this place! I am 47 and have been in perimenopause since I was 39. I am amazed how my body has and is changing with this change.
My main problem at the moment is I have had chronic yeast infections for almost a year which my ob/gyn is getting under control with weekly Diflucan but now my bladder is acting up. I only had one bladder infection in my life but the past few months it is either one long one that won't clear or a few. I have been on Macrobid and now on Doxycycline. My bladder hurts. I feel like I need to use the bathroom a lot. She is sending my urine out this time to be cultured...she didn't do that before - she just went by the dipstick. I was told no intercourse while I heal so my husband and I have not done a thing for a long time.
I am sad about that. She wants me to see a urologist for a cystoscopy so I made an appointment and I am scared.
My doctor put me on Vagifem a month and a half ago and now I get the hot flushes. I am surprised that I got this UTI despite being new to Vagifem...I read Vagifem was supposed to help with that.
Has anyone else had recurrent bladder infections and if so, what helped you?
Has anyone else seen a urologist for a cystoscopy and if so, is that test painful?
I look forward to chatting with everyone.
Thank you for reading.