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Ok so after the surgery I came down with a raging bladder infection.
This is nothing new to me although I haven't had one in at least a year.
Someone told me that surgery interupts the PH balance in your system or something or other.
In any case last night I took the medication my surgeon prescribed me and went to bed.
Well that was a mistake.
I don't know what happened but I believe it was because there was not enought water in my system to carry the med along as it intended.
This morning I awoke in pain.
Franically I wondered what to do
I decided to take another dose with my morning shake and some Phezo??? for UTI pain I have just in case.
I downed my shake asap and have followed it with water.
I am having a bit more trouble getting the water down but I have half my bottle of water down in an hour after a protien shake which is a lot better than I expected
All things considered I think my body has been adjusting rather well to this new situation.
Does anyone have any advice to offer or make a comment on this problem
This is nothing new to me although I haven't had one in at least a year.
Someone told me that surgery interupts the PH balance in your system or something or other.
In any case last night I took the medication my surgeon prescribed me and went to bed.
Well that was a mistake.
I don't know what happened but I believe it was because there was not enought water in my system to carry the med along as it intended.
This morning I awoke in pain.
Franically I wondered what to do
I decided to take another dose with my morning shake and some Phezo??? for UTI pain I have just in case.
I downed my shake asap and have followed it with water.
I am having a bit more trouble getting the water down but I have half my bottle of water down in an hour after a protien shake which is a lot better than I expected
All things considered I think my body has been adjusting rather well to this new situation.
Does anyone have any advice to offer or make a comment on this problem
I'm gonna be 6 months post-op on the 23rd, and I still feel like I have one, in the lower abdomen area. They finally sent me to the OB/GYN, and I have 2 complex cysts on my right ovary, and they discovered that my bladder doesn't empty all the way. Now I'm waiting to go to a URO/GYN, that specializes in both areas. Of course the complex cysts have a greater chance of becoming cancerous, and so they keep watching them. Cancer is high in my family, and I've had pre-cancerous lesions removed before. So, I'm a bit nervous about all this waiting.
I'm surprised at how much liquids your getting in.........it took me forever, and I still don't get in all I'm supposed to. They did recommend that I start taking a cranberry vitamin that helps with urinary tract.
Good luck with getting yours straightened out. Happy to hear that everything else is going good.
You post really has me thinking.
I suspect I have cycst but did not look into it because I was afraid they would put this surgery on hold after waiting so long..
After your post i will have this looked at asap.
I am sorry your infection spread. I am a seasoned pro at the UTI and I know exactly when the bomb has hit.
You will learn the signs and learn to act quickly so as not to make things worse.
As you know this will not go away on it's own.
I like your ides about the cranberry supplement.
My own advice would be ... If you have pain ask your Dr to give you Phenazo so you can have a day or so to get into his office for antibiotics.
I pretty much treat myself now and have all my drugs at the ready.
Maybe your infections do not present as pain so you have difficulty interpreting them.
Oh BTY I already know my bladder doesn't empty all the way either.
It seems we have a lot in common.
Thanks , I will make a drs appointment today.