I Know Y'all Miss My Whining, So -

[REP]

I came down with my 5th kidney infection this year about two weeks ago. I began an antibiotic that my last infection responded to, and within a day I was testing negative for infection. I finished the entire course exactly as prescribed, and a *day* after finishing it, I'm testing strongly positive for an infection again. Shit. No wonder I feel so crappy.

At least I'm not cooking this year (we're going out for TG) but I'd like to spend one fucking holiday without a life-threatening infection, dammit.

[dbt]

1. It ain't whining if you've got a good reason...

And it sure looks like you do. Get well soon and stay that way!!!

Healing Rays,
:hi:
dbt

[prolesunited]

2. I'm sorry

:hug:

That must be awful. With all those infections, perhaps you are becoming resistant to the antibiotics they are giving you. I'm allergic to penicillin and the myocin family, so I usually take Cipro. It's pretty powerful and has more side effects, but it certainly seems to knock anything out.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

[REP]

3. My Infections Are Resistant to Cipro

and sulfas and nitrofurantoin and some others I've forgotten. I'm hoping I don't have to park my ass in the hospital for a few days to get Vancomycin, whine.

Of course they're resistant to Cipro - I tolerate Cipro extremely well!

Thanks for the good wishes.

[prolesunited]

4. Actually, I don't get side effects

from Cipro myself. I have to take it about four or five times a year for sinus infections, one of which I think is creeping up on me now.

Vancomycin will certainly do the trick, but I hope it's not necessary. Keep us posted and let us know if you have to go to the hospital. Hope it can wait until after Thanksgiving. :hug:

[Guaranteed]

5. That happened to me before with a lung infection.

I finished the antibiotics, and the next day the infection came back, but this time in my sinuses. So I had to go BACK to the doctor AGAIN (I hate going to the doctor), and get a whole new set of pills. The new ones were real, real nasty. They killed my stomach.