Bladder Infection

So... im pretty sure i have a bladder infection and its not plesant at all :( unfortunately its saturday so i wont be able to call my doctor until monday morning... Have any of you had one post op? Im just wondering because of the antibiotics they are supposed to give you- will they be okay and work for me?? Ugh this is aggravating and not something i would like to deal with right now lol. Hope everyones having a good weekend!

-Courtney

havnt had a bladder infection but i had a yeast unfection and was given the antibiotic that u take once and it worked. u may wana try azo til monday... hope u get better

Ha! I am so glad I read this post!!! I just had surgery 3/11 and I started to form a yeast infection a couple days ago. It's kind of weird being so open about this, but it's nice to know that it is something other people have had post-op.

you could try Pyridium too....I'll warn you know it can make you urine red or orange lol

Until you get to a doctor drink cranbberry juice and lots and lots of water. That should help. Also you can buy a test at the drug store. It's called UTI something. It should be near the pregnancy tests. Maybe if you take the test at home you could save yourself a trip to the doctor. I get chronic urinary tract infections so I just take the test and call my doc. No visit needed. My homemade cure used to be cranberry juice and mountain dew, but the dew is out since surgery. Cran definitely helps.

Andrea

your Dr doesnt have an after hours number? I'd call still if I was worried. Hope you feel better soon!

I've had a bladder infection before ( haven't had my surgery yet though ) and I just drank alot of water to get rid of it.

aww court i`m sorr u are in pain. analisse is right you should be drinking a lot of water. and you can also talk to your regular dr. o go to the hospital and ask i`m sure there is some dr. who can help you out with the problem if you can stand the pain. i hope is not that bad.

hugs hun.

 I've had chronic bladder infections throughout my life so I feel your pain!!!   First off, drink the cranberry juice and water. Also if you can without problems, they  have some OTC pills called Uristat that will help with the pain.   Call your dr. ASAP when you can.  

You will more than likely need some sort of antibiotic to cure the infection.  Cranberry juice, water, OTC pills will help with the pain and urgency but it won't clear up the actual infection so even if you think you are better, it might come back.  

Good luck!!

~Emily~

Thank yall so much for all the advice! I went to my doctor today and got everything taken care of! Hopefully ill be back to normal asap!
-Court