I get frequent UTIs, usually once a month or so. These are treated with a short course of antibiotics (Nitrofurantoin), which always works.
This current infection I've had for about three weeks. Completed a one week course of Nitrofurantoin last Friday which didn't work (the WBC was higher than before the antibiotics). So now I've been put on a one week course of Trimethoprim. I've taken two days worth so far (four doses) but I feel worse than before. I've had a headache for three days, nausea, absolutely exhausted and I can 'feel' my kidneys. It's not pain but like sore discomfort. I feel like it's a kidney infection now but obviously I'm no doctor. Do I need a consult for a kidney infection?
The last time I had one I had no idea other than a fever of 40 and ended up in hospital for a week. I had an evening of fevering two nights ago but now I just feel a bit cold.
Don't want to hassle the doctors. Will the antibiotics kick in at some point? I feel dreadful, haven't moved out of bed yet! Normally I can't stop for anything. Don't want to ask for an emergency appointment on a Friday when I'm not even fevering anymore. I don't know what else they can do really, I've just been very bored and feeling sorry for myself in bed!
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Kidney Infection?
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Orangepancakes · 18/10/2019 11:58
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