I had a bad UTI start last Thursday. Severe pain peeing but also significant pain trying to hold my pee for more than 10 minutes due to the urgency. I also had blood in urine for few hours at peak and back pain with fatigue, called 111 and they let me pick up urgent prescription from local hospital. 24 hours the nitrofurantoin had got rid of symptoms but I finished my 3 day course.
All was well until a week later, I wake up with UTI symptoms again but this time noticed some blood in urine from start of symptoms (blood started earlier than last week). Call 111 and I was able to pick up urgent prescription from local hospital again. The blood in urine worsened within hour and now my pee is mostly concentrated blood, it hasn’t decreased in past 5 hours. More blood than last weeks UTI but weirdly pain is not as severe as last week.
I requested a GP appointment first thing via their app but they’ve only just got back and I’ve been given a telephone appointment instead of face to face. Through 111 out of hours GP I had a telephone appointment already who prescribed meds.
I understand NHS is busy and stretched to max already. Is it unreasonable to push for in person GP appointment, as I was really hoping to provide urine sample to check which bacteria it is and rule other things out in case continued