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Urine infection - GP surgery refused appt. what next?

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twolittleboysonetiredmum · 12/01/2018 06:18

I’ve had a uti on and off for the last 2 weeks. I thought it had gone until waking up overnight and it’s back with a vengeance. Combined with an horrific cold I feel rotten. I tried to see the GP last week and woman on desk said they would call me as I couldn’t have an appt for it. No one rang then it seemed to improve so I left it. Should I try again or was she right? I’ve never had one before so not sure if it’ll just go away!

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CousinChloe · 12/01/2018 06:22

My old gp would give me an antibiotics prescription from reception without needing to see a gp if I brought in a sample pot for them to dipstick. 2 weeks is ages to have waited to see if it will go - I really think they should offer more help. I would ask again. You don't want it travelling to your kidneys, it can be really nasty.

CousinChloe · 12/01/2018 06:22

My old gp would give me an antibiotics prescription from reception without needing to see a gp if I brought in a sample pot for them to dipstick. 2 weeks is ages to have waited to see if it will go - I really think they should offer more help. I would ask again. You don't want it travelling to your kidneys, it can be really nasty.

Mysa74 · 12/01/2018 06:25

If I were you I'd pop in to a chemist shop and speak to the pharmacist. There are over the counter things you can try. If that doesn't work and you need antibiotics ring 111. If you leave it you might end up with kidney infection :-(

Fairylea · 12/01/2018 06:25

How crazy that your gp won’t see you. I would ring again and say that it’s urgent and you need antibiotics and ask to see someone. If that doesn’t work you could either get some antibiotics via Superdrug online (I only recently realised they do this service - you answer some questions and they send some out to you) or consider going to your nearest walk in centre / urgent care clinic (a and e if you don’t have one). Utis can turn quite nasty and shouldn’t be left to fester.

Mysa74 · 12/01/2018 06:29

In the mean time, drink lots and lots to help flush the bugs out. It'll make things less painful as well.

RNBrie · 12/01/2018 06:30

Your GP probably just wanted to manage it with a phone appt but you got dropped off the list for some reason. Just call them back when it opens today.

Fairylea · 12/01/2018 06:31

Sorry posted that link twice!

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twolittleboysonetiredmum · 12/01/2018 06:33

Cheers all- I’ve had those sachet things twice and asked the pharmacist last week and they said to see the gp. I’ll try them again this morning - how long does it take if they do a dipstick on urine? I don’t think I can make it through the weekend again with this, so sick of it!

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twolittleboysonetiredmum · 12/01/2018 06:34

We don’t have drop in centres here unfortunately. I didn’t realise that about Superdrug - I’d not like to take them without discussing it with a doctor but thanks

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SomethingAboutNothing · 12/01/2018 06:38

Call your gp surgery back, sounds like it was an admin error rather than you not being allowed to speak to gp.

Dipstick tests take no time at all, as long as the health care assistant has time to do it, you should be able to get a prescription today no problem.

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twolittleboysonetiredmum · 12/01/2018 06:44

I’m debating whether I should just turn up and ask to do one rather than waiting on a gp to find the time to make a call.

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SwimmingIsMyLife · 12/01/2018 06:55

Is it giving you any pelvic pain at all? Maybe saying you had abdominal pain would get you an appointment. Not if that would be a lie though.

NotAgainYoda · 12/01/2018 06:56

In your shoes, knowing the raging pain of cystitis, and having had it become a kidney infection. I'd go Private - one of those online GPs.

NotAgainYoda · 12/01/2018 06:57

Swimming

Or back pain. I knew mine needed sorting when it felt like I'd been kicked in the back

purplesquirrel1 · 12/01/2018 07:00

I used to suffer with a uti on a regular basis. I found this stuff online called D Mannose. It's incredible. It's some kind of sugar compound that coats things. I literally don't get them any more and neither do people that I have recommended it to get them. Seriously. It's amazing.

VanillaSugar · 12/01/2018 07:03

This is why A&E is overloaded, I fear - people can't see a doctor so they (not you, OP) go to A&E instead. derails the thread

MaverickSnoopy · 12/01/2018 07:04

I would call and say what you said here. That you phoned before and no one called back and now it is worse.

When I phoned my surgery recently I was told they didn't do appointments for water infections anyone and didn't test for them either. The doctor called and automatically issued antibiotics. I assumed it was because they're overstretched and can't fit everyone in.

Call and ask to speak to someone and then follow it up today.

Grammar · 12/01/2018 07:06

Have you got burning on peeing? Have you got flank pain? Temperature? Franklyeven with last latter 2, you need a dipstick and depending on that a sample sent off to lab to test for bug and what a/b it's sensitive too. But also a good broad spectrum a/b like Trimethoprim until the results are back on monday (it takes 48 hours to culture the bug), then they might have to change the a/b to suit the bug if it is resistant to whatever grows.
Get yourself to the surgery and ask for a pot and do a specimen, be sure to fill out a form they should give youderailing symptoms, duration and what you've taken so far.
UTI s can track up to turn into Pyelnephritis (kidney infection). Rare but possible. Fed get a sterile sample in today and ask to be called back on a reliable number.Flowers

Grammar · 12/01/2018 07:08

Sorry for typos. You only really need burning on peeing and a positive dip for treatment. Good luck. Poor you.

MuseumOfCurry · 12/01/2018 07:08

Poor you.

I get them all.the.time. They're miserable. Have you tried this drug?

www.amazon.co.uk/AZO-Standard-UTI-Treatment-Count/dp/B001JK3NTA/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?keywords=UTI&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1515740797&sr=8-3

You could speak with someone at pushdoctor.

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twolittleboysonetiredmum · 12/01/2018 07:10

I don’t think I have pelvic pain - I’ve been running a lot more this week than normal and am twinging but think it’s related to that. I’ve burning when peeing, a constant urge to go and only go a small amount when I actually go. I also have a horrific headache and cold but again I suspect they’re unrelated. But combined I feel like shit!

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HopelesslydevotedtoGu · 12/01/2018 07:13

It sounds like they wanted to call you but either you missed their call or they forgot. Phone your GP as soon as they open this morning.

SerendipityFelix · 12/01/2018 07:16

It’s pretty much an automatic prescription, if you’re ok with paying then there are lots of online GPs like the link above, I think they can fax prescriptions to your local pharmacy or they post them out to you next day delivery.