OWWWW! Is this a urine infection?????

[Haribosmum]

Last night I had period type pains that gradually got worse until they were like contractions (just had my period although it was VERY light - however I'm on the implant so just put it down to that). I was so close to getting my DH to call an ambulance because I was in absolute agony - the car broke down yesterday. This morning my abs feel like I've done 1000 sit ups and are very sore and tender. I'm finding it difficult to stand up straight althout the pain is 98% gone. I'm thinking maybe a urine infection??? What do you think???

Could well be.
Is it painful when you wee?

Have you been bleeding at all?

does it hurt when you pee... burning stinging sensation? does your pee smell bad?? how often are you peeing and do you feel like you have emptied your bladder?

Thats a strange one because my abs hurt when I wee but could be because they are sore? Weeing normally though. No sickness or the other....

It sounds like you've had bad cramps for your abs to be sore.

I'd take a sample of pee to your doctors in the morning and get them to send it off.

NBG - honestly it was like labour. But with no newborn baby to show for my efforts!

Could it be kidney stones? If so, you may have passed the kidney stone by now but it might be worth seeing your GP so you can get it checked out. An ultrasound will show if there are any stones left.

Apparently renal colic is supposed to be quite similar to labour pains (haven't had it myself but DH has)

I suppose, no experience with Kidney Stones but could be anything I guess. I'm waiting for the AA to come and fix the car but once that's sorted I'll see if I can get a doctors appointment.

Well I have 'decided' that it's cystitis. I've had it before but not this bad (and it's not as bad as it could be). I keep feeling the need to go and pee and hardly anything comes out (sorry if TMI. I've been to the chemist and got these cranberry things that usually work for me but if no luck by the morning I'll go to the doctors (I'm in New Zealand BTW)

See I'm like that when I have a UTI (have a duplex kidney so have had many a UTI's).
Also I've been admitted to hospital on one occasion with horrid pains like your describing and it suddenly stopped when I vomited but that actually turned out to be a UTI too.

Hope your cranberry things work for you anyway!

OK so the cranberry things have eased the pain in my grin but I've still got some pain in the muscles below my ribs. Especially when I hold my breath, lift my baby etc. Is this connected to a UTI do you think? I'm going to go to the doctors tomorrow but just thought I'd ask here first.

I wouldnt have thought so HM.
It definately sounds like sore muscles.

I know when I get cramp in my legs, it feels like I've run a marathon the next day. My calves feel bruised and sore to touch.

Had you done anything that day that might have set off a muscle spasm?
Lifting heavy things or moving in a strange way?

Not that I can think of NBG. Not too sore today but felt sick this morning and 'indigestion' type pain so swiftly did a pregnancy test 'just in case'. But is was negitive (phew!). I'm taking the kids to the doctors today (ds1 appears to be 'deaf' - possibly brewing ANOTHER ear infection and ds2 - well he's had the squits for a couple of weeks due to food allergies so I'm going to try and get his referral speeded up a bit). I'll get checked out at the same time me thinks.....TA!