Pyelonephritis

[Carter00]

Hi there. I was diagnosed last Friday with a UTI which travelled up into the kidneys causing unbelievable pain. I had to go to A&E in the middle of a night and this is when I was diagnosed and they gave me some antibiotics, seven day course of which I finished on Friday. But I still had some back pain so I have started another course of antibiotics yesterday, but I’m waking in the night with pain in my back and even now I’m stood up. I can feel the pain up around my upper back.

I’m just wondering whether I should ring the GP and get them to do me an ultrasound, because I was hoping to feel better, but I feel worse. I don’t have any other symptoms other than it’s painful when I weigh, I’m extremely fatigued, my temperature is 37.2.

I just don’t want to overreact but with the first course not entirely clearing it up and waking up in the night I’m a little concerned and would really appreciate anyone’s advice please.

[bantam12]

Definitely talk to your GP as what you don’t want is for it to turn into Sepsis which can happen with UTIs.

[Carter00 in reply to bantam12]

Gosh, didn’t think of that. Thank you. I’ve rang my gp but they’ve no appointments so I’m going to the Same Day Health Centre to get assessed.

[Carter00 in reply to Carter00]

Well, I went to the walk-in centre and was assessed by a nurse who told me that I needed to give the new antibiotics more time to take affect she examined me and said that because I didn’t have a high temperature and I wasn’t vomiting that I didn’t need an ultrasound scan or an x-ray. I am a little bit disappointed because I feel like an x-ray or a scan would evidence what exactly is going on with my kidneys. However, there’s not a lot else I can do other than wait for these new antibiotics to start working their magic and I guess, ignore the pain and keep on the paracetamol. As long as it is just a kidney infection and it’s nothing else.

Fingers crossed

Thanks for getting back to me.

[I_LOVE_TACOS in reply to Carter00]

Sometimes people do have a bacteria that is resistant to the first round of antibiotics, so they have to then take more antibiotics that the bacteria is sensitive to.

Pyelonephritis is painful; however, people usually run a high fever with it. I would be curious to know if you might have a kidney stone. Have you had a KUB (kidneys, ureters, bladder) X-ray anytime during this illness?

[timbowPSP]

Poor you .... horrible!

I suggest check out 'Waterfall Mannose D', a Glyconutrient. Fixed me one time with lesser problem.

Best of wishes. TimbowPSP

[Hidden]

Did the place where you got the first or second round of antibiotics do a swab. This would show exactly what antibiotic to use. If they didn't swab go somewhere and tell them to swab. If they don't swab they use a broadspectrum antibiotic and hope it will kill your UTI. After swabbing the test will tell them what specific infection it is. After taking antibiotics use probiotics(like what is in yogurt) to put good bacteria back in your body. Antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria. Hope you feel better.

[Nothing_but_books in reply to Hidden]

You should take yogurt or a probiotic during the whole time you take an antibiotic. Not after.

[Susieqintx]

I had a kidney stone that was blocking my ureter. I kept having one infection after another (or the same one unresolved). Finally the did scan and ultrasound. Once the stone was gone, I got sicker. The dr said it is like a sink that has stopped up with and yucky stuff. When the stone came out, all the infection went into my blood stream. I was really sick for close to a year and on antibiotics the whole time. Be your own advocate. Let them laugh at you or be irritated, your health is yours to protect. Good luck.