Experiences with

Bladder infections

It doesn't feel like bladder infections I've had previously that started as cystitis, burning when urinating and then travelled up into bladder. There's no burning when I wee, but constant pain in front of pelvic area where bladder is.

Still in hospital and will be until at least monday, providing the antibiotics work that is(?) Spoke with consultant this morning who said we have a problem with antibiotic resistance. Apparently, my temp is still fluctuating and am taking two types of antibiotic to try and control it. One is cefalexin

Hello, my husband with tremor dominant PD has been prescribed Trihexyphenidly (aka Artane, Trihexane and Tritane) by his neurologists to try and reduce his tremors. He is currently on Madopar and its not really helping. Does anyone have any experience with this drug? Many thanks.

I'm tired of the hormone therapy which doesn't seem to work for me. I'm tired of the exhaustion and then having someone tell me to exercise more. I'm tired of stress incontinence. I'm tired of nausea and feeling like nothing matters. Im tired of not knowing where I'm going, but know where I'm going

I had my Endo op privately by one of the top guys (I know your not allowed to name names, so I wont) but it was really strange the way he went about it and I wasn't clued up at the time that this wasn't quiet normal. I saw him at a consultation and explained all my symptoms which where awful.

It turns out that my lower WBC was the least of my worries. I was hospitalized for bacterial pneumonia. I understand it’s going to take a while to get back on my feet. I have been blessed to not have been sick since my diagnosis in 2016.

Hi everyone just a quick update, four months now taking 40mg Amgevita / Adalimumab. The side effects are now appearing which are not that good at all and hoping they will pass but my mood is up and down, feeling anxious, nauseous and tired on and off, my guts do not feel good at all, sometimes after

Do those who have permanent catheters find that you experience a lot of bladder infections?

Hello, I’ve just been put on desogestrel after having endo removed laparoscopically with the doctor hoping that it will completely stop my bleeding due to excessively heavy bleeding which we haven’t yet manage to control successfully. I’m 18 so things like ablation/hysterectomy isn’t really appropriate

Hi everyone! Have any of you been following Dr Laurie Mischley's diet recommendations, which include as the number 1 thing to do, to eliminate dairy? Has this helped you? I am wondering if it's not the dairy itself but what the cows are fed, other practices and how the milk is processed in conventional

Hi, I’m new to this group and hoping for any advice please. I’ve been diagnosed with Adenomyosis (by ultrasound) but not Endometriosis as they say I won’t have a diagnosis without laparoscopy. I’ve been on Desogestrel for over two years which has definitely helped with the pain but the bleeding is still

I have a question of bladder infections. I haven't had one those in years. Anybody taking ibrance/letro get them? Maybe it's a side effect. When I was kid I would just drink a ton of cranberry juice and it would go.

Gemzar really kills my appetite. The Thought of most food nauseates me. Here are a few ideas that have helped: Good n Plenty coated licorice candy settles my stomach better than Zofran. Plain crackers and peanut butter. Ginger ale with a splash of Aperol (the bitterness helps w nausea) Plain cereal

i am waiting to have laser surgery with general anaesthetic on a benign prostate problem shortly. I am successfully reducing my pred for PMR for the second time in 3 and half years from 10 to 7.5 currently and taking it very slowly. Do I follow the sick day rules when having this procedure and if so

I suspect there are many ways to calculate PSA ‘doubling time’ but I seem to have a bit of a head scratcher. Have had a prostatectomy, radiation, Zolodex and finished 8 months of degarelix end of Aug. By 25 Oct my PSA was 0.44. On 15 Dec it was 1.99 and 18 days later on 03 Jan it was 2.84. By my Oncologist

I will try and keep this short. Some of you will remember my endless delays for a follow up cancer op. Well I got that op in December 22. I was sent for by consultant who apologised for the delays and said I had to go on BCG which is -Immunotherapy drugs encourage the body's immune system to

My husband (79yo) has been declining more & more over the past several years. He had RALP 2014; RT 2016. Since 2028 radiation cystitis with gross hematuria has not given him a break. He's now getting HBOT treatments (40), finally. But has no strength or energy. Are there supplement drinks and/or

Wondering whether anyone else with fibromyalgia issues, has problems with incontinence?I have signals during the day to get to the loo successfully, but after a night in bed, I am bursting and rarely reach the loo safely! It's upsetting and extremely embarrassing! I practice my pelvic floor exercises

My soon-to-be 77-year-old husband is on a double regimen of chemotherapy. Before starting chemo for advanced prostate cancer, he underwent a PSMA Pet Scan. The scan showed a small node on his left kidney duct. It was decided to give him two infusions, docetaxel for prostate cancer, and gemzar to

Has anyone else been told to take two pills a day? My gynaecologist told me to try it over a month ago to try and reduce bleeding and pain. My pain has reduced but the bleeding hasn't. Has anyone else had this experience?