Pesky UTI

CrazyKittyLvr2 · ‎05-11-2013

Had to go to Dr. this afternoon due to suspected UTI and yep I have one. Last August I had to get pre-op tests for hip replacement. Lo and behold I got a call that I had a UTI. I hadn't had a UTI in 35 years. It took 3 rounds of antibiotics to rid myself of that darn thing. I had a culture done too. I had no burning, none of the symptoms I remembered having when I was younger. Felt off that last few days and for the heck of it peed in a unused specium jar from when DH was sick. Yep I could see it was quite "junky". Got meds so hopefully it won't take 3 rounds again. Last time he sent me forrenal ultrasound. Nothing.

Anybody have a UTI that was hard to get rid or keeps getting one. It's a pain when you have no normal symptoms.

sweetee2 · ‎06-21-2015

I've never heard of a UTI without the burning.

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

I am so sorry you have to go through with this. I understand they can be pretty uncomfortable.

I have never had a UTI, so I don't know what they feel like.

I Hope you get rid of this in quick order.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

Yes, I have issues with UTI’s, and rarely have symptoms. The culprit for me is that I am a carrier of Strep B. Strep B always shows up in my urinalysis, but I don’t always have a UTI. I have to keep reminding my doctor to mark my lab instructions for a urine culture to accurately diagnose an infection. I rarely get rid of an infection with one round of antibiotics.

BirkiLady · ‎02-22-2015

Drinking a lot of water may help prevent another UTI (or hasten the relief and recovery of this one). Then, continue to drink a lot of water every day to keep your system flushed. It's been proven to be effective. Hope this one is short-lived.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 · ‎05-11-2013

@sweetee2 I didn't know burning could be absent either. Since then I've read and been told if your older it can happen. I'm 68. Drs. and a nurse told me that people in their 70s and 80s sometimes get very confused as their only symptom. An ER nurse said her Mom had one and was in her words "bat **** crazy". I guess it can be any infection with an older person. My DH got a staph infection after a major surgery. I wouldn't put my worst enemy through dealing with it. He was out of control, argumentative, just nasty. total opposite of his personality. He was on IV antibiotics for almost a month. Dr. said it was delirum from the infection.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
Had to go to Dr. this afternoon due to suspected UTI and yep I have one. Last August I had to get pre-op tests for hip replacement. Lo and behold I got a call that I had a UTI. I hadn't had a UTI in 35 years. It took 3 rounds of antibiotics to rid myself of that darn thing. I had a culture done too. I had no burning, none of the symptoms I remembered having when I was younger. Felt off that last few days and for the heck of it peed in a unused specium jar from when DH was sick. Yep I could see it was quite "junky". Got meds so hopefully it won't take 3 rounds again. Last time he sent me forrenal ultrasound. Nothing.

Anybody have a UTI that was hard to get rid or keeps getting one. It's a pain when you have no normal symptoms.

It happens when the bladder become "colonized" by a particular bacteria. I had klebsiella pneumonia frequently through the years as the bacteria that kept showing up on a culture. I eventually became resistant to certain antibiotics as shown when they "typed" the infection to what antibiotics would work to get rid of it. It has been an on-going problem for me and I eventually was referred by my urologist to an infectious disease specialist. She put me on prophylactic antibiotics for 3 months and I now get UTI's with less frequency. It can be a real pain, though.

I hope you feel better very soon @CrazyKittyLvr2

Edited to add.....never had burning either...

code99 · ‎03-04-2012

I had the exact same thing occur.....a UTI was found twice on my pre-op testing and I was surprised, as I had no symptoms either. Each time I took antibiotics and apparently it was corrected. But, I have a Dr. appointment next month, and I think I'll ask for a urine culture, just to be sure it hasn't returned.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I can't remember when I had a UTI, it's been so long ago. I drink a lot of water and I pee a lot so that might be why I don't get them.

One time my UA showed some bacteria in it but I had no symptoms. The culture came back with a staph species and my doc said to drink plenty of water to flush it out then told me to come back and submit another sample for culture the following week. The second one was negative.