I am currently in hospital with a uti and kidney infection. It is my first time being hospitalised with this. I am absolutely petrified of having to come back and keep being admitted to hospital. I am also scared of being immune to antibiotics as I am already allergic to penicillin, which rules a lot out! I am 22 and I shouldn't have to be in and out of hospital but I am scared that's how I am going to end up.
I have had recurring UTIs for many years since being a small child, however during high school years I didn't have any until I was around 17/18. I am still getting them now and 22, I used to have them 2/3 times a month but since having the copper coil put in I have had less but I am still getting them (this is my 2nd one in 3 months). In all honesty, it is ruining my life and making me feel extremely depressed and scared for the future. Currently, I am in my last year at university (the most important year) but out of 6 weeks I have only been for 2 weeks as I have been suffering with this. I have essays to write and my dissertation and I am now behind. I am missing out on social events too because of this and having to keep going to the toilet frequently. It is also affecting my relationship with my boyfriend as I am petrified of having sex in fear of getting another UTI. However, saying that whilst we were on holiday during the summer we had sex a lot and I went in hot tubs too (which I know are bad and filled with bacteria) but during this time I didn't get one once! The last one I had was before Christmas, I was Christmas shopping with a friend in Nottingham and I had no signs or symptoms until I went to the toilet and it burnt. After that I was in so much pain that my friend had to drive me home! This time round I had more symptoms 2 days previous to getting this I was extremely fatigued I have never been so tired in all my life and was going to the toilet very frequently. Unfortunately, I ended up in hospital as 3 lots of oral antibiotics did not work and I am now on IV antibiotics - but after an ultrasound proved inconclusive they have stopped investigating it with the conclusion being 'they don't know'.
Years ago I had another ultrasound and another test at the general - both of which proved to be inconclusive so once again they just said they didn't know and that was that!
I am at the point now where I am so depressed and so fed up with it that I am literally crying my eyes out! Can you please help me? Either working to find a cure or the cause of these, or even helping me to prevent these?
do you think they're working though? I got out of hospital today but I'm still in pain and it is really really sore down there and stings when I pee - but maybe it is thrush?