My mother has had this for as long as I can remember, all doctors do is give her different antibiotics based on new lab results everytime. Seems like the procedure for the "system" to make money... first see the doctor $$$, then go to the lab $$$, then buy antibiotics $$$ which they say it has to be different all the time because bacteria grow resistant. Well I found this and will push for her to take (writen by someone on the web):
This topic is probably talked about as much as how many times a week you take a poop, but its a very important topic. I found out when I was 20 that I was passing a kidney stone. The cause of it was a calcium build up and taking in too much caffiene. I went to doctors, specialists, my mother, anyone I could to try to relieve some of the pain, even a little. When I found out that the begining stages of passing a kidney stone usually involved having a kidney or bladder infection I started to look into possible ways to make those infections better. We have all tried medications for certain illnesses or diseases. I dont like medications.I dont like the responsibiity of taking them either. So I found something that really worked for me. Corn husk tea. Yes seriously. When you go to the grocery store and see fresh corn on husks, that part you take off and throw into the garbage is what you want to make this tea. Its really simple too. Take the husks, put them at the bottom of a coffee pot, run the water threw as if you were making coffee. repeat with the same water 3 or 4 times, or until a desired strength. You can put lemon, sugar, or sugar substitute in this. Or nothing at all. Make it to suit your taste. In about an hour and a half youll be sure to have gone to the restroom at least once. Not saying this wont be painful, at least the first couple of times, but repeat this process over the course of a 24 hour period and you should start seeing some major changes in the infection itself. Kidney and bladder infections are painful enough, but if youre anything like me youll do anything to avoid the hospital or doctors office. I hope this helps...
This topic is probably talked about as much as how many times a week you take a poop, but its a very important topic. I found out when I was 20 that I was passing a kidney stone. The cause of it was a calcium build up and taking in too much caffiene. I went to doctors, specialists, my mother, anyone I could to try to relieve some of the pain, even a little. When I found out that the begining stages of passing a kidney stone usually involved having a kidney or bladder infection I started to look into possible ways to make those infections better. We have all tried medications for certain illnesses or diseases. I dont like medications.I dont like the responsibiity of taking them either. So I found something that really worked for me. Corn husk tea. Yes seriously. When you go to the grocery store and see fresh corn on husks, that part you take off and throw into the garbage is what you want to make this tea. Its really simple too. Take the husks, put them at the bottom of a coffee pot, run the water threw as if you were making coffee. repeat with the same water 3 or 4 times, or until a desired strength. You can put lemon, sugar, or sugar substitute in this. Or nothing at all. Make it to suit your taste. In about an hour and a half youll be sure to have gone to the restroom at least once. Not saying this wont be painful, at least the first couple of times, but repeat this process over the course of a 24 hour period and you should start seeing some major changes in the infection itself. Kidney and bladder infections are painful enough, but if youre anything like me youll do anything to avoid the hospital or doctors office. I hope this helps...
Goldfish,
I just stumbled on this site tonight with a search. I am terribly sorry for your loss, but not at all surprised by it. Not in the least.
I am currently suffering through my second kidney infection in five months. I was sent home with no pain meds and a nine day prescription for Levaquin. The staff was very kind to me though. But I have had so much of it for other illnesses this year, that it is not working for me. To get my primary to get me to a specialist will take a month. What of my kidney then? I have three stones in the kidney that is not infected.
Several years ago I was purposefully misdiagnosed with a very serious neurological disease, because - I am assuming but have no clear proof - my doctor was getting kickbacks from the drugs he prescribed for me and many others who he did the same thing to.
Our healthcare system can be the best in the world and the absolute worst at the same time. Again, I am sorry for you loss. It is heartbreaking the way doctors and, even sometimes nurses, believe that they know exactly what is in the heart and mind of patients, and so they judge immediately upon appearance and do not bother to discover what is actually happening to those who come into their offices and ERs with pain complaints. There are so many drug addicts who ruin healthcare for the rest of us. It must be very difficult to know how to determine the difference when you deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly in patients every day.
Still, to do no harm, is the center of the Hyppocratic Oath and should be respected above all else. Your mother's story is a travesty.
I just stumbled on this site tonight with a search. I am terribly sorry for your loss, but not at all surprised by it. Not in the least.
I am currently suffering through my second kidney infection in five months. I was sent home with no pain meds and a nine day prescription for Levaquin. The staff was very kind to me though. But I have had so much of it for other illnesses this year, that it is not working for me. To get my primary to get me to a specialist will take a month. What of my kidney then? I have three stones in the kidney that is not infected.
Several years ago I was purposefully misdiagnosed with a very serious neurological disease, because - I am assuming but have no clear proof - my doctor was getting kickbacks from the drugs he prescribed for me and many others who he did the same thing to.
Our healthcare system can be the best in the world and the absolute worst at the same time. Again, I am sorry for you loss. It is heartbreaking the way doctors and, even sometimes nurses, believe that they know exactly what is in the heart and mind of patients, and so they judge immediately upon appearance and do not bother to discover what is actually happening to those who come into their offices and ERs with pain complaints. There are so many drug addicts who ruin healthcare for the rest of us. It must be very difficult to know how to determine the difference when you deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly in patients every day.
Still, to do no harm, is the center of the Hyppocratic Oath and should be respected above all else. Your mother's story is a travesty.
Hey goldfish ive had a kidney infection that was crazy bad, i was in as much pain as your mother , right now i actually feel one coming on pretty strong so im going to the hospital when i get out of work before it gets any worse , but last time i was in the emergency for the infection i was screaming and crying and the doc put a couple ivs in me for pain meds and they didnt even work it was sooo bad so they gave me a bunch of other things and heating pads, finally it went down alot but i was in the hopsital for like 5-7 hours and they sent me home with antibiotics and vicatin and muscle relaxers they all made me puke for like 3 days afer within a week i was feeling better and backl to work, maybe the doctors could have cleared her problem up sooner, i dunno that sounds weird because if she was in as much pain as me, she would have never been out of there that quick! hope this helps you tell her to take alot of cranberry pills and drink cranberry juice it helps alot! good luck
Jenny
Jenny
several days ago I was having very bad symptoms of a kidney infection which started out as a severe urinery tract infection.I myself have had bad expieriences with doctors in the past so dont trust them too much,even though I am sure they are not all bad.I myself am a Christian and I decided to go to my lord Jesus Christ in prayer and FAITH and I asked him to heal me and he did,THANK YOU JESUS.The only thing that keeps us from getting our blessings from God is our lack of faith.I just chose to trust God to heal me rather than a doctor.I am not saying for people not to go to a doctor I am just saying if you will trust God and not doubt and truly have faith and believe he will take care of you he will.James chapter 5 verse 14,15,Is anyone sick?He should call for the elders of the church and they should pray over him and pour alittle oil upon him,calling for the Lord to heal him.And their prayer if offered in faith,will heal him,for the Lord will make him well.And if his sickness was caused by some sin,the Lord will forgive him.Please give the LOrd a chance to prove to you he is real. :D
Greetings all,
Was just searching around the net for a bit of info on kidney stones. Never had them before, not even sure I have them now. Call it a suspicion of mine.
Anyway, have read through most of the replies here with interest but I have to say I found the lack of knowledge about kidney infections interesting. I guess having always had them and having had my left kidney removed because I was getting too many infections it's possible, even probable, that I'm taking my knowledge of them for granted so I thought I'd pass on a couple of things my long arduous years have taught me.
First thing to remember is water and lots of it. Sometimes an infection can cause a bit of a blockage in your kidney or urinary tract so this is going to make it hurt more but the more water you drink the better. Drink it until you think you're going to drown in your own pee.
Second is Vitamin C. Unless you're one of those rare folks whose bodies react to Vitamin C by accumulating it rather than eliminating what it doesn't need, an altogether bad thing, it should be quite safe to take a double dose of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C for a few days. Vitamin C is necessary for your immune system. If you've got an infection Vitamin C will give your immune system a boost and aid in fighting the infection.
Third, and I've fairly recently learnt this one myself (last two years) is Cranberry. I don't like cranberry myself so I take it in capsule form. It is used to help treat kidney infections and also as a preventative. According to my reading, those who regularly drink cranberry juice reduce their risk of getting a kidney infection. If you take capsules you can also double those for a couple of days.
Lastly, I know just how hard it can be, kidney pain is a real B*TC* but try very hard not to stress about it. Kidney infections can make you tired, depressed and feel like lashing out at everyone around you but ultimately this won't help you to help yourself. Try your best to stay relaxed and just go with the flow. Getting upset about it won't help you mentally or emotionally and this will impact on you physically. Your body becomes tense and that can actually add to your pain. It's not as easy as I make it sound to stay calm and not let it (or anything else) get to you but try your hardest - for your own sake.
Faith is important but so is a practical and common sense attitude towards life. God may be the greatest healer but He also "helps those who help themselves".
As for todays medical profession ... don't get me started.
Safe Journey to all
Dragonfly
Was just searching around the net for a bit of info on kidney stones. Never had them before, not even sure I have them now. Call it a suspicion of mine.
Anyway, have read through most of the replies here with interest but I have to say I found the lack of knowledge about kidney infections interesting. I guess having always had them and having had my left kidney removed because I was getting too many infections it's possible, even probable, that I'm taking my knowledge of them for granted so I thought I'd pass on a couple of things my long arduous years have taught me.
First thing to remember is water and lots of it. Sometimes an infection can cause a bit of a blockage in your kidney or urinary tract so this is going to make it hurt more but the more water you drink the better. Drink it until you think you're going to drown in your own pee.
Second is Vitamin C. Unless you're one of those rare folks whose bodies react to Vitamin C by accumulating it rather than eliminating what it doesn't need, an altogether bad thing, it should be quite safe to take a double dose of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C for a few days. Vitamin C is necessary for your immune system. If you've got an infection Vitamin C will give your immune system a boost and aid in fighting the infection.
Third, and I've fairly recently learnt this one myself (last two years) is Cranberry. I don't like cranberry myself so I take it in capsule form. It is used to help treat kidney infections and also as a preventative. According to my reading, those who regularly drink cranberry juice reduce their risk of getting a kidney infection. If you take capsules you can also double those for a couple of days.
Lastly, I know just how hard it can be, kidney pain is a real B*TC* but try very hard not to stress about it. Kidney infections can make you tired, depressed and feel like lashing out at everyone around you but ultimately this won't help you to help yourself. Try your best to stay relaxed and just go with the flow. Getting upset about it won't help you mentally or emotionally and this will impact on you physically. Your body becomes tense and that can actually add to your pain. It's not as easy as I make it sound to stay calm and not let it (or anything else) get to you but try your hardest - for your own sake.
Faith is important but so is a practical and common sense attitude towards life. God may be the greatest healer but He also "helps those who help themselves".
As for todays medical profession ... don't get me started.
Safe Journey to all
Dragonfly
First of I just want to say Im sorry for the loss of your mother. Second I would like to explain my situation that I've been through so maybe you don't feel quite so alone. I was diagnosed with cancer when I was 18. Everything was fine until I opted to have the left side of my lymphnodes removed to make sure the cancer hadnt spread.After the surgery I was home for 2 days before I started vomiting green bile and having excruitiating stomache pain long story short for over a month I couldnt eat anything without it coming up the other way. I went at the time from 150lbs to 80lbs in a month. The doctors thought I was just trying to get paing medication and were going to send me home. I hadnt seen the specialists but 3 times in a month and he wanted to dicharge me. When they tried to discharge me the attending Dr. apparently saw the look on my face of disbelief and told me I could refuse to leave and request a new Dr. and thats exactly what I did and in 2 hours time I new what was wrong with me. Scar tissue attached itself to my small intestine making it impossible to have any bowel movements. I had a full bowel obstruction so to anybody who reads this you have to make the dr listen to you. Its your life not there's dont take no for an answer just because they're the Dr. you know how your body feels and if something doesnt feel right dont always just assume thats exactly what the Dr. says it is always get a second opinion. I would be dead now if I hadnt refused to leave. Hosipitals are the worse about doing stuff like that because they get dope heads come in there for pain killers so they think every paitient that comes in there is trying the same thing.
sufferer....do not loose faith in God, loose faith in doctors.
God created doctors so that He can work through them. I would never write doctors off as a Christian.
God also gives us all free will, free choice. Doctors are people. Some are jerks, but genuinely care for people. But a new heart and love for people does not grow because you are in the healthcare profession and you don't need to take a test of character to be a Doctor. Some people do it for the status, some people think they're doing it for the money. Some people do it because they genuinely care for people and really want to help.
God also gives us all free will, free choice. Doctors are people. Some are jerks, but genuinely care for people. But a new heart and love for people does not grow because you are in the healthcare profession and you don't need to take a test of character to be a Doctor. Some people do it for the status, some people think they're doing it for the money. Some people do it because they genuinely care for people and really want to help.
Dear goldfish10, I am so sorry to hear what your mother suffered at the hands of those trusted to care for her. A lack of interest or concern for those in need is so dangerous because serious symptoms may be, or, as in your mother's case were, ignored. I am new to this forum and I can only assume that you did not get a response because people just did not have an answer for you and did not know what to say. Your mother should not have had to deal with the pain she suffered and I would advise you to contact any authority that oversees the e.r. she visited. By the tone of your post you seem like a very caring person and I'm sure you would not want others to suffer as she did. My father died from lung cancer and if he had been treated so carelessly I would make it my mission in life to bring such treatment to light because I know he would have done the same for me. I am a nurse and have been for 22 years and I cannot imagine treating someone the way your mother was treated. Your post makes me so very angry about what happened to both of you. Again, I am so sorry for your loss.
I have read all the replies and I am balling my eyes out. #1 because I am truely sorry for everybody's loss and pain. #2 because for the first time I don't feel alone in what I've been going through. I am currantly suffering from my 8th kidney infection in a matter of 6months. I do not have health insurance through my work and cannot afford it on my own. I feel that these kidney infections are going to be the death of me. I have been in the ER a number of times and admitted once (at this time I did manage to pay for a month of insurance). The last time I was admitted I went to the ER on a Tuesday because I was in so much pain. They did tests and came to the conclusion that I had a uteran fibroid (just something they happened to come accross while testing me. My pain was no where near where they were telling me it SHOULD be) Gave me no pain meds no Antibiotics and sent me on my merry way. The next day I was too ill to even get out of bed. Thursday I woke up with the worst pain in the back of my head. It felt like some one was taking a hammer to the back of my head. I called the Dr. she told me to get to the ER right away. A nurse recognized me from being there on Tuesday. She must of noticed how my condition worsend because they took me right back to the ER. I waited in agony for some one to come and see me. At this point I'm vomitting in the trash, can barely move, and can't think straight. They finally come in ask me to go to the bathroom wich is down a long hall to leave urine sample. At this point I can't even stand and nobody offers to help walk me there. I do it though. After two hours of waiting the nurse comes in to tell me I have a Kidney Infection and they are going to start me on fluids and Antibiotics via IV. At this point I am begging for pain meds becauce I feel my brain is going to pop at any minute. Two hours later still no pain meds. I am vomiting green bial at this point and the Dr finally comes in to see me to tell me he can't send me home like this that he is admitting me and are going to run more test. Ok so to make a long story short he discharges me the next night with no further instructions but to take the antibiotics he is writting a script for and to come back if my symptoms get worse.
Two weeks later I'm back at the clinic (which since I have no health insurance I can go there and afford it) with yes you guessed it another kidney infection or the same one. Who could tell at this point. Puts me on more antibiotics. I finish the antibiotics and am off them for about a week when at this time I am at my youngest son's kindergarten graduation. I pass out right before (thank God) the kids walk out on stage. Their father who is an ex EMT cannot wake me up. Therefore I am taken away by ambulance to the nearest hosptial. There I am told that I am so full of bacteria that they can't even count the # of bacteria in my system. I am put on antibiotics and once again sent home to follow up with my urologist who knows nothing.
I finished the antibiotic and now once again have or still have a kidney infection. I am again on an antibiotic. This time when I called my urologist to make an appointment he just called in the script for a urine culture and antibitic and doesn't even want to see me. It's been 5 days and I can't even get him to call me with the urine results. I can't eat because I feel like I have to vomit, my left side under my rib and in my back is killing me and I have the pain in the back of my head again, nothing is working to take it away and I am getting easily confused. I am usually a much better writter than this but I just can not focus. I just am at a loss and am scared that I am going to get very ill again, end up in the ER and this time not come home to my kids. It's gotten to the point that I am asking their father to please make sure the boys know that I love them very much and I didn't want to go anywhere but God needed me. He sais I'm crazy and I am not going any where. I am telling you that I know I am if I can not find some Dr. to take this serious.
Two weeks later I'm back at the clinic (which since I have no health insurance I can go there and afford it) with yes you guessed it another kidney infection or the same one. Who could tell at this point. Puts me on more antibiotics. I finish the antibiotics and am off them for about a week when at this time I am at my youngest son's kindergarten graduation. I pass out right before (thank God) the kids walk out on stage. Their father who is an ex EMT cannot wake me up. Therefore I am taken away by ambulance to the nearest hosptial. There I am told that I am so full of bacteria that they can't even count the # of bacteria in my system. I am put on antibiotics and once again sent home to follow up with my urologist who knows nothing.
I finished the antibiotic and now once again have or still have a kidney infection. I am again on an antibiotic. This time when I called my urologist to make an appointment he just called in the script for a urine culture and antibitic and doesn't even want to see me. It's been 5 days and I can't even get him to call me with the urine results. I can't eat because I feel like I have to vomit, my left side under my rib and in my back is killing me and I have the pain in the back of my head again, nothing is working to take it away and I am getting easily confused. I am usually a much better writter than this but I just can not focus. I just am at a loss and am scared that I am going to get very ill again, end up in the ER and this time not come home to my kids. It's gotten to the point that I am asking their father to please make sure the boys know that I love them very much and I didn't want to go anywhere but God needed me. He sais I'm crazy and I am not going any where. I am telling you that I know I am if I can not find some Dr. to take this serious.
Hello everyone. I am a 30 year old (otherwise very healthy) female...
I want to tell you that my thoughts and PRAYERS go out to everyone. I had my first (and hopefully only) UTI in late May. Let me just say that I really feel for all of you and want to tell you that what you are experiencing is very dangerous whether or not the doctors treat you like it is or not. I had no idea what was wrong with me even though I had failed to notice that my urine had turned cloudy and I had developed a severely high fever, shaking chills, back pain, frequent urination during the night, and even my teeth starting chattering. But until I was peeing blood I did not know what in the world was wrong with me...
By that time it was nearly too late... I am here only because my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ saved me. I had a near death experience, felt every part of my body shut down, saw a guy with dark hair in my room, was completely out of my body (although I didn't know this at the time I did know that I was dying), got on my hands and knees and prayed to Jesus that I wanted to live!!! And he lifted me up back into my body (with lots of light and energy and love) and I could see my room again. I was shaking b/c I was so afraid (as you can imagine!!!) I went to a dr. a few hours later and even though she told me that it sounded like I needed to be in the hospital (had could I argue with that?!) but I did not have health insurance, my fever was only about 99.2 at that time, I was not vomiting, and we could see no definite reason that I needed to be there immediately. So I went home with a Rx for Macrobid, scared outta my mind... but I never stopped praying. And the next day I went back to have my urine and blood checked to see how things were improving. At this point there were only trace amounts of bacteria, blood and white blood cells in my urine... definitely good news!
I am so incredibly grateful and want more than ever to do God's will. There is life after death and excepting Jesus into your life as Savior AND LORD is the most important decision anyone would ever make! God is the one in control, not these doctors. I had no idea that a UTI could be this serious, and am now concerned that I have suffered permanent kidney damage because I still feel discomfort back there. I also took 16 pills of Septra to be on the safe side after the Macrobid. I have had my urine checked multiple times after this and they said everything was normal, and had an ultrasound done on my kidneys to see if there were any abcesses and they said everything looked normal.
You are right to feel that kidney infections are very severe, very dangerous. It is so odd to me too that no one seems to think this is a big deal. They really ought to be teaching about cranberry juice as much as they are about condoms!
People often call Christianity the "upside down" religion because Jesus plainly told us that if we aim at heaven we will get earth thrown in, but if we aim at earth, we will get neither. I believe that it is not the Kingdom that is upside down, but our world!
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you! God bless you! It is not too late to accept Jesus and begin a relationship with Him. He wants to help you. I have no idea after all this how much time I will have on this earth (I hope and pray a lot) but I do know that where I spend eternity is the most important thing! Doctors have told me that UTIs do not cause kidney damage in otherwise healthy females, but I just find this hard to believe. With an infection that bad, anything is possible. I am so sorry that we all have had to experience this, but don't forget who is ultimately in control and who really loves you. Yes, there are some crappy doctors out there and I read on the internet that Macrobid will not even treat an infection that has spread into the kidneys, although the doctors tell me that it really depends on what type of bacteria is there and not where the bacteria is. All I know is that I almost died and it is a total miracle that I am here. God bless and good luck!!!
I want to tell you that my thoughts and PRAYERS go out to everyone. I had my first (and hopefully only) UTI in late May. Let me just say that I really feel for all of you and want to tell you that what you are experiencing is very dangerous whether or not the doctors treat you like it is or not. I had no idea what was wrong with me even though I had failed to notice that my urine had turned cloudy and I had developed a severely high fever, shaking chills, back pain, frequent urination during the night, and even my teeth starting chattering. But until I was peeing blood I did not know what in the world was wrong with me...
By that time it was nearly too late... I am here only because my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ saved me. I had a near death experience, felt every part of my body shut down, saw a guy with dark hair in my room, was completely out of my body (although I didn't know this at the time I did know that I was dying), got on my hands and knees and prayed to Jesus that I wanted to live!!! And he lifted me up back into my body (with lots of light and energy and love) and I could see my room again. I was shaking b/c I was so afraid (as you can imagine!!!) I went to a dr. a few hours later and even though she told me that it sounded like I needed to be in the hospital (had could I argue with that?!) but I did not have health insurance, my fever was only about 99.2 at that time, I was not vomiting, and we could see no definite reason that I needed to be there immediately. So I went home with a Rx for Macrobid, scared outta my mind... but I never stopped praying. And the next day I went back to have my urine and blood checked to see how things were improving. At this point there were only trace amounts of bacteria, blood and white blood cells in my urine... definitely good news!
I am so incredibly grateful and want more than ever to do God's will. There is life after death and excepting Jesus into your life as Savior AND LORD is the most important decision anyone would ever make! God is the one in control, not these doctors. I had no idea that a UTI could be this serious, and am now concerned that I have suffered permanent kidney damage because I still feel discomfort back there. I also took 16 pills of Septra to be on the safe side after the Macrobid. I have had my urine checked multiple times after this and they said everything was normal, and had an ultrasound done on my kidneys to see if there were any abcesses and they said everything looked normal.
You are right to feel that kidney infections are very severe, very dangerous. It is so odd to me too that no one seems to think this is a big deal. They really ought to be teaching about cranberry juice as much as they are about condoms!
People often call Christianity the "upside down" religion because Jesus plainly told us that if we aim at heaven we will get earth thrown in, but if we aim at earth, we will get neither. I believe that it is not the Kingdom that is upside down, but our world!
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you! God bless you! It is not too late to accept Jesus and begin a relationship with Him. He wants to help you. I have no idea after all this how much time I will have on this earth (I hope and pray a lot) but I do know that where I spend eternity is the most important thing! Doctors have told me that UTIs do not cause kidney damage in otherwise healthy females, but I just find this hard to believe. With an infection that bad, anything is possible. I am so sorry that we all have had to experience this, but don't forget who is ultimately in control and who really loves you. Yes, there are some crappy doctors out there and I read on the internet that Macrobid will not even treat an infection that has spread into the kidneys, although the doctors tell me that it really depends on what type of bacteria is there and not where the bacteria is. All I know is that I almost died and it is a total miracle that I am here. God bless and good luck!!!
I am sorry sufferer, but I have to disagree that God is cruel. If you read the Bible it is just being fulfilled. No, doctors dont care about noone but theirselves. If it's his will for them to be healed and stay on earth, then he will. But if it's not his will to keep them here, God takes them to be home with him. They never have to suffer again as long as they trust and believe in Him. The devil is to really blame in this situation, but noone blames him. ONLY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! I am also at a point where I am having trouble with my kidneys, gallbladder, and other health issues. WHY? Because, the doctors wouldn't check me for diabetes which I knew I had. They waited till it was too late. I dont blame God because he has a plan for all of us. If we dont believe in the hard times why believe only in the good times. God says in his word that money is the root of all evil and it is. I am sorry to hear about the losses and the ones suffering in pain and ur not alone. I pray that each one of you are healed and that you put ur trust in God.
Here's one for you, I was 7 months pregnant and got a very serious Kidney Infection. I went to the hospital and they gave me some medication. I went home in agonizing pain, but I was sure my tablets would work fine and I'd be better in no time. A week later my boyfriend found me lying on the bathroom floor, I could hardly move because the pain was so intense. I was hospitalized for four days and given fluids on an IV drip. I was soon feeling better so I was sent home. Unfortunately the doctor refused to prescribe me the rest of my tablets on the grounds that I was all better. I thought he knew more about it than I did so I agreed. A week later I was back in with an even worse kidney infection. I was feeling awful, the midwives just told me to keep taking my tablets and drink lots of water. I woke up on the morning I was due to leave with severe pain in my back. I was shaking and crying with the pain, I asked a midwife if I could see a doctor but she refused saying it was just symptoms of my infection. After 5 hours of torment she caved in and got a doctor, insisting there was nothing wrong with me. I finally got checked out and guess what I WAS IN LABOUR!!! Brought on 2 months early by a kidney infection. Which could have been avoided if they'd agreed to give me my tablets in the first place. twats!
hi, i have a kidney infection right now. i get them a lot, and this is by far the worst i've ever had. i've kind of been in your mother's position. i haven't been out of bed in days, it hurts to breathe and sometimes it feels like someone is ripping my insides out. they told me it was just a kidney infection and gave me antibiotic, it has made me so sick after i take it that i've had anxiety attacks. i'm not sure what to do, but i would appreciate some answers.
:x MY GIRLFRIEND WAS PREGNANT WITH MY YOUNGEST AND SHE KEPT DROPPING WEIGHT CONSTANT AND COMPLANING OF CANT EAT , CHEST PAINS AND NUMEROUS OTHERS OVER AND OVER THE OBGYNS KEPT GETTING MAD AND YELING AT HER SAYING YOUR PREGNANT. THIS WAS HER 4TH SHE KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, SHE DROPPED 60 LBS ENDED UP WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, JUSTATIONAL DIABETIES, , SKIN DISCOLORATION, CONSTANT BRUSING APPEARING FOR NO REASON, SEVER HIGH WHITE CELL COUNT, CONSTANT INFECTIONS, ( KIDNEY, BLADDER, URINARY, ECT) SEVERE SWELLING, IT WAS HORRIBLE. WELL COME 6 WEEKS EARLY AND OUR 100TH TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE 100TH TIME HER BLOOD PRESSURE WAS UP IT HIT 200 OVER 140 SO THEY RUSHED HER TO BABY WARD AND TOLD HER THEY WANTED HER TO SLEEP THERE FOR A FEW DAYS, WE SAID SHE NEEDS SOMETHING TO LOWER HER BLOOD PRESSURE, THEY WOULDNT GIVE HER ANYTHING JUST WANTED HER TO SLEEP THERE FOR A FEW DAYS, I SAID HOW DO YOU EXPECT HER BLOOD PRESSURE TO GO DOWN WHEN YOU HAVE HAD HER ON BP MEDICINE AND NOW YOU PUT HER IN A UNCOMFORTABLE PLACE IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE BED, WITH MONITORS AND ECT SHE WAS MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN EVER AND THEY WOULDNT GIVE HER ANYTHING TO LOWER HER BLOOD PRESSURE. THE NURSE WAS RUDE BAD MOUTHING HER AND SUCH. SHE WAS READY TO SIGN HERSELF OUT AND THE DOC SAID IF SHE SIGNED OUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT DELIVER THERE SHE WOULD HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WELL SHE STAYED 2 DAYS LATER HER BLOOD PRESSURE GOT SO HIGH THEY FINALLY GAVE HER BP MEDS THROUGH IV 2 HOURS BEFORE THEY DECIDED IT WASNT GOING TO WORK AND THEY WERE DOING AN EMERGENCY C SEC. MY SON CAME OUT TOOK A WHILE TO START BREATHING I HAD TO CARRY HIM TO INTESIVE CARE QUICKLY, AND WHILE IM WAITING FOR THEM BOTH TO GET OUT I HEAR RESPITORY DISTRESS, ME AND OUR PARENTS WERE RIGHT THERE, I ASKED IS THAT MY SON IS HE GOING TO BE OK? THE LADY AT THE DESK SLAMMED HER HANDS DOWN AND SCREAMED AT US TO SHUT UP AND LEAVE HER ALONE, I WAS VERY POLITE AND SHE SNAPPED . EVEN THE NURSE NEXT TO HER WAS FREAKED OUT BY HER OUTRAGE. SHE WENT AND GOT THE CHARGE NURSE AND SAID WE WERE HARASSING AND FINALLY THE OTHER NURSE CAME OVER AND SAID 'THERE BABY WAS IN RESPITORY DISTRESS AND HE CALMLY AND VERY POLITLY ASKED IF HIS BABY WOULD BE OK AND SHE SNAPPED FOR NO REASON' THEY DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO HER SHE WAS OUR NURSE THE REST OF THE DAY MAKING CRAPPY LITTLE REMARKS HERE AND THERE. BUT WE IGNORED HER CAUSE WE WERE TO WORRIED ABOUT THE SITUATINOS AROUND US.MY SON AND GIRLFRIEND ALMOST DIED BECAUSE REID HOSPITAL WAS NOT PREPARED, THERE DOCTORS WERE ON VAC AND ONE WAS GOLFING, AND THE OTHER WAS ASLEEP AND HAD TO BE TO WORK THE NEXT MOURN. BUT ON THE PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGGING WE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR EVERY WEEK FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND ONE DAY HE ASKED IF WE WOULD MIND TO BRING HIM SOME MED FILES. SO WE WENT TO GET OUR RECORDS AND WERE SHOCKED, THOSE NUMEROUS TIMES MY GIRLFRIEND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THEY WROTE DIFFERENT IN HER FILE.( SEVERE GULSTONES GALLBLADDER COMPLETELY BLOCKED) ( SEVERE HYPERTENSION) ( NUMEROUS INFECTIONS ) AND EVERYTIME SENT HER HOME TELLING HER SHE WAS JUST FINE. SHE HAS BEEN IN SEVERE PAIN EVER SINCE TESTS AFTER TESTS, SO WE WENT OUT OF TOWN TO LYNN, HAD THE DOC UP THERE ORDER FILES, IMMEDIATELY SHE SCHEDULED FOR THE SURGERY CENTER IN A DIFFERENT TOWN , WHEN SHE GOT TO THE SURGERY CENTER AND THEY TOOK BLOODWORK AND CHECKED HER OUT THEY RUSHED HER INTO SURGERY, TOOK OUT HER GALLBLADDER WITH A DRAINIG TUBE. THANK GOD FOR THEM BUT THERE IS MORE, SHE GOT REALLY SICK AFTER SHE HAD HEALED, HER DOC WAS ON VAC, SHE HAD TO SEE A DIF ONE, HE SAID YOU HAVE AN UNPPER RES INFECTION. OK SO JUST GIVE HER ANTIBIOTICS THEN, HE SAID NO IF ITS NOT BETTER IN A WEEK THEN ILL GIVE ANTIBIOTICS. THAT NIGHT IT GOT REALLY REALLY BAD, WE CALL FIRST THING IN MOURN, TOLD HIM SEVERE BURNING IN LUNGS AND CHEST, STOMACH ACHE, BACK PAIN INTO CHEST, COUGHING FEELS LIKE RIBS ARE BREAKING, VOMITING, CANT MOVE, SWEATING, COLD CHILLS, WHOLE BODY HURTS UNBERIBLY, HE GOT MAD SAID DONT CALL ME I SAID YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK. SHE WAS HURT AND EMBARRHASSED CRYING NON STOP, REFUSED TO GOTO REID, FINALLY 2 DAYS LATER SHE WAS BARELY BREATHING DIDNT MOVE FOR WHOLE DAY, WOULDNT RESPOND SO I CALLED HER REPLACEMENT DOC EVERYTHING AND HE GOT MAD SAID SHE WAS FINE HE WAS A LISCENCED DOC SO I HUNG UP CALLED AMBULANCE HER TEMP WAS 107.1 OK AND GET THIS SHE DIDNT JUST HAVE UPPER RES INFECTION, SHE ALSO HAD LOWER RES INFECTION, PLEOURISY, BLADDER,KIDNEY,URINARY TRACT INFECTION, A FEVER OF 105.5 FOR 2 DAYS AND 107.1 UNTIL HOSPITAL PUMP HER FULL OF THE STRONGEST ANTIBIOTIC, THEN THE HOSPITAL NURSE CAME IN CHECKED HER TEMP IT WENT DWN TO 105.1 GAVE HER SOME ANTIBIOTICS AND MADE HER GO HOME. ONCE AGAIN HER TEMP WENT RIGHT BACK UP TO 107.1 AND I GOT AHOLD OF HEAD OF STAFF AT REID AND THIS IS THE 7TH COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE MADE TO THE OWNERS AND HEAD OF STAFF THAT I HAVE WON, THEY GAVE HER LIQUID VIC COUGH SYRUP TO STOP THE COUGHING AND THE PAIN FROM HER RIBS AND BACK, CORTISONE FROM THE WEAKENING AND INFLAMATION, ANTIBIOTICS ECT. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS IF I TAKE HER IN THERE I TELL THEM WHAT TO DO EVERYTIME FOR HER PROBLEM AND WHAT TO DO FOR IT AND ALL THE DOCS HAVE TO DO THERE OWN THING AND FIND OUT IN THE END I WAS RIGHT . AFTER HAVING TO GO THROUGH IT SO MANY TIMES AND YOU SEE PERSONALLY OUT OF ALL THE DIF THINGS WHAT WORKS THEN THATS WHAT THEY SHOULD USE ITS IN HER FILE. SHES ALLERGIC TO ASPRIN THEY GAVE HER THIS DRUG STARTS WITH OC AND ITS ASPRIN, SHES ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN OK THEY GAVE HER PENECILLIN. JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDNT WANT TO LISTEN TO ME AND SHE WASNT ABLE TO TALK BUT ITS ALL IN HER FILE.NOW SHES HAVING EXTREME KIDNEY PROBLEMS AND MEDICADE DROPPED HER BECAUSE SHE IS SICK TO MUCH, WHY DONT THEY JUST DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX IT THE FIRST TIME, IM AFRAID SHES GOING TO DIE AND WE HAVE 6 KIDS ALL TOGETHER AND WE ARE STRUGLING SO HARD TO FIGHT THE DOCTORS TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS AND NOW WE CANT EVEN DO THAT, SHES LYING NEXT TO ME I GAVE HER SOME OF MY PAIN KILLERS AND SHES STILL CRYING IN PAIN AND SWEATING , IVE BEEN UP FPR THREE DAYS STRAIGHT ABOUT TO GOTO AN INTERVIEW FOR A SECOND JOB AT 8AM THIS MOURNING AND IM STRUGLING TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR YOUNGEST 1 YEAR AUG 11TH WITH BREATHING ISSUES AND MY GIRLFRIEND WHO IS NOW MAYBE 89LBS FROM 135 140 LBS..I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, SHE HAS BEEN WITHOUT BLOODPRESSURE MED FOR 9 DAYS AND PAIN MEDS , ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIINFLAMITORY..( JUST IBPRPHEN) AND I ALSO AM SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH ( DETERIATION OF THE SPINE, BULGED DISC, SLIPPED DISC, SPINALBIPHIDA, SEVERE NERVE DAMAGE, BLOWN KNEE CAPS, AND MORE, BUT I STAY STRONG AND FIGHT IT OFF WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE TO WORK AND DO EVERYTHING AROUND THE HOUSE AND TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS, AND MY GIRLFRIEND. I DO IT BUT I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER IM GOING TO LAST I AM AFRIAD I HAVE CANCER AND OTHER ISSUES OTHER THAN STAYING UP FOR DAYS AND SLEEPING FEW OURS IN BETWEEN 4-5 DAYS .i HAVE A VERY STRONG MIND AND EVEN STRONGER LOVE FOR MY FAMILY AND PAINFULLY AS IT IS I GET BY WITH MAKING EVERYTHING HAPPEN. BUT ANYWAYS PLEASE IF YOU GOTO REID HOSPITAL AND YOU THINK IT MAY BE SERIOUS GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY LIE, AND MEDICADE ONLY PAYS FOR SO MUCH THEN THEY DONT TELL YOU PAST A CERTAIN LIMIT OR CERTAIN THINGS THEY TELL YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE!!!SORRY FOR ALL THE MIS PUNCTUATION TYPING WITH ONE HAND AND VERY TIRED, WROTE THIS TO HELP AND MAYBE GET HELP BUT ALSO TO STAY AWAKE . TYPING WITH ONE HAND THAT IS GETTING REALLY SORE AND RUBBING MY GIRLS BACK WITH THE OTHER WHILE HOPPING UP AND DOWN TO CHECK O MY SON BECAUSE I COULDNT HEAR HIM THROUGH THE MONITOR FOR A SEC HERE AND THERE.BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE THE BEST FOR ALL OF YOU AND TO THE PERSON WHOSE MOTHER WENT THROUGH ALL THE SUFFERING I AM SO SORRY I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FELT I AM FEALING IT NOW WITH MY GIRLFRIEND AND MYSELF, BUT I CANT LET HER KNOW ANYTHINGS WRONG WITH ME.PLEASE PRAY FOR US AND YOURSELVES AND I AM NOT A GODLY PERSON OR REALLY A BELEIVER, WENT TO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS,CHURCH,CATHOLIC GRANDMA, ALL DIFFERENT RELIGIONS BUT WHAT I SEE EVERYDAY CANT BE MADE BY GOD, IM SRY I DONT PUSH AGAINST IT BY NO MEANS JUST WISH I COULD CHANGE THINGS LIKE HE IS SUPPOSED TO.TY
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