good morning

[Guest guest]

Well, at least the fibromyalgia diagnosis is associated with the antibodies from autoimmune thryoid

diseases even before the thryoid function gets to the point of "needing" to be treated. Of course,

now there are doctors recommending treatment even when the TSH levels are in the normal range

if the antibodies are present and the patient has any of a number of other complaints (including

body pain, high cholesterol, and some others).

Georgia

-----Original Message-----From: The_Thyroid_Support_Group [mailto:The_Thyroid_Support_Group ]On Behalf Of Carolyn AguilaSent: Monday, August 08, 2005 10:35 AMTo: The_Thyroid_Support_Group Subject: Re: Good Morning[scanned]

Well, its definitely only an opinion--simply a hunch. While I know what my experience has been, I recommend that you trust your own instincts. Understand that it seems that even the doctors aren't sure if there is a "chicken and egg" dynamic with thyroid disease. What is apparent, however, is that thyroid disease seems to run concurrent with other illnesses. At this point, I'm not sure you'll be able to best treat yourself in finding the absolute root cause.

[Guest guest]

My daughter who is 23 has had chronic bladder infections. She finally figured out by a nurse that it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a prescrition to take next day each time and she has not had one since. Ask your OBGYN about it.

Re: Good Morning

Hi All,

I'm sitting here quietly just trying to figure out my situation.

My TSH is low, they know it, and say that I am over active, which I assume makes me Hyper, they did tests about 2 years ago, all of them, don't even remember the results. They scared me to death initially, then all the sudden the results all went back to normal. The DR's answer to this. Must have been a virus. Well, I started feeling weird again, just kind of like my heart is always racing, had them rerun the tests. They came back low. That was it. No additional testing required, no med.'s ordered nothing.

My mom had recently, had this talk with me, about my attitude. She thought I might need some hormones, thought I was "snappy, or overly agitated," since reading up, I think I understand why. Recently when I was in the office I asked the Dr. about the Low reading of the TSH on the report since it was never addressed, and she told me that she should probably send me to an endo and have it zapped, but since I respond so poorly to medicine and every other procedure they do anyway, she thought we might ought to leave well enough alone.

I have chronic, every month, or every other week, Bladder Infections. They can't seem to stop them anymore. This has been going on for 20 years. They are looking into a biopsy in the near future. I just don't know what to do, if I should push another issue or not.

At this point, I am taking Topamax, for migraines, and xanax, just to try and control the racing feeling, I get. I kept telling them that the antibiotics they were giving me for all the infections were making me feel like my heart was running away with me, I guess it may have been the thyroid afterall. I don't hear many of you talking about being hyper, but I am afraid, if I let them destroy the gland I will be in worse shape. I have been fighting my weight for many years, and have finally managed to lose almost 70 pounds with low carb dieting. I don't want to put it back on or make things any worse.

Any input, I don't have labs to give you,

Thanks for any advice you might have,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

My daughter who is 23 has had chronic bladder infections. She finally figured out by a nurse that it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a prescrition to take next day each time and she has not had one since. Ask your OBGYN about it.

Re: Good Morning

Hi All,

I'm sitting here quietly just trying to figure out my situation.

My TSH is low, they know it, and say that I am over active, which I assume makes me Hyper, they did tests about 2 years ago, all of them, don't even remember the results. They scared me to death initially, then all the sudden the results all went back to normal. The DR's answer to this. Must have been a virus. Well, I started feeling weird again, just kind of like my heart is always racing, had them rerun the tests. They came back low. That was it. No additional testing required, no med.'s ordered nothing.

My mom had recently, had this talk with me, about my attitude. She thought I might need some hormones, thought I was "snappy, or overly agitated," since reading up, I think I understand why. Recently when I was in the office I asked the Dr. about the Low reading of the TSH on the report since it was never addressed, and she told me that she should probably send me to an endo and have it zapped, but since I respond so poorly to medicine and every other procedure they do anyway, she thought we might ought to leave well enough alone.

I have chronic, every month, or every other week, Bladder Infections. They can't seem to stop them anymore. This has been going on for 20 years. They are looking into a biopsy in the near future. I just don't know what to do, if I should push another issue or not.

At this point, I am taking Topamax, for migraines, and xanax, just to try and control the racing feeling, I get. I kept telling them that the antibiotics they were giving me for all the infections were making me feel like my heart was running away with me, I guess it may have been the thyroid afterall. I don't hear many of you talking about being hyper, but I am afraid, if I let them destroy the gland I will be in worse shape. I have been fighting my weight for many years, and have finally managed to lose almost 70 pounds with low carb dieting. I don't want to put it back on or make things any worse.

Any input, I don't have labs to give you,

Thanks for any advice you might have,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to do now. But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

She finally figured out by a nurse that it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a prescrition to take next day

YEP<

That's a definite, tried that for a long time, the problem is that my body has stopped responding to the med.'s.........ones that work for a while no longer help. Then we move on to the next one. And so forth.

I have developed allergies to almost everything!

[Guest guest]

Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to do now. But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

She finally figured out by a nurse that it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a prescrition to take next day

YEP<

That's a definite, tried that for a long time, the problem is that my body has stopped responding to the med.'s.........ones that work for a while no longer help. Then we move on to the next one. And so forth.

I have developed allergies to almost everything!

[Guest guest]

Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to do now. But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

She finally figured out by a nurse that it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a prescrition to take next day

YEP<

That's a definite, tried that for a long time, the problem is that my body has stopped responding to the med.'s.........ones that work for a while no longer help. Then we move on to the next one. And so forth.

I have developed allergies to almost everything!

[Guest guest]

Many women are allergic to spermicide and this can

cause urinary tract infections ...

Marlena

--- Buck wrote:

> My daughter who is 23 has had chronic bladder

> infections. She finally figured out by a nurse that

> it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a

> prescrition to take next day each time and she has

> not had one since. Ask your OBGYN about it.

> Re: Good

> Morning

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> I'm sitting here quietly just trying to figure out

> my situation.

>

> My TSH is low, they know it, and say that I am

> over active, which I assume makes me Hyper, they did

> tests about 2 years ago, all of them, don't even

> remember the results. They scared me to death

> initially, then all the sudden the results all went

> back to normal. The DR's answer to this. Must have

> been a virus. Well, I started feeling weird again,

> just kind of like my heart is always racing, had

> them rerun the tests. They came back low. That was

> it. No additional testing required, no med.'s

> ordered nothing.

>

> My mom had recently, had this talk with me, about

> my attitude. She thought I might need some hormones,

> thought I was " snappy, or overly agitated, " since

> reading up, I think I understand why. Recently when

> I was in the office I asked the Dr. about the Low

> reading of the TSH on the report since it was never

> addressed, and she told me that she should probably

> send me to an endo and have it zapped, but since I

> respond so poorly to medicine and every other

> procedure they do anyway, she thought we might ought

> to leave well enough alone.

>

> I have chronic, every month, or every other week,

> Bladder Infections. They can't seem to stop them

> anymore. This has been going on for 20 years. They

> are looking into a biopsy in the near future. I just

> don't know what to do, if I should push another

> issue or not.

> At this point, I am taking Topamax, for migraines,

> and xanax, just to try and control the racing

> feeling, I get. I kept telling them that the

> antibiotics they were giving me for all the

> infections were making me feel like my heart was

> running away with me, I guess it may have been the

> thyroid afterall. I don't hear many of you talking

> about being hyper, but I am afraid, if I let them

> destroy the gland I will be in worse shape. I have

> been fighting my weight for many years, and have

> finally managed to lose almost 70 pounds with low

> carb dieting. I don't want to put it back on or make

> things any worse.

>

> Any input, I don't have labs to give you,

>

>

> Thanks for any advice you might have,

> Lorrie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Many women are allergic to spermicide and this can

cause urinary tract infections ...

Marlena

--- Buck wrote:

> My daughter who is 23 has had chronic bladder

> infections. She finally figured out by a nurse that

> it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a

> prescrition to take next day each time and she has

> not had one since. Ask your OBGYN about it.

> Re: Good

> Morning

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> I'm sitting here quietly just trying to figure out

> my situation.

>

> My TSH is low, they know it, and say that I am

> over active, which I assume makes me Hyper, they did

> tests about 2 years ago, all of them, don't even

> remember the results. They scared me to death

> initially, then all the sudden the results all went

> back to normal. The DR's answer to this. Must have

> been a virus. Well, I started feeling weird again,

> just kind of like my heart is always racing, had

> them rerun the tests. They came back low. That was

> it. No additional testing required, no med.'s

> ordered nothing.

>

> My mom had recently, had this talk with me, about

> my attitude. She thought I might need some hormones,

> thought I was " snappy, or overly agitated, " since

> reading up, I think I understand why. Recently when

> I was in the office I asked the Dr. about the Low

> reading of the TSH on the report since it was never

> addressed, and she told me that she should probably

> send me to an endo and have it zapped, but since I

> respond so poorly to medicine and every other

> procedure they do anyway, she thought we might ought

> to leave well enough alone.

>

> I have chronic, every month, or every other week,

> Bladder Infections. They can't seem to stop them

> anymore. This has been going on for 20 years. They

> are looking into a biopsy in the near future. I just

> don't know what to do, if I should push another

> issue or not.

> At this point, I am taking Topamax, for migraines,

> and xanax, just to try and control the racing

> feeling, I get. I kept telling them that the

> antibiotics they were giving me for all the

> infections were making me feel like my heart was

> running away with me, I guess it may have been the

> thyroid afterall. I don't hear many of you talking

> about being hyper, but I am afraid, if I let them

> destroy the gland I will be in worse shape. I have

> been fighting my weight for many years, and have

> finally managed to lose almost 70 pounds with low

> carb dieting. I don't want to put it back on or make

> things any worse.

>

> Any input, I don't have labs to give you,

>

>

> Thanks for any advice you might have,

> Lorrie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Many women are allergic to spermicide and this can

cause urinary tract infections ...

Marlena

--- Buck wrote:

> My daughter who is 23 has had chronic bladder

> infections. She finally figured out by a nurse that

> it was caused by sex. She had the Dr give her a

> prescrition to take next day each time and she has

> not had one since. Ask your OBGYN about it.

> Re: Good

> Morning

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> I'm sitting here quietly just trying to figure out

> my situation.

>

> My TSH is low, they know it, and say that I am

> over active, which I assume makes me Hyper, they did

> tests about 2 years ago, all of them, don't even

> remember the results. They scared me to death

> initially, then all the sudden the results all went

> back to normal. The DR's answer to this. Must have

> been a virus. Well, I started feeling weird again,

> just kind of like my heart is always racing, had

> them rerun the tests. They came back low. That was

> it. No additional testing required, no med.'s

> ordered nothing.

>

> My mom had recently, had this talk with me, about

> my attitude. She thought I might need some hormones,

> thought I was " snappy, or overly agitated, " since

> reading up, I think I understand why. Recently when

> I was in the office I asked the Dr. about the Low

> reading of the TSH on the report since it was never

> addressed, and she told me that she should probably

> send me to an endo and have it zapped, but since I

> respond so poorly to medicine and every other

> procedure they do anyway, she thought we might ought

> to leave well enough alone.

>

> I have chronic, every month, or every other week,

> Bladder Infections. They can't seem to stop them

> anymore. This has been going on for 20 years. They

> are looking into a biopsy in the near future. I just

> don't know what to do, if I should push another

> issue or not.

> At this point, I am taking Topamax, for migraines,

> and xanax, just to try and control the racing

> feeling, I get. I kept telling them that the

> antibiotics they were giving me for all the

> infections were making me feel like my heart was

> running away with me, I guess it may have been the

> thyroid afterall. I don't hear many of you talking

> about being hyper, but I am afraid, if I let them

> destroy the gland I will be in worse shape. I have

> been fighting my weight for many years, and have

> finally managed to lose almost 70 pounds with low

> carb dieting. I don't want to put it back on or make

> things any worse.

>

> Any input, I don't have labs to give you,

>

>

> Thanks for any advice you might have,

> Lorrie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It could have been that they were doing the wrong

thyroid tests or interpreting them incorrectly. This

is extremely common! If they were only testing your

TSH, that's the problem right there -- because it is

often low despite hypothyroidism OR the range that

doctors use is often outdated OR what is considered

normal is too broad of a spectrum, etc. Make sure they

test to see if you have thyroid antibodies and your

Free T3 and Free T4. Then tell us what the results are

to make sure your doctor is on top of things!

Marlena

--- NOCANCHEW@... wrote:

> In a message dated 8/8/05 9:59:07 AM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> csatwo@... writes:

> In my very humble opinion, if someone has a thyroid

> disorder, they should

> consider that it is at the root of their other

> problems. I've noticed that when

> my thyroid hormone is in balance then other ailments

> seem to be alleviated

> Not sure what to make of that,

>

> It seems that, I've had something going wrong for so

> long, and the thyroid

> seems to be the latest. The bladder started as a

> child, then the positive ANA,

> with the fybromyalgia. I just don't know where to

> start. I had 3 surgeries last

> year to remove my navel as it had been getting

> infected and draining since my

> hysterectomy 7 years ago. When I did finally get to

> a surgeon he had a fit

> and couldn't believe it, but there again. It seems I

> spend most of my time

> running from Dr. to Dr. and never getting anywhere.

> Could it be that the thyroid

> was the culprit all along and just lying dormit,

> they sure tested it often

> enough, as I was overweight, and depressed?

>

____________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

It could have been that they were doing the wrong

thyroid tests or interpreting them incorrectly. This

is extremely common! If they were only testing your

TSH, that's the problem right there -- because it is

often low despite hypothyroidism OR the range that

doctors use is often outdated OR what is considered

normal is too broad of a spectrum, etc. Make sure they

test to see if you have thyroid antibodies and your

Free T3 and Free T4. Then tell us what the results are

to make sure your doctor is on top of things!

Marlena

--- NOCANCHEW@... wrote:

> In a message dated 8/8/05 9:59:07 AM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> csatwo@... writes:

> In my very humble opinion, if someone has a thyroid

> disorder, they should

> consider that it is at the root of their other

> problems. I've noticed that when

> my thyroid hormone is in balance then other ailments

> seem to be alleviated

> Not sure what to make of that,

>

> It seems that, I've had something going wrong for so

> long, and the thyroid

> seems to be the latest. The bladder started as a

> child, then the positive ANA,

> with the fybromyalgia. I just don't know where to

> start. I had 3 surgeries last

> year to remove my navel as it had been getting

> infected and draining since my

> hysterectomy 7 years ago. When I did finally get to

> a surgeon he had a fit

> and couldn't believe it, but there again. It seems I

> spend most of my time

> running from Dr. to Dr. and never getting anywhere.

> Could it be that the thyroid

> was the culprit all along and just lying dormit,

> they sure tested it often

> enough, as I was overweight, and depressed?

>

____________________________________________________

Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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[Guest guest]

It could have been that they were doing the wrong

thyroid tests or interpreting them incorrectly. This

is extremely common! If they were only testing your

TSH, that's the problem right there -- because it is

often low despite hypothyroidism OR the range that

doctors use is often outdated OR what is considered

normal is too broad of a spectrum, etc. Make sure they

test to see if you have thyroid antibodies and your

Free T3 and Free T4. Then tell us what the results are

to make sure your doctor is on top of things!

Marlena

--- NOCANCHEW@... wrote:

> In a message dated 8/8/05 9:59:07 AM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> csatwo@... writes:

> In my very humble opinion, if someone has a thyroid

> disorder, they should

> consider that it is at the root of their other

> problems. I've noticed that when

> my thyroid hormone is in balance then other ailments

> seem to be alleviated

> Not sure what to make of that,

>

> It seems that, I've had something going wrong for so

> long, and the thyroid

> seems to be the latest. The bladder started as a

> child, then the positive ANA,

> with the fybromyalgia. I just don't know where to

> start. I had 3 surgeries last

> year to remove my navel as it had been getting

> infected and draining since my

> hysterectomy 7 years ago. When I did finally get to

> a surgeon he had a fit

> and couldn't believe it, but there again. It seems I

> spend most of my time

> running from Dr. to Dr. and never getting anywhere.

> Could it be that the thyroid

> was the culprit all along and just lying dormit,

> they sure tested it often

> enough, as I was overweight, and depressed?

>

____________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

as in birth control: the stuff they put on condoms and

other birth control devices to increase protection

often create infections... sex in itself or plain ol

sperm should not be a problem (I went for a couple

years thinking that I would never be able to have sex

without getting urinary infections -- finally I

figured out it was the spermicide!!! unfortunately

that was after 6 or so courses of antibiotics that

killed all of the beneficial bacteria in my body and

who knows what else!)

Marlena

--- NOCANCHEW@... wrote:

> In a message dated 8/8/05 11:37:54 AM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> aliciamarlena@... writes:

> spermicide

> As in birth control? or in just plain ol sperm?

>

____________________________________________________

Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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[Guest guest]

as in birth control: the stuff they put on condoms and

other birth control devices to increase protection

often create infections... sex in itself or plain ol

sperm should not be a problem (I went for a couple

years thinking that I would never be able to have sex

without getting urinary infections -- finally I

figured out it was the spermicide!!! unfortunately

that was after 6 or so courses of antibiotics that

killed all of the beneficial bacteria in my body and

who knows what else!)

Marlena

--- NOCANCHEW@... wrote:

> In a message dated 8/8/05 11:37:54 AM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> aliciamarlena@... writes:

> spermicide

> As in birth control? or in just plain ol sperm?

>

____________________________________________________

Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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[Guest guest]

Sharon,

just a word of warning about nitrofurantin...I had severe, chronic bladder infections for years and was rxd nitrofurantin for several years believing it to be without side effects. I was happy that it kept me free of bladder infections so I didn't question taking it all the time.

Five years ago I developed peripheral neuropathy and decided to do some research. Guess what? It is listed as a possible side effect of taking nitro long-term. Now, I don't know how long you have been taking it but you may want to discuss this with your doc.

Lynda

Re: Good Morning

Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to do now. But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

OOh. Sorry you can't take Diflucan. Nitrofurantoin is Macrodantin brand antibiotic. It's specific to UTIs so it doesn't cause as much resistance as drugs like Levaquin. You can try taking it after sex or then daily. I have a few months more of daily dosing, then I'm going back to only taking it after intercourse.

FYI - avoid Monistat 1 like the plague - it's VERY irritating and not in a good spot to be irritated! ouch.

Why are you taking the Xanax with the Levaquin? Just wondering - the xanax is for bipolar, right?

I have had recurrent UTIs but I also had overactive bladder (at age 25) for a while. I found out I had endometriosis, and when that was removed, it improved on its own and I stopped my medication.

Good luck to you! I'm having trouble getting my reproductive endocrinologist to DO anything about my high TSH b/c I'm moving soon. I want to get this taken care of ASAP cause I've felt like someone else and like crap for quite some time. My husband doesn't even think I'm the same person.

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

What is nitrofurantion?

I am taking the topamax, and xanax and tolerating it. Levaquin for the UTI's, but have to take the xanax with it! Get this, I can't even take Diflucan for the yeast infections, it makes me break out in blisters, it took two years to figure that one out!

[Guest guest]

OOh. Sorry you can't take Diflucan. Nitrofurantoin is Macrodantin brand antibiotic. It's specific to UTIs so it doesn't cause as much resistance as drugs like Levaquin. You can try taking it after sex or then daily. I have a few months more of daily dosing, then I'm going back to only taking it after intercourse.

FYI - avoid Monistat 1 like the plague - it's VERY irritating and not in a good spot to be irritated! ouch.

Why are you taking the Xanax with the Levaquin? Just wondering - the xanax is for bipolar, right?

I have had recurrent UTIs but I also had overactive bladder (at age 25) for a while. I found out I had endometriosis, and when that was removed, it improved on its own and I stopped my medication.

Good luck to you! I'm having trouble getting my reproductive endocrinologist to DO anything about my high TSH b/c I'm moving soon. I want to get this taken care of ASAP cause I've felt like someone else and like crap for quite some time. My husband doesn't even think I'm the same person.

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

What is nitrofurantion?

I am taking the topamax, and xanax and tolerating it. Levaquin for the UTI's, but have to take the xanax with it! Get this, I can't even take Diflucan for the yeast infections, it makes me break out in blisters, it took two years to figure that one out!

[Guest guest]

OOh. Sorry you can't take Diflucan. Nitrofurantoin is Macrodantin brand antibiotic. It's specific to UTIs so it doesn't cause as much resistance as drugs like Levaquin. You can try taking it after sex or then daily. I have a few months more of daily dosing, then I'm going back to only taking it after intercourse.

FYI - avoid Monistat 1 like the plague - it's VERY irritating and not in a good spot to be irritated! ouch.

Why are you taking the Xanax with the Levaquin? Just wondering - the xanax is for bipolar, right?

I have had recurrent UTIs but I also had overactive bladder (at age 25) for a while. I found out I had endometriosis, and when that was removed, it improved on its own and I stopped my medication.

Good luck to you! I'm having trouble getting my reproductive endocrinologist to DO anything about my high TSH b/c I'm moving soon. I want to get this taken care of ASAP cause I've felt like someone else and like crap for quite some time. My husband doesn't even think I'm the same person.

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

What is nitrofurantion?

I am taking the topamax, and xanax and tolerating it. Levaquin for the UTI's, but have to take the xanax with it! Get this, I can't even take Diflucan for the yeast infections, it makes me break out in blisters, it took two years to figure that one out!

[Guest guest]

--- " Sharon M. " wrote:

> Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to

> do now. But I haven't had any infections since I

> started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

>

> Sharon

I started having chronic bladder problems about 2

years ago and last year I took a low dose of Keflex

for 6 months and that stopped it for a while. I

wasn't having sex with anyone at that point. I just

started having problems again and so I am now

beginning the low dose of Keflex again for 6 months.

I hope it does as well this time for me as the last

one. UTI's are no joke. I did notice that I was more

susceptible to yeast infections during that time, so I

now have a prn (as needed) prescription for Diflucan.

I hope I won't have to get that one filled.

Kathy >^,,^<

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[Guest guest]

--- " Sharon M. " wrote:

> Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to

> do now. But I haven't had any infections since I

> started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

>

> Sharon

I started having chronic bladder problems about 2

years ago and last year I took a low dose of Keflex

for 6 months and that stopped it for a while. I

wasn't having sex with anyone at that point. I just

started having problems again and so I am now

beginning the low dose of Keflex again for 6 months.

I hope it does as well this time for me as the last

one. UTI's are no joke. I did notice that I was more

susceptible to yeast infections during that time, so I

now have a prn (as needed) prescription for Diflucan.

I hope I won't have to get that one filled.

Kathy >^,,^<

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--- " Sharon M. " wrote:

> Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to

> do now. But I haven't had any infections since I

> started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

>

> Sharon

I started having chronic bladder problems about 2

years ago and last year I took a low dose of Keflex

for 6 months and that stopped it for a while. I

wasn't having sex with anyone at that point. I just

started having problems again and so I am now

beginning the low dose of Keflex again for 6 months.

I hope it does as well this time for me as the last

one. UTI's are no joke. I did notice that I was more

susceptible to yeast infections during that time, so I

now have a prn (as needed) prescription for Diflucan.

I hope I won't have to get that one filled.

Kathy >^,,^<

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It helps when you make the appt. to tell them you have multiple problems to discuss then bring that list with you. If they know ahead of time that your visit will take a while, they will be more likely to spend the time with you that you need. Good luck!

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

Make sure theytest to see if you have thyroid antibodies and yourFree T3 and Free T4. Then tell us what the results areto make sure your doctor is on top of things!Marlena

I've got to go back and talk to her again, after the TSH came back to low, she didn't even address the issue, or order more tests. My primary Dr. had done this a couple of years ago when it first showed up, and did so very aggressively but all of the sudden every thing went back to normal. This time, it wasn't even acknowledged until I questioned it. Like I said, I spend so much time in there just trying to deal with the bladder I guess like they feel I have enough "issues." I will push for more testing. Think I will make an appointment with the primary instead of the nurse practitioner and talk to him about it!

Thanks for your help!

And I will post!

Lorrie

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It helps when you make the appt. to tell them you have multiple problems to discuss then bring that list with you. If they know ahead of time that your visit will take a while, they will be more likely to spend the time with you that you need. Good luck!

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

Make sure theytest to see if you have thyroid antibodies and yourFree T3 and Free T4. Then tell us what the results areto make sure your doctor is on top of things!Marlena

I've got to go back and talk to her again, after the TSH came back to low, she didn't even address the issue, or order more tests. My primary Dr. had done this a couple of years ago when it first showed up, and did so very aggressively but all of the sudden every thing went back to normal. This time, it wasn't even acknowledged until I questioned it. Like I said, I spend so much time in there just trying to deal with the bladder I guess like they feel I have enough "issues." I will push for more testing. Think I will make an appointment with the primary instead of the nurse practitioner and talk to him about it!

Thanks for your help!

And I will post!

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

It helps when you make the appt. to tell them you have multiple problems to discuss then bring that list with you. If they know ahead of time that your visit will take a while, they will be more likely to spend the time with you that you need. Good luck!

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

Make sure theytest to see if you have thyroid antibodies and yourFree T3 and Free T4. Then tell us what the results areto make sure your doctor is on top of things!Marlena

I've got to go back and talk to her again, after the TSH came back to low, she didn't even address the issue, or order more tests. My primary Dr. had done this a couple of years ago when it first showed up, and did so very aggressively but all of the sudden every thing went back to normal. This time, it wasn't even acknowledged until I questioned it. Like I said, I spend so much time in there just trying to deal with the bladder I guess like they feel I have enough "issues." I will push for more testing. Think I will make an appointment with the primary instead of the nurse practitioner and talk to him about it!

Thanks for your help!

And I will post!

Lorrie

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Oh, that's true. They don't tell you this stuff when they prescribe it! I'm allergic to Sulfa and Trimethoprim (in Bactrim) ... both of them, so my options are very limited.

That's why in a few months I'm going back to ony after sex.

Thank you for the warning!

Sharon

Re: Good Morning

Can you take anything daily? That's what I have to do now. But I haven't had any infections since I started taking my nitrofurantoin everyday.

Sharon