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UTI's and womens' health..?
I am sort of decidedly against Urgent Care (Patient First) after my first two trips. The first trip the doctor said I have some sort of viral infection but couldn't tell me what after taking blood and urine samples. This past Saturday I left work with major chest pain and went to Urgent Care again... they gave me a GI cocktail and then sent me to the ER because they said they couldn't really help me at all. So I get to the ER and they get my right in... I'm there for about 4 hours doing tests (catscan, urine, blood.. and lots of intravascular pain medication, not completely bad).... so the end result is that I have a urinary tract infection that I've had for a while and didn't realize and second that I stress out too much. SO... the core of my concern is that I have been having the symptoms, not that I know what they are, of a UTI for months... and I do mean, for many months.. and I did not realize it. Do you think I should be worried that it might affect my kidneys?
I have a doctors appt tomorrow morning and am hoping to get a more complete answer. They gave me about 5 days worth of meds @ the ER that I am not sure if they are helping. I still feel pretty heavy in my abdomen and am still feeling a slight flank pain after walking for a while. Both yesterday and this morning I woke up feeling more "heavy" in the area of my abdomen that usual and a bit more pain on my left side specifically in my lower abs. I suppose I am just overly concerned but I am wondering if it's possible that my kidneys are already "infected".
I was just curious to see if anyone else has gone through this and if so what tpyes of advice you could offer as well?
If nothing else I have learned how valuable my health is and usually at the first signs of something wrong I try to see someone. I try not to be a freak about going to the doctor every week... but I try to keep on top of things as I am way to young to die. So again, any advice would be greatly welcomed?
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