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Chronic UTI: How do you prevent them?
Women's Health | Last Active: Jul 12, 2019 | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
I was being misdiagnosed. I now have bladder cancer. Stuff happens. One more thing to deal with...I did not even have a history of UTI's. A new PCP not knowing my history sent me to infectious diseases. Was it because I am an American female??? Was then suggested there I see a Urologist. Stuff happens. See what happens now. I may lose my bladder yet. Can't even think about thus. New doctor must have presumed I was a slut because I am American? I will not say more lest I sound racist, etc. I am not and never have been. Struggling with extreme depression at this point for feeling I have been stereotyped even more.
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@parus I certainly understand what your going thru especially during this time of uncertainty. Have the doctors told you specifically that you have bladder cancer and need to have your bladder removed? My 95 yr old mother was also just diagnosed with bladder cancer and they treated her with radiation to reduce the tumor. Everything depends on the type of cancer and where it is located. Try to get an appointment with the urologist and ask all the questions that are bothering you. The urologist will probably give you options for treatment: chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or watch and wait, or a combination. Please let us know what you learn! I can always answer other questions- I’m not a doctor, but an oncology nurse. I’ll keep you in my thoughts. Becky
@parus- Hi parus- I am so very sorry for all you are going through and can only imagine how you must be feeling. Please know that you have a friend in Canada who is thinking of you and wishing you well!Ainsleigh
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@parus Has the dr office returned your phone calls yet, to give you more information? Can you get a copy of the surgery and biopsy reports, to check things yourself? Sometimes it feels like the [male] medical community feels women don't care/want to know the details, or that we can't think for ourselves. It's so frustrating! A few years ago I had a UTI, went to Dr, turned out the wrong antibiotic was given, UTI stuck around too long and affected my kidneys. Dr didn't believe me when I told him this; I have only 32% kidney function anyway, I know my body!
Ginger