If 1000 mg of Levaquin daily

[NoDecafPlz]

Aren't killing the UTI...

Should I go straight to the hospital
for IV antibiotics?

No fever but pain in lower left stomach.
(I'm sure I would be climbing walls if I were AB
because I STILL feel it.)
Wicked spasms where usually none.
On flagile (sp)for possible diverticulitis
but I think the real issue is UTI.

Where do I go from here?

[This message was edited by NoDecafPlz on 04-12-05 at 04:09 AM.]

[NoDecafPlz]

Ok, from a urine sample today, the doctor said I do not have a UTI.

I had a fever last night and pain this morning in the area of my lower left abdomen.

Does this sound like a renal issue
or a bowel issue?

PS the luvenox is causing any thrush
or any bowel issues. I can't help but feel something is infected.

Joe

[DIGGER]

Well Joe, mebee Im wrong but, I thought Luvenox was a blood thinner used to prevent DVT's not UTI's. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

DIGG.

[NoDecafPlz]

I'm probably spelling it wrong Digger.
Also here is an update. Doctor just called me back and ruled out UTI on the dipstick test today.

That can only mean something
else is wrong.

Joe

[BeeBee]

Could be the Flagyl. It can be nasty stuff. Are you sure you have C. Diff? Get a culture and be sure and quit the stuff if not necessary.

[SCI-Nurse]

There's a lot of medical diagnosing going on here by people who don't have licenses to do that soooooo, let's work through this carefully.

A dipstick is not really the most reliable way of diagnosing a urinary tract infection. Even though it's more expensive, the doc should order a culture. This will show for sure whether or not you have a bladder infection. The left lower part of your stomach is more associated with bowel problems than with urinary problems. So the flagyl for diverticulitis is probably a good idea (it's not just used to treat C diff!). Lovenox will not cause thrush or, for that matter, any of the other symptoms you're complaining of. It's simply a blood thinner to prevent blood clots in your legs (and having them move to your lungs, or worse). Spasms are not a specific symptom--they are a general response. They could just as easily be related to you bowel as to your bladder.

How has your bowel care been going? Are you having hard stool out? This could be causing the spasms and the pain in the left lower quadrant of your stomach.

RAB

[NoDecafPlz]

BP is great, no worries.

LOL I swear it's anti-biotic
I'm just spelling it wrong.

Why would pain subside
after taking if I did not have
an infection?

I take two senecots each night
and well maybe sometimes hard but mostly
just right.

This is all in my head?

J.

[NoDecafPlz]

Sorry gang, levaquin.

Joe

[BeeBee]

I didn't see any diagnosing going on. A couple of questions concerning what the drug was and a recommendation to see his doctor. No one told him what was wrong or what to take or not to take.

[parafarmer]

I took Levaquin a few weeks ago for a bladder infection, it made me feel worse, but it killed the infection, took about a week after taking it to feel better.

side effects associated with Levaquin
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http://www.health-net.info/levaquin.html