instill-period-UTI risk?

[sweetangel2080]

I have had 3/4 infections after 4 instills - the last one lasted 2 weeks as I was resistant to the first set of antibiotics, it was only during my period.
Should I avoid instills at this time because of risk of infection.Have mine on Monday and don't know whether to postpone it a week or not. I realllllly don't want another UTI!

[ICNDonna]

If you're having your period, you might want to postpone it.

Donna

[kadi]

I do not do instills during my period. I figure since I'm allergic to 5 different classes of antibiotics, I only want to use an antibiotic if absolutely necessary, so I don't take chances.

[amber sevy]

My Dr. told me that doing the DMSO durring my period was OK

[kadi]

One of my doctors said it was okay, the other one said absolutely not. If you have a history of UTI, I'd really think about it.

[sweetangel2080]

Thanks, I am so unsure as my symptoms have returned but then think do I want a UTI- am going to phone tomorrow and ask their advice on it.

[Violin]

Hello, Sweetangel.

I understand your doubt if you want to continue with the instillations or not, having UTIss o frecuently with them ... I'm really sorry.

I was just to ask you about the period also. I've had my first instillation of Cystistat last Friday. I'll be on my period in a couple of days, and I'm going to have my second instill again on this Friday. I was wondering if I should change my appointment or not. As I see, it depends on the doctors and how we are sensible to the UTI...

My first instillation was not as painful as I was afraid of. I asked him if I'd better take antibiotics... He said there are no need to take them. It's the third day today. I feel some desconfort in my urethra area. I'm afraid that I'm getting UTI like you... Also since that day, I feel so tired and I had to take some sleep in the afternoon both on Friday and Saturday. Well, really, I was better before the instillations... I hope this pain and tiredness pass away tomorrow...

Cystistat works on 52% of cases, I read in somewhere. I've already started to think I'm the rest of 48%... When I'm with the pain, it's so difficult to think possitively..

Well, we'll wait and see...

[sweetangel2080]

I did phone the doctor before the instill today and he and the nurses all said to come in regardless of the period.
This time they gave me a whole course of antibiotics to take regardless of whether I have an infection. I feel that's a bit much as I don't really want to be taking that many antibiotics but still if it helps.....

[sweetangel2080]

turns out I have an infection anyway but they still did the instill and gave me antibiotics!
Maybe it was a low grade infection and that's why I have been having the urethral spasms and pain when going to the bathroom!

[Violin]

Oh, so you did have the infection. It's better to know it so that now they really know how to get rid of it from you! I don't want to have an infection, but when I have a lot on pain, I always hoped that I had one. So that I can take the antibiotics to cure and to have the relief...

Don't worry for answering me about the period on my thread. I hadn't read your post here when I wrote another post.

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