Re: [QUAD-L] Proteus bacteria in urine

[Lori Michaelson]

Hi Nicki...   I was taking Macrobid as a prophylactic for months ... it seemed to help a little but not enough. Indeed not enough since Proteus wormed into my system  :-(   Lori   -------Original Message-------   From: Nichole Rohling Date: 03/14/05 17:50:21 To: QUADLIST; Lori Michaelson Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Proteus bacteria in urine   LORI   ALL 4 OF MY UA'S LAST YEAR SHOWED PROTEUS.  I FINALLY SOUGHT OUT URLOGIST, HAD STONE REMOVED AND LAST UA IN JANUARY SHOWED PROTEUS.   I HAD TON OF SEDIMENT AND FOUL ODOR BUT HE PUT ME ON  100 MG MACROBID DAILY.  SEDIMENT AND ODOR IS GONE, NEXT UA IS IN APRIL.   HOPEFULLY THE MAINTENANCE DOSE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.   NICKI ----- Original Message ----- From: Lori Michaelson To: Quad Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:31 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Proteus bacteria in urine I began having a UTI in November w/ Proteus bacteria being the culprit.   This is not a more friendly bacteria that commonly colonizes in the bladder like E-coli, Strep B, etc.   It's a pathogen and microbiologists (like my husband) say there are BIG 4 that you don't take lightly.  Proteus being one.   It does respond to the appropriate antibiodics but keeps coming right back.  Or staying dormant in my bladder.   I finally , along w/ Dr, took a more radical 3-week antibiodic approach.   It's still there in my culture!   Anyone else keep track of their bugs?  In my 25 yrs I have not had proteus.   Lori