Re: [QUAD-L] UTI drugs, dosage & duration

[greg]

Yes, my doc gave my a dose to have on hand. But don't do what I did and start the antibiotics before you get a sample. It screws it up. I just didn't want to wait the weeknd. But pee can last awhile in the frig. Though I need to find out how long. Growth cultures should only take 3 days. I'm told. Reg > In the beginning of March I had a really bad UTI that required > infusion therapy for 5 days. This was after I gave a culture to my > GP, results coming in 7 days later with a phone call saying "You > need to see your infectious disease doctor right away." > I was stuck in bed with a wound, so over the phone Dr. Allegra, my > infectious doctor, ordered the infusion drugs after getting the > culture results through email ... having never seeing him in person. > > In a follow-up visit June 2nd, 2 months later, I spoke to him > regarding the long wait for cultural results from my GP. > Dr. Allerga wrote out a RX, so next time I had symptoms of a UTI > all I, or Pete, have to do would be to drop off a specimen with the > RX at the closets Labcor. I did last week and over the phone he > prescribed amoxicillin to be taken 3 x's a day for 5 days. > > Does anybody else have a Doctor who does this for them? Or > Has anybody ever taken UTI meds like I described above ? Bobbie > > > "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi