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Urinary Disorders |
E coli UTI03/20/2007 |
After ANOTHER trip to the Specialist my 40 year old Husband has been told to be patient and there is nothing they can do.... this being about a chronic E coli UTI. My Husband became ill with (at that time) an undiagnosed UTI in November 2005! After a year of umming and aahing by the professionals he finally succumbed to Septicaemia brought about by the Ecoli (at last somebody had given it a name) in his Urine or there abouts, it mutated and jumped across into his blood. After a week clinging to what little life he had he rallied and finally vanquished the septicaemia, only to be left with a very persistent E coli super bug which has at some point become resistant to every antibiotic in the medical dictionary. A weekly MSU tells us which antibiotic it is sensitive to, only by the time it is prescribed and taken the blighter becomes resistant.Now nearly 18 months later, on the verge of a breakdown, taking up to 30 pills a day, varying from antibiotics to painkillers, being admitted to hospital at least once a month in severe pain and distress, being told that no the septicaemia has not come back but it is probably only a matter of time and when it does again it will be kill or cure, we are at our wits end and need someone to please help us find a way out of this hole. There has to be someone somewhere whether it be in England or abroad who can shed some light on my Husbands situation and who can at least give him a better quality of life than he seems destined to lead.
Based upon your description, your husband may suffer from prostatitis which can be very difficult to cure, is frequently associated with or confused with bladder infection, and can lead to septicemia. I suggest that you gather up all pertinent medical information that has accrued (including any radiology imaging studies on CD) and seek a second opinion.
Perhaps your husband's physician is correct, but, barring other medical issues which may complicate your husband's health issues, prostatitis or urinary tract infection is not likely to cause death and should be investigated to identify the source (ie prostate, bladder, kidney) and consider treatment options.
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James F Donovan, Jr, MD Professor of Surgery Director of UC Urology Division of Urology Department of Surgery College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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