Blood and protein

hi jennifer, have you been on any statin  med,,s, for cholestrol, and any other bloodwork done, are you seeing GP, or internist ?

 

Do you have PMR or GCA?  This forum is for patients with those conditions and mostly on steroids.  Perhaps there is a Urology forum?

I can just imagine the misery you are suffering. You mention "loads of tests" having been done, so I assume there is a doctor or doctors involved in your case.

If it were I suffering this way, I would use the internet to try to figure out what's going on. That may not be possible, I realize, if there's not enough information showing up. However, it's worth a try. 

First, you need a diagnosis of your condition. You mention being "constantly on antibiotics" so I assume there is a doctor prescribing them. Q: What is his or her diagnosis of your condition? 

With every good wish for you--Barbara

 

When I was first married I started getting UTIs all the time. I ended up at a urologist office. What he did was stretched my urethra. What this is he used rods putting it in the urethra graduating in size to getting bigger and bigger around. I will admit that this treatment is damn near barbaric. But it did solve my problem. I don't know if you've seen a urologist yet but you should go to see one if you have it yet.

You should probably make sure your kidney function is checked.  There is also likely to be a much more appropriate forum on here where you should post your question.

Wrong forum for this topic, but I never had another UTI after I began deliberately increasing my water intake, many, many years ago.

I always drink a glass of water with food, and at other times as well.

The stretching of the urethra (that Amcoffee described) is what I meant when I said urethral dilation. It has worked for me too. I meant to say that apart from taking that special probiotic twice a day for the bladder/vaginal region of a woman's body I also do my very best to ensure I drink between 1.5 - 2 litres of water a day, either as pure water or else as green tea (sorry wine doesn't count!!). Aim for an alcaline diet, so avoid acidic drinks and food and don't bother with the cranberry myth (in my experience) it is a waste of time. These steps appear to work for me and I was a lost cause in that department, though of course I live in fear of it resurfacing again.