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Cyst or UTI????

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ma1234
ma1234

hello 😃

I've had what I thought was a UTI / Cystitis for the last 3 days with no other symptoms apart from the urge to go to the toilet all the time, a weird musty smell and lower abdomen pain, i'm still managing to pass lots of urine after drinking water so i dont think there's any retention, there's no lower / side back pain and i generally feel well and am still able to workout and do my normal activities

I don't think this is normal for a UTI as I keep seeing the main symptom is pain while passing urine which I haven't had at all, this is the first time I've had anything like this. I do have PCOS and I think my symptoms seem to match a ruptured / enlarged cyst more?

Today, the frequent urination, the smell and lower abdomen pain has subsided a lot (not completely) however I now have a dull pain on the left of my pelvis (i imagine where my ovary is) that seems to have got slightly worse than the last 2 days, it doesn't hurt to touch it's just uncomfortable and comes and goes and paracetamol eases the pain

I've spoke to the doctor on video call, she says i look and sound fine and as it doesn't hurt to press my pelvic / abdomen just to take antibiotics for a UTI and see how I am in 3 days but she said she doesn't know if its a cyst or a bladder infection without a physical examination which she doesn't recommend at the moment with the virus and everything, she recommended 'watchful waiting'

I hate antibiotics, they make me feel ill and i'm so scared of developing antibiotic resistance god forbid. I don't see the point in taking them if I feel fine and the main symptoms have improved but I have them on standby just in case

if it's an infection -do you think it would be dangerous for me to not take the antibiotics and wait it out for a few more days just drinking water and taking paracetamol for the pain? on the other hand if it's a cyst- is it dangerous to leave a ruptured / enlarged cyst untreated?!?!

I am so conflicted, has anyone had these symptoms that have eventually disappeared on their own and how long does it usually take?

thanks 😃

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