April 2008 Expecting Club

ok, first off, i take zoloft so i'm just crazy to begin with. I'm aware of that. lol

now, i frequently get uti's or kidney infections. when they would test my urine, i'd have a trace of blood in it, always! now at my 6 week check up i have "moderate" blood, but it's microscopic, you can never see any. i have bladder spasms, so the dr put me on vesicare for the spasms. i took Keflex about 1 week prior to this from a different dr for MRSA infection, which i've had on and off for 15 years. the biggest side effect of vesicare is constipation.

now i feel bloated and i'm scared about the blood and i have cramps every day, like menstrual cramps, i haven't gotten a period yet, PG test was negative. I had sex about 8 days or so postpartum. I've been asking around at work and i keep hearing that i had trauma from the birth and then i had sex which was trauma also. i also was holding my bladder for 8-16 hours a day. i've stopped that. i was also drinking nothing but soda, since sunday i have had no soda at all. i am convinced that i have some sort of cancer and that i'm going to die. i'm so scared. i also have HPV and just assume that it's caused my cancer. i'm a wreck. i see a shrink and i'm going to see a psychologist, i just got the referral, but until then what do i do? I asked two urologists at work (I'm a NURSE of all things) and of course they're saying, oh let's rule out cancer!!! a co-worker of mine said they HAVE to say that. they are trained to think "worst case scenario"

can someone please make me feel better??? i'm sorry i'm such an idiot!!!

thank you very much!

Lauren

Lauren,

You aren't an idiot at all!  I had 4 UTIs during pregnancy and I usually have about 3-4 a year as it is.  There's nothing wrong with you.  I also have HPV and have been ruled out cancer.  In fact, I was told that I had HPV the day I found out I was pregnant.  I am going to have another biopsy at my six week check up to verify, yet again, cancer is not an issue.  Some doctors believe medication always solves the problem and I don't believe it because that's what killed my father.  Ever since then, the most I have taken has been the necessities for the UTIs and prenatal vitimans.  So, I hope I settled your mind...GOOD LUCK!

Becky