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I don’t know what to do
by: Janie on Wed, Oct 15 2008

I have been sick for awhile. Sometimes they find kidney infections. Other times they say it’s bladder inflammations. All I know is I am tired of being in pain. I was hospitalized once for a bad kidney infection. Now they are trying to say that it’s in my head.

I’ve been going to a urologist for quite awhile. If I’m sick,he does a urinalysis. He calls out antibiotics if I have an infection. No infection…It’s in my head. I get a terrible pain in my left side but have never had kidney stones I’ve landed in the ER several times and get told they can find nothing so I go home. I’ve even been told I just want pain meds THEN they find a kidney infection.

I have a lot of intestinal gas and diarrhea. My bladder feels like it is on fire. I’ve had a colonostophy (sp?) and 2 barium enemas. Nothing was found.

I keep thinking it’s in my head but all of this is very painful and scary. I don’t know what to do.

October 2008

I don’t know what to do - by Janie - (Wed, Oct 15 2008)
I have been sick for awhile. Sometimes they find kidney infections. Other times they say it’s bladder inflammations. All I know is I am tired of being in pain. [more..]

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