UPDATE: My doctor JUST called me and said she would not prescribe anything until my urine was cultured to see if it grows any bacteria, even though I TOLD her the initial urine test of just looking at it under a microscope ALWAYS comes back negative! I really want to sue, do you think I can for negligence?
You like to assume they didn't take you seriously when in fact they were acting responsibily and doing things they way they are supposed to be done instead of giving you unnecessary antibiotics.
Yes, you do still owe the doctor for the care you recieved. Just because you don't like what they have to sy doesn't mean that you didn't take up(what sounds like much more than necessary) of their time.
You are the kind of patien that doctors love to see go elsewhere so you don't have to deal with them.
Quote: from White Crayon at 11:52 am on May 23, 2012 Quote: from Lyla at 11:44 am on May 23, 2012 Quote: from Rastafarian at 11:38 am on May 23, 2012 Stop eating so much sugar, and then demanding doctors give you things to cure your own foolishness. At some point shouldn't you take responsibility for what you do to your body? Unless for some reason you have to eat so much sugar. You are totally right! The thing is, I really don't eat THAT much sugar! Maybe one to two sweet things a day. My body needs some sugar, so it's difficult for me to find a balance of how much to eat without getting a bladder infection. I don't think eating one sweet thing a day is that bad, but apparently my body can't take it. That actually is pretty bad. Really?! Most people I know eat far more sugar then I do. I thought I was behaving for the most part. :[
Quote: from Lyla at 11:44 am on May 23, 2012 Quote: from Rastafarian at 11:38 am on May 23, 2012 Stop eating so much sugar, and then demanding doctors give you things to cure your own foolishness. At some point shouldn't you take responsibility for what you do to your body? Unless for some reason you have to eat so much sugar. You are totally right! The thing is, I really don't eat THAT much sugar! Maybe one to two sweet things a day. My body needs some sugar, so it's difficult for me to find a balance of how much to eat without getting a bladder infection. I don't think eating one sweet thing a day is that bad, but apparently my body can't take it. That actually is pretty bad.
Quote: from Rastafarian at 11:38 am on May 23, 2012 Stop eating so much sugar, and then demanding doctors give you things to cure your own foolishness. At some point shouldn't you take responsibility for what you do to your body? Unless for some reason you have to eat so much sugar. You are totally right! The thing is, I really don't eat THAT much sugar! Maybe one to two sweet things a day. My body needs some sugar, so it's difficult for me to find a balance of how much to eat without getting a bladder infection. I don't think eating one sweet thing a day is that bad, but apparently my body can't take it.
Stop eating so much sugar, and then demanding doctors give you things to cure your own foolishness. At some point shouldn't you take responsibility for what you do to your body? Unless for some reason you have to eat so much sugar.
At some point shouldn't you take responsibility for what you do to your body?
Unless for some reason you have to eat so much sugar.
You are totally right! The thing is, I really don't eat THAT much sugar! Maybe one to two sweet things a day. My body needs some sugar, so it's difficult for me to find a balance of how much to eat without getting a bladder infection. I don't think eating one sweet thing a day is that bad, but apparently my body can't take it.
That actually is pretty bad.
Really?! Most people I know eat far more sugar then I do. I thought I was behaving for the most part. :[
There could be other factors in your diet which are making you susceptible, not sure, since I'm no doctor, but perhaps you could speak to a nutritionist.
i don't think you're giving doctors enough credit. there's a reason why high glucose in the urine is a hallmark for UTIs, precisely because bacteria feed off sugars. you're not the only one that knows some basic science.
stop trying to be a backseat doctor when you have no idea what she's thinking and let her do her job. people like you are why doctors hate the internet and things like webMD.
Quote: from 8086 at 2:01 pm on May 23, 2012 Lyla, if you knew as much as you think, one would think you would be the doctor, not the other way around. Chill the fuck out, and let the doctor do their job properly. Honestly I think I would be a pretty great doctor if I went to medical school. I think most doctors don't attribute a lot of illnesses to their true causes: improper diet, lack of exercise, and poor immune system, and instead prescribe useless drugs like it's going out of style. I'd rather actually help people than venally take kickbacks from drug companies.
Lyla, if you knew as much as you think, one would think you would be the doctor, not the other way around. Chill the fuck out, and let the doctor do their job properly.
Chill the fuck out, and let the doctor do their job properly.
Honestly I think I would be a pretty great doctor if I went to medical school. I think most doctors don't attribute a lot of illnesses to their true causes: improper diet, lack of exercise, and poor immune system, and instead prescribe useless drugs like it's going out of style. I'd rather actually help people than venally take kickbacks from drug companies.
You really are paranoid, aren't you. Like I said, chill out.
A bladder infection can quickly spread to a kidney infection, and lead to sepsis if left untreated.Your doctor knows the repercussions, you're acting like you know better. you don't. it's weighing up the options and likelihood. chances are your bladder infection, if that's what it is, is unlikely to turn into a kidney infection. and the severity of pain is not necessarily a good indicator of how 'dangerous' it is. there are lots of painful things that aren't going to be an immediate threat to you. your case is not as bad as TB, stop blowing it our of proportion like a little drama queen and listen to your doctor. you are the kind of person i hope i never have as a doctor, i hate dealing with people that think they know better than a person who spent years learning and practicing medicine over some person that read something on wikipedia and now thinks they're an expert.
A bladder infection can quickly spread to a kidney infection, and lead to sepsis if left untreated.
and the severity of pain is not necessarily a good indicator of how 'dangerous' it is. there are lots of painful things that aren't going to be an immediate threat to you.
your case is not as bad as TB, stop blowing it our of proportion like a little drama queen and listen to your doctor. you are the kind of person i hope i never have as a doctor, i hate dealing with people that think they know better than a person who spent years learning and practicing medicine over some person that read something on wikipedia and now thinks they're an expert.
Of course I don't think that about all doctors. However, this particular physician was a little young IMO. She looked to be late twenties and fairly inexperienced. And honestly I have not encountered one doctor who understands that consuming excess amounts of sugar can cause a UTI or bladder infection, due to the fact that bacteria feed and thrive on certain sugars. Most of them thought I was being promiscuous and that the infections were sex induced. I really think this doctor cares more about following the standardized rules of medicine than actually helping people.
Im done. I stopped considering you as any kind of intellectual when you actually, seriously claimed that a UTI is worse than medication resistant TB. If it is untreated, that's your fault at this point if you end up septic considering YOU waited a month to be treated.
If it is untreated, that's your fault at this point if you end up septic considering YOU waited a month to be treated.
I never said a UTI was worse than medication resistant TB. I said that a serious bladder infection can quickly turn into a kidney infection, which can be worse than TB, not medication resistant TB. I think that's terrible that your Dr.'s office doesn't send the urine sample off to be cultured if the initial reading comes out negative. What if you're like me, and never show any sign of bacteria in the urinalysis until the infection is extremely serious? Also, the reason I waited so long is because I wanted to try and fight the infection with natural remedies like cranberry pills and drinking lots of water. The infection has been bearable, and seemed like it was getting better, but a few days ago it got a lot worse. I don't always go running to the doctor for antibiotics when I get sick. I like to see if it will go away on it's own first. When it doesn't I know I have a problem.
Isn't that contributing to bacterial resistance? You shouldn't have taken it to begin with. That's entirely your fault. You KNEW you were allergic and you took it anyway. That is stupid and dangerous, the doctor can't then tell you to continue medicating yourself with a drug that you're allergic to. The point is that there really isn't any underprescription of antibiotics. it's not good to prescribe them unless necessary, and that's why your doctor is waiting for the culture. Why is it that when you are diagnosed with tuberculosis doctors want you on a heavy antibiotic for 9 months, even when no symptoms of an infection are present? That happened to me, and there's a reason they prescribe such an effective medication. A serious illness needs to be treated seriously. Infections are not something to take lightly and play the "Well let's see if this works" game. you cannot compare your potential bladder infection with tuberculosis. no offence but exactly what basis do you have to be making any of your comments. you're NOT A DOCTOR, stop assuming shit. tuberculosis is a rare but potentially very deadly disease and that's why they have to treat it with a heavy hand. doctors have to balance these situations, and your doctor chose to take the logical route of waiting for the culture when this isn't likely to be as dangerous as something like TB. youre saying that "infection are not to be taken lightly", do you honestly think you need to tell a doctor that? a doctor who has been through years of education and training, why do you think you know better than her? you don't. so shut up and listen to your doctor.
Isn't that contributing to bacterial resistance?
The point is that there really isn't any underprescription of antibiotics. it's not good to prescribe them unless necessary, and that's why your doctor is waiting for the culture.
Why is it that when you are diagnosed with tuberculosis doctors want you on a heavy antibiotic for 9 months, even when no symptoms of an infection are present? That happened to me, and there's a reason they prescribe such an effective medication. A serious illness needs to be treated seriously. Infections are not something to take lightly and play the "Well let's see if this works" game.
no offence but exactly what basis do you have to be making any of your comments. you're NOT A DOCTOR, stop assuming shit. tuberculosis is a rare but potentially very deadly disease and that's why they have to treat it with a heavy hand. doctors have to balance these situations, and your doctor chose to take the logical route of waiting for the culture when this isn't likely to be as dangerous as something like TB.
youre saying that "infection are not to be taken lightly", do you honestly think you need to tell a doctor that? a doctor who has been through years of education and training, why do you think you know better than her? you don't. so shut up and listen to your doctor.
Honestly? A bladder infection can quickly spread to a kidney infection, and lead to sepsis if left untreated. I find that it's just as serious as TB, if not more serious. The pain that I experience when I get one that's serious tells me that it's no laughing matter...
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