Party, sex

Went to a party last night, and spoke to Beatrice and Kevin. Then came home and had sex this morning. Didn't hurt at the time, although didn't feel completely right either. Drank a lot of water all day and took a salty sachet. Took D-Mannose, cranberry, and oregano oil. Decided I should maybe not go in the bath.

Sex

Had sex this morning. A little bit sore - felt painful where I think my urethra is - but used olive oil, took D-mannose, cranberry, oregano, and probiotics afterwards. Have drunk a lot of water today. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Ultrasound scan

Discovered cyst in right kidney - apparently completely nothing to worry about. Only possible thing of interest is that I didn't fully empty my bladder. Old wee sitting around in the bladder is a common reason for recurring UTI's. Doctor doing the scan asked me if I'd had a long course of low dose antibiotics. Think he was implying it as a possible course of action. Not due to see the urologist until early April. Depending on how things go, might ring up and request an earlier appointment.

Update

Better, but still slight pain in twat. Tried to have sex, but too painful.

Probiotics

Put another capsule up my twat in attempt to get rid of remnants of infection.

Update

Faded to a niggling pain if need wee, or if haven't drunk enough water - same old, same old. It's not that bad, but it's not normal either. And it gets in the way of sex.

Damp Heat

In Chinese medicine, recurring bladder infections are the result of damp heat in the body. There's more info here.

Cystitis again and urologist

Was fine after having sex all week. Had sex on Thursday night. Did the probiotic-capsule-up-twat thing, but have now developed hot wee. Also, went to see urologist yesterday, and typically had no symptoms. He reckons I've had a sub-clinical infection which has been rumbling on. I've got to have an ultra-sound scan, and then go back to see him in twelve weeks time. In the meantime, he suggested cranberry capsules (been there, done that), and having sex with a full bladder so that properly flush it out afterwards. The bottom line is that there doesn't seem to be much he can do. There's the old antiobiotic after sex trick, but it seems like a bad idea (to him and me) because people end up getting immune to the antibiotic, and presumably it upsets the balance down there. He could also stretch my urethra, but only two thirds of people find any relief from that. I don't fancy it, quite frankly. Anyway, soreness isn't too bad right now. I'll keep you posted...

Sex and...

Had sex on Friday morning. Afterwards, put probiotic capsule up twat. No symptoms as yet...

Also had sex this morning. Intend to put capsule up twat later...

Wouldn't it be great if this was the answer?

More on probiotic suppositories can be found here.

Update

Inserted probiotic capsule inside my twat on Sunday when felt cystitis coming on. Also took some D-Mannose and oil of oregano. Capsule up twat hurt at the time but felt like it helped a lot. Symptoms cleared up a few hours later, apart from residual pain when I wee. Phoned up and booked urology appointment for a week on Friday.

Cystitis

Been away since 12th December, so no sex. Bladder finally calmed down. Then came back two days ago and had sex. Twat burning a lot straight afterwards, then twenty-four hours later got cystitis again! Also, forgot to phone up and sort out my urologist appointment before I went so think I have lost my referral. Bollocks. Will get on the phone to sort it tomorrow.