Kidney infection, taken antibiotic, had cervical cancer, had radical hysterectomy. Suggestion?
Patient: Hi wonder if you can help, I have very recently been treated with antibiotics for a kidney infection, which still has not cleared. I have had blood tests. However it has now begun to hurt when I have to go to the bathroom to poo. Two years ago I had cervical cancer , and had a radical hysterectomy . I am a female age 33. Thanks Doctor: HelloThanks for your query.Based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have undergone radical hysterectomy for cancer of the cervix and now has UTI .Please get your routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to.Please take broad spectrum antibiotics along with urinary antiseptics like Nitrofurantoin  twice daily and  later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report. .Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician.Ensure to drink more water.To keep your urine dilute This will help to control dysuria.Dr.Patil.