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andydp
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 Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:10 Post subject: Holiday Medical Saga (Ongoing) Update 2
So....
Sunday PM I go take a tinkle and I see blood in the urine. No temps, I feel good otherwise.
Monday I go to MD. Get put on Cipro (As a postal worker this is good news in case of Anthrax attack) Go to work. NO problems at work at all - drinking lots and lots of liquids.
Tuesday AM I awakened by pain in abdomen. (To shorten the tale it was a gas bubble) Pain subsides but MD office sends me to ER. Spend 4 hours in ER waiting to be seen. Fortunately, we had the luck to be part of a four hour dialogue by two rather unique characters...
After being seen by MD in ER sent for CAT Scan - Tests on urine sample show lots of blood (no kidding). CAT Scan and Bloot tests come back negative - i.e. everything is working fine. Follow up visit with urology people on Jan 7.
Now I'm going through the rounds with the MD Office about a return to work certificate - in 20+ years of operation they are acting like they have "never" come across one of these... I'll keep you posted.
Update 1: All tests came back negative i.e. No "Big C" cells. Next MD visit on Friday Jan 7.
Update 2: Last couple of tinkles looked clear. Feeling better as we go along
Last edited by andydp on 12/31/04 - 13:42; edited 2 times in total
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:17 Post subject:
Wow, hope all turns out for ya Andy.
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:19 Post subject:
Have you been running alot lately? Long distances?
Even so, blood in the urine is nothing to play around with.
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andydp
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:20 Post subject:
| Maddies Wench wrote: | Have you been running alot lately? Long distances?
Even so, blood in the urine is nothing to play around with. |
Problem is I have not been running much.
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:21 Post subject:
| Maddies Wench wrote: | | Even so, blood in the urine is nothing to play around with. |
 Best of luck to you for a quick diagnosis and recovery.
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:22 Post subject:
I hope it's nothing serious.
I had the same thing summer of 03, turned out to be a UTI. Seems like with your testing though, they'd have caught this were it the case with you.
Cipro, that's a serious antibiotic! I just did some reading on webmd, you probably know these things but just in case:
Do not take antacids that contain calcium, magnesium, or aluminum (e.g., Tums or Rolaids); the ulcer medicine sucralfate (Carafate); or vitamin or mineral supplements that contain calcium, iron or zinc for a minimum of 6 hours before or 2 hours after a dose of ciprofloxacin. Taking antacids, sucralfate, or vitamin or mineral supplements too close to a dose of ciprofloxacin can greatly decrease the effects of the antibiotic. Avoid excessive consumption of products that contain caffeine. Ciprofloxacin may increase the effects of caffeine.
Also: Before taking ciprofloxacin, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following drugs:
* didanosine (Videx, ddI);
* theophylline (Theo-Dur, Theolair, Slo-Phyllin, Slo-Bid, Elixophyllin);
* warfarin (Coumadin);
* probenecid (Benemid);
* insulin or an oral diabetes medication such as glipizide (Glucotrol), glyburide (Micronase, Diabeta, Glynase), and others;
* a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, Nuprin, others), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, Anaprox), ketoprofen (Orudis KT, Orudis, Oruvail), and others;
* phenytoin (Dilantin); or
* cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune).
You may not be able to take ciprofloxacin, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.
And yeah, definitely keep up on the drinking extra water.
Keep us posted.
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andydp
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:28 Post subject:
Brie:
Thanks for the advice. I haven't had an antacid since Xmas Day. Unlike many people in their 50's I don't take any of those other meds either.
BTW when I was being interviewed at the ER about general health questions like: breathing difficulties, heart problems etc etc. After about the 4th or 5th time, I would add that in August I ran a half marathon. This seemed to answer many of the questions.
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:46 Post subject:
Yikes!  Scary stuff, Andy....I hope it turns out to be nothing serious. Please keep us posted, K?
:worriedsmilie:
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 12:53 Post subject:
Been checked for a kidney stone? or possibly prostate issues.
As a guy and an athlete i'd hazzard a guess at the kidney stone. If it's in the kidney still it really does not hurt but it can cause blood in the urine.
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 13:06 Post subject:
Good luck Andy
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airehead
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 13:12 Post subject:
Good luck and stick to your guns. If you feel something is wrong and needs attention--keep being the squeaky wheel. 
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 16:04 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | Yikes! Scary stuff, Andy....I hope it turns out to be nothing serious. Please keep us posted, K?
:worriedsmilie: |
and hypers diagnosis sounds like it might be possible...
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Kimba90
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 21:12 Post subject:
It kind of sounds like a UTI, but kidney stones could be a possibility. I would think they would also be checking any possible prostate problems too?
Good luck, hopefully it is just an UTI, and the Cipro should take care of that.
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 22:22 Post subject:
Good Luck!
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andydp
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Posted: 12/30/04 - 22:30 Post subject:
I just want to make sure people understand:
I had a CAT scan yesterday and several other blood/uriune analyses. The CAT scan was negative for kidney stones, the blood/urine tests were negative for infections and, like I mentioned in the update, the "Big C".
Right now all the MDs know is I have blood in my urine. I can say it seems to have gotten slightly better.
PS: Thanks for the good wishes
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