UTI following THR

[dharlander]

okay... so I had a visit to the ER 11 days ago for upper abdominal pain that went into my upper back. Ended up having an endoscopy on Thursday. Well... I get a call from the ER last week with a message on my machine. Thought it was just one of those follow up survey things, so I didn't call back. Today I get a postcard saying I needed to call the ER immediately. Turns out the urine culture they took came back positive for a bacterial infection. They called in Septra to take for 5 days. Heck, I didn't even have noticeable symptoms. I have intersticial cystitis so I always have a little discomfort anyway.

I'm on antibiotic now, but do you think I should let my OS know? Just curious.

Thanks, Debra

 

[Josephine]

Absolutely! UTI is one of the red flag infections he needs to know about to make sure you have the correct broad spectrum antibiotic and take it for long enough to be properly covered.

 

[dharlander]

Thanks. I thought maybe I should, but I just didn't want to bother him with something insignificant. I just called and they will let my surgeon know. I'll keep you posted.

Debra

 

[JudyS]

I was wondering what type of infections needed extra treatment. I just keep forgetting to ask my doc.
Judy

 

[Josephine]

Anything dental/oral and any urinary tract infections are the major red flags as these can dump large quantities of organisms into the blood stream which could then circulate to area of the prostheses. If not appropriately treated it could start a low grade infection in the joint and result in the need for major intervention.

Read this thread - has a lot more in it Be careful of any signs of infection