Urethra symptoms and conditions

i had mirena put in about 2 months after my daughter was born, first of all just the insertion was excruciating. the cramps were horrible and i could barely drive home and then when i finally got home i had to crawl up the stairs with my daughter. and i never felt right after i had it i was crampy a lot painful urination. my boyfriend also complained about the wires poking him during sex. then about a year after i got the mirena the cramping intensified and i would get sharp shooting pain in my urethra so went to my gyno and she ordered a ultrasound. well in turns out the mirena had moved and was in my cervix so she said she was going to remove it that day and told me it wasn't as painful to take it out. well when she went to take it out all i could do was scream she tried for a couple minutes to get out it was some of the worst pain i have ever felt. she pulled so hard it that the wires snapped out, so she finally stopped and told me that the mirena was embedded in my cervix and i would have to have surgery to get it removed. i thought ok whatever i knew this was a possible risk, i should have known better. well i go in for what should be a quick 30 minute simple operation i wake up 3 1/2 hours later with a searing pain in my stomach. it turns out that the mirena had dislodged somehow from my cervix then travelled through my uterus into my abdomen so they had to go through my belly button to retrieve it and i also have a small incision on my lower left abdomen from a laparoscopy where they searched for the mirena and also filled my stomach up with C02. I definitely think this product needs to be taken off the market and im thinking of sueing.

wow. i am so happy i found this website. after reading everyone's posts, i now know that i am not alone. my doctor prescribed me Yasmin about maybe 3-4 months ago. i take BC to regulate my period & ease the pain of it (my cramps are unbearable and cause me to get very sick & sometimes pass out). and almost as soon as i started taking it, i was also having UTI-like symptoms, but with no infection whatsoever. my urethra was SO sensitive it even hurt to wash myself sometimes, peeing was painful, i was constantly irritated, dry, and red down there, and sex was nearly impossible. the lack of sex caused me to become somewhat depressed, because i knew my bf was unhappy, just as i was. & besides vaginal problems, i experienced headaches every 2-3 days, and my breasts were sore 24/7 and felt VERY dense, as if they had knots in them. i already have the beginning stages of fibrocystic breast disease (like my mother), so i figured there was NO WAY this pill could be healthy for me to take. so just a few days ago actually, i switched to ortho tri cylen. i've only been on it for about 4 days, so i'm crossing my fingers that those horrible symptoms stay away. for anyone you know who is thinking of going on BC, please tell them to stay away from Yasmin. this site and everyone's posts honestly made me feel so much better. i wish the best for all of you.

I had taken Doryx (doxycycline) for acne for about three weeks when I suddenly developed burning "down there"(more towards the urethra) . I stopped the Doryx last week and I was diagnosed with a yeast infection by my doctor and was told to use a 3 day Monistat and take 2 rounds of diflucan. I still have the burning and the gyno doesn't know why and does she not seem to care. It can not be an STD. Did anyone experience this after taking doryx and did it ever go away?

Bladder pain, terrible pain when peeing, painful urethra with no bacteria, possible bladder prolapse, + depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, graesy hair and skin, spotting, spots on face and body, vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, hair on breasts and in other places where women should not have hair, painful and over-sensitive breasts, + I couldn't eat feelin as if to vomit.

I was on the NuvaRing for about a year, and in that time I had recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), one which developed into a kidney infection (this required taking antibiotics, which I generally avoid, because it's a rather dangerous infection). I had never had a UTI before, so I asked my doctor more than once if the near-chronic UTIs could be related to the Ring and she said that it was very unlikely; she wasn't aware of that ever being a problem. Shockingly enough, when I finally got fed up in May and threw my NuvaRing in the trash, my problems disappeared: I have had one very mild UTI since then. I'm mad at my doctor, and at the doctors of all the women who have responded to this site. I'm not so naive; I know doctors take money from pharmaceutical companies, but how could so many healthcare professionals ignore many repeated complaints of similar side effects?

I am on my 3rd NuvaRing, and my last NuvaRing. This thing has cause me more pain and problems than anything I have ever used! The first time around the only problem I had was an increase in UTI's and extreme discomfort in my vagina and urethra, especially during and days after sex. I was told these side effects would go away within the next trial of the NuvaRing. Boy, were they wrong. After Taking out my second NuvaRing my period lasted from JULY 5TH to JULY 18TH! I also had to face the heaviest period of my life. I would go through a super plus absorbency tampon and panty liner in less than an hour. How embarrassing, inconvenient, and uncomfortable! I have had two ultrasounds, and 3 pelvic exams since starting the NuvaRing just 3 months ago. I have also had to face headaches, stomach pains, MOOD SWINGS, IRRITABILITY, and depression. This thing has put a damper on my sex drive and my relationship with everyone around me including my boyfriend of 3 1/2 years. I would not recommend the NuvaRing to anyone!!!!!!!!

In 2000, I was given a beta blocker for a heart valve problem, and after a few days developed what seemed like Cystitis. The Urethra became extremely sensitive and swollen; I felt like jumping out of my skin; and, within a few days it had turned into a real infection which ultimately migrated to the right kidney causing vomiting and high fever. I was hospitalized. I didn't connect this condition with the Lisinopril, but discontinued the medication because, besides the urinary/kidney infection, I felt very lethargic.
In February 2007, I was prescribed 40 mg of Diocesan for the heart valve problem, and within a few days I began to develop the same symptoms as the 2000 episode, and subsequently developed a kidney infection again. During this very serious infection (high fever, vomiting, couldn't eat for five days), I had discontinued the Diocesan. I lost 17 pounds in two weeks during this event.
Once well, I resumed the Diocesan, and again within a few days the urethra became inflamed and the Cystis began.
This time it occurred to me that the beta blocker and the Diocesan were causing this side effect (the doctors during these episodes were incredulous), but was told that apparently all ".....April" medications would have that effect on me.
Subsequently, I was put on Lisinopril, at a quarter of the usual dose. I've been on it for two weeks and have had no urinary symptoms except for a little throbbing in the right kidney. This worries me. I can only suspect that some by product of these medications is causing an imbalance in the renal and urinary function.

side effect: bleeding at urethra

For a long-term sinus infection that has drained my energy, I took my first pill in the Leva-pak about noon today with a large glass of water. Ate lunch. Planned to vacuum, but it was difficult to get into and around in our garage (we made a space for a car to go in now that mornings bring frost outside.) So I ended up moving things around in the garage. Major moving around, some stuff heavy. I was thrilled to have energy and strength to actually do something at last and to think of how long I had been listlessly surviving and at times even bedridden before this magical pill.

About 8:30 I came in to pee and found my undies bloody. Bravo, I said to myself, 10 years post menopause and I got my period again. This is the drug of youthfulness: energy and menstruation. Fortunately I still have a few sanitary items around for female friends who visit, so I got to be one of my friends.

But it seems that the blood is coming from the urethra, not from the vagina. And I have some discomfort there. So I recalled that the drug pakage said to drink plenty of water and realized that I hadn't had any more drinks since about noon or 1. I drank another glass of water and headed back to the garage.

I finished up the garage (who said I'm obsessive?) about 9:30 and came in to find out more about the new drug. I saw that the pack said right on it that drinking plenty of liquids PREVENTS THE FORMATION OF CRYSTALS IN THE URINE. So I drank 2 more glasses of water, thinking maybe crystals have formed in my urine and are cutting into the tissues of my bladder and urethra making them bleed. Guess these crystals must be softer than kidney stones or maybe much much smaller, because I've seen the pain folks get with kidney stones, and I would not be sitting here reading your experiences and now typing up my own to share with y'all if I had as much pain as kidney stones cause!

Anyway, with those two more glasses of water, I came online to see the deal with urethral bleeding caused by Leva-pak, and what do I see. Well, the first website I went to said about reading the pharmacist's paper that came with the L-pak. (My doc calls it L-pak, and I hope it's not gonna be L for me as it has been for most of y'all.) Now I wondered if the pharmacist had even put one in. Went and looked and sure enough, there it was, and it said to drink plenty of water "to prevent the formation of crystals in the urine." No further info about those crystals or their side effects. Some words about bleeding but totally vague, like does drinking water cure bleeding?? Who knows?

That paper the pharmacist put in my bag also said that one of the side effects can be "excitement". I thought, that's my side effect, and I am very happy about that. Garage is too. Hubby is too. Life is good. Leva-pack is good for me, for us for the world.

Anyway, back at the puter, eventually I found y'all and your many stories of pain and suffering caused by Levaquil. But, lo and behold, NOT A ONE OF YOU HAS MENTIONED MY BLOODY SIDE EFFECT. That goes to show what drinking plenty of liquids can spare you. Save ya a quarter wasted on sanitary pads you coulda given your female guests. Save ya from washing blood out of your undies again. Save ya from worrying about whether to call the doc (pharmacist is home in bed by now and tomorrow is Sunday. It figures.) And whether to take another pill.

Sheesh, it's a slow business trying to type up my story for ya, now 11 and time for more water, I figure. Be right back again...ok. I see the bleeding continues but it's a LIGHT DAY.

Well, now I've read this whole webpage top to bottom, and I feel pretty worried about taking enough of this Levaquil stuff to get exploding tendons and total nerve damage and pain and suffering and crippling and insanity and death by anaphylactic shock if I take another one.

I probably will take another one, just being sure to drink plenty a water too. Excuse me a sec while I go get another, as it is now after 10....okay I'm back now.We'll see as time goes along about taking any more. And if I am a good scout, I should come back and provide the REST OF MY STORY in a few days.

I saw that someone here said that Cipro is a fluoxosomethingorother too. I don't know why the doc didn't pick Cipro for me today instead of the Leva-pak. Maybe the last drug rep in his office gave him some good lines about the advantages of L as opposed to C, who knows? Anyway, if Cip and Lev are in the same family, I must say that as a postal employee, I am ready to take Cipro at the drop of a hat if our new machines spot anthrax in the air where we work. Sounds like those postal employees who died would have survived if the docs had recognized what was wrong with them and given them the Cipro early on. At least, other people who showed up sick afterwards with anthrax exposure got Cipro, and most of them survived, I heard.

The upshot is that I hope we don't take away the fluoxisomethingorothers until we find somthing better. Law suit perhaps, but not to deny the life-saving drug from EVERYBODY because some folks have bad side effects. Instead, we should find out how to test each person for having trouble taking it. You know, put a little drug in with some of their hair and a little in some of their blood and a little in some of their pee and see if it curdles or grows sprouts or something to show how each patient will react to it. Then tell each one what to expect from the various drugs available for that person's ailment. Then the patient can decide which side effects he wants to sign up for or if he just wants to stick with his original ailment.

I have not decided whether I will take any more of these pills. I will observe my crochety side effect and watch for any new ones that may pop up before I make my decision each day. I am very very concerned about long lasting muscle and tendon pains. I have not been able to hike now for about 3 months due to loss of energy, strength, and confidence. And I sure don't want to miss 3 more months trying to get over exploded achilles, burning knees, seizures, or nerve damage etc.

As a postal employee, I never do any research into cures for ailments. I am fairly experienced with ailments. I cannot provide you with any good excuses for not seeking to find cures for our health troubles.

I feel lucky to have been born when and where I was. I waited until central heat, air conditioning, cushioned seats in heated, air-conditioned autos(spare me from buckboards on unpaved "roads"), and penicillan. That penicillan brought me through pneumonia in 1947. Had I arrived 5 years sooner, I doubt it would have been available to me. Hmmm, I wouldn't a been available to share my story with you folks this evening either. So I must say a blessing for all those who try to improve my health when I go to them for help with my various complaints. Sure, money may be highly motivating for some of them, but Donald Trump and Bill Gates found ways to make money without going into medicine or research and drug development or doctoring.

So far, that's my story, my red flag today.

May THE FORCE be with each of you as you search for the best solutions for your ever-new mind and body problems. May we seek wisdom widely and recognize that what used to work for us often won't work any more because our bodies keep changing. We are along for the ride and hope to make it as pleasurable as possible as we round each curve and surmount each hill.

God bless us all, each and every one.
Christmas is coming...Tiny Tim's words echo through the years.

Symptoms I have:
NOTES on health since day after I started the Lisinipril.
9-03-07 – started taking Lisinopril
9-05-07 – Saw Dr. for Bladder infection (left urinalysis with doctor). Prescribed a sulfite antibiotic for bladder infection.
9-06-07 – First symptoms began; trouble urinating
9-06-07 – Called Dr. Kuebals office to let them know that I was having trouble urinating. I also asked if they got the lab test (urinalysis) back yet. The nurse let me know that I had strep in my urine (very rare she said) but they will be prescribing me macrobid and to stop the first antibiotic.
9-06-07 – Began taking macrobid
9-11-07 – Unable to urinate at all
More symptoms after a few more days of taking this drug: Heart pounding in my chest, Achy skin, panic/anxiety attacks (hard to catch breath, heavy chest), Cold feet, hot sweats and chills, urinary retention, bladder infections, ultra sensativety (body to the touch), muscle cramps, arms, legs, back and neck feel heavy. I can't even lift my arms to fold clothes they get so heavy.
9-12-07 – went to the ER to get catheterized
9-14-07 – At hospitals request (doctor at hospital) saw a urologist although he thought that this was most likely a cause of the bladder infection and that I might have some swelling around the urethra or he also suggested that it might be caused by a tear or “stretch” in the urethra from not being able to urinate due to the pain of urinating. I didn’t not think that one, because as soon as I was not able to urinate, I knew that I would need a catheter until we figured out what was wrong.
9-14-07 – Removed catheter at urologist office
9-15-07 – Early am – went to ER again to get catheterized as I was still unable to urinate
9-19-07 – Went to CT Scan requested by Urologist
9-20-07 – Nurse removed 2nd Catheter at Urology Office and said to come back by four if I still could not urinate on my own.
9-20-07 – Researched Lisinopril to find UT could be caused by Lisinopril (medications.com) and saw the side effects that some people were having with this drug. Also learned that this was a derivative of venom from a Brazilian snake (thus the symptoms of feeling achy, sick, tired, muscle weakness and urinary retention
9-20-07 – Went back to urologist to let them know that I still could not urinate and they showed me how to self catheretize. Also, as of the evening of 9-19-07 stopped Lisinopril.
Between the ER doctors, my PCP and my Urologist, they have heard me complain about all of these symptoms but they refused to connect them to the Lisinopril.

I was just put on Levaquin today, for a very bad urinary tract infection.
My doctor prescribed a 5 day treatment, i was suffering terribly.
Let me say, that after just taking the first one, how much better i
feel. Yes, i had some naucousness(however you spell it) but let me
tell you, compared to how i was feeling, which was horrible, in pain
frequent urination, burning, like a knife going through my urethra.
Feeling a bit sick to my stomach from this medication, was well
worth it, compared to how i was feeling....this drug has helped me
and i only took 1 so far, i was on this antibiotic before, and it
also helped me...When we take any type of medication, none
will be without some kind of side effect, to me, the side effect
is worth it, knowing im going to be better from the horrible
suffering. Its only a 5 day treatment, its not like you have to
take it for 1 mth...im a trooper and hang in there, nothing can
be worse than a serious urinary infection, i couldnt take it
anymore...this pill so far as helped me tremendously, maybe
you all should just hang in there for 5 days, and give it a
chance, just my opinion...! Good Luck to All!

I started taking Levaquin for UTI on June 25th. I've had recurring UTIs since 1998 and since then have been on macrobid, bactrim, and cipro. I still had some macrobid and bactrim left, so I took a dose before I went to the ER on June 25th. I waited four hours before they saw me, and when I told the doctor about the antibiotics I've been on, he concluded that they probably weren't working for me anymore. So he prescribed a 7-day round of Levaquin, once a day. It's now the 29th, and just yesterday I woke up with my feet aching and today I woke up with aching hands. I've also experienced the frequent urination, but assumed it was due to the UTI until I saw this site. I have three more pills left, and am having a hard time deciding whether I should finish them or not. I'm frustrated and desperate to end my recurring UTIs, as I've had issues with them for MANY years, but at the same time, I don't want to have more health problems added by taking Levaquin. It's like being a cancer patient, suffering the consequences of chemo/radiation. Sure, it'll kill some cancer cells, but it'll also damage your other organs. I lost my father that way. I don't want to go through the same thing with this UTI issue and the antibiotics I've been taking for years. Sometimes I just want to stop them altogether, and look for natural cures instead. I feel like it's done a lot of damage to me already. And every doctor I see (and I've seen about 12 by now) tells me the same thing, and just gives me a bottle of pills to "shut me up." I wish they would actually do tests that look internally (ultrasounds, cystoscopy) to determine what the actual problem is instead of stuffing me full of antibiotics. No one should be getting recurring UTIs this often.

Taking doxycycline for std (chlamydia) and noticed that the itching and discharge from the urethra stopped after about 2 - 3 days. I also noticed that while taking it I had some sharp chest pains after/during eating... I vomited once after drinking a reasonable amount of alcohol. I also felt drowsy during and even now (2nd day after taking 7 day treatment).

hot flashes, sleep disorder, vaginal dryness, bladder/urethra pain, diminishing libido