Not sure if this helps but I figured it could not hurt. I had serious UTI and pee on myself issues before I was diagnosed with PCOS, not sure if there is a relationship or not though. Thank goodness a sweet woman I work with, her husband, works in a Urologist office. So after having a UTI every month right after my period I went and had a consultation. They checked my urine and it was normal but I still had some white blood cells in my sample. So they did a scan to make sure my kidneys and abdomen were fine, which they were, then they did a test where they stick a little camera in your bladder and look around. It did not feel good at all but they discovered that the lining of my bladder was a mess and was never completely healing with the anitbiotics so I was continually getting UTI's. It had gotten so bad there were several times I had to leave underwear in the trash in the bathroom and I was up 2 or 3 times a night. He also mentioned that UTI's are common in women around the time they get AF because of the surge in hormones. So anyway the treatment was I had to go five days in a row the put a dye into your bladder, you hold your pee for as long as possible atleast 90 minutes and then pee the dye out. And I am not by any means saying any of this felt good but at that point it was so worth not peeing my pants to have it done. Well that was in May of 2008 and I have not had one since, I feel like a new woman. It took a short time for all the symptoms to go away but it was so worth it. I just rant and rave about my Urologist and all the precautions he took to make sure I was okay. Maybe you could suggest they do a test to actually look at your bladder, if you have white blood cells in your urine, there is something going on in there!
Good luck and I hope it gets better soon! |