I have a water infection?

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Basically i'd never had any water infections until January 2010. I was working a lot of hours and put it down to being exhasuted. I had antibiotics and it went away. Then 2 weeks ago I got another water infection. Again im really run down and tired due to working long hours. So i was given antiobiotics. This time they didnt work. That was 2 weeks ago and today my symptoms are quite severe again. They were just light for the last 2 weeks but i knew i wasnt quite right. I visited a doc today who told me there was blood, protein and increased amount of white blood cells in my uring (compared to 2 weeks ago). He has given me a week course of anti biotics and said he would like to get my urine tested in a lab. Could anyone give me any helpful advice on why he is getting it tested in a lab when he tested it hmself. Also, could it be something more serious with the blood, white cells and protein?

Also an important thing is over the last 3 years I have had several urine samples looked at and twice now doctors have told me i have white blood cells in my urine.

John E · Answer

Your doc has a bottle of chemical reagent sticks he can stick in a jar of your piss, wait 30 seconds, and write down the readings -- gives a rough screen of WTF is going on with your pee.

When your specimen is sent off, it gets run through a machine with greater accuracy, plus it gets cultures (no, your doc is not equipped to do them), and microscopic analysis.

And yes, it could be something more serious, like maybe you have a stone or a bladder diverticulum or a congenital abnormality. New boyfriend? Famous entity , honeymoon cystitis.

A few white blood cells, no big deal. And by what test? Can't tell.

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