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Should I get a second opinion I think I have a kidney infection?

For four days I was having fever on and off chills shaking weakness and lower back pain. Last night I took an at home urinary trac infection test it showed up positive so I went to the urgent care. She said sure enough I had one and put me on antibiotics twice a day for a week. I told her that this has happened to me before twice in the last 9 years and I was hospitalized for it. I get uti but NO pain during urination so I never know I have one until I start getting fever. I've been on the antibiotic now for 24 hours but keep having bouts of fever and chills and weakness/back pain. Then it goes away I start sweating and I feel like a million bucks then a few hours later the chills start again. Should I give the antibiotic another day before I go back to the doctor? The doctor told me she doesn't think it's in my kidneys but I find it odd that I am this weak and in pain with fever and chills on and off all day for the last 5 days now all from just a uti. Again I've had kidney infections in the past. I just don't want to go back complaining to soon I've only had antibiotics for 24 hours now. Thank you.

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  • 6 years ago

    Sounds like a kidney infectionyou are hot then coldyour back hurtson one side or the otheryour urine may be cloudy or have a strong smell to it.Drink more water or if allowed to drink 1 beer per day,this flushes the kidneys out,(cleans them).

    With a kidney infection many folks will have a lower urinary track infection as well.

    Did this doctor take a sample of your urine?

    There are 2 common laboratory tests to determine wheather the kidneys are infected. Examining a urine specimen under a microscope and culturing bacteria in a urine specmen to determine which bacteria is present.

    Additional tests are preformed for people who have intense back pain, those who don't respond to antibiotic treatments with in 48 hours, those whos symptoms return shortly after antibiotic treatment is finished

    Source(s): finally a nurse,a long road but worth every step")
  • 6 years ago

    sounds like a UTI really got hold of you before you got help. PS the same antibiotic would work on a kidney infection so give it a few days and take some Tylenol

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