Quote: Has BB tried or would she consider the Estring
First, Thanks for the web sites you listed. I saved some of the information to my wordprocessor UTI file.
About the Estring, I don't think so but will print out how it might help. The reason I say, I don't think so" is BB had a breast lump removed that was estrogen dependent and took an anti-estrogen drug for 5 years.
BB is a doglover too. At one time she had 4 dogs, 6 cats and 2 large birds. Two dogs and two cats sleep on the bed. The cats are active at night so most of the time there is enough room on the bed for two people.
Quote: The other suggestion, in addition to lots of cranberry juice, is to drink a tall glass of water before sex and pee shortly after.
BB has been doing that. I am trying to encourage her to wash/rinse off before sex but that is not happening very often.
From what I hear, the Dr test for bacteria and blood. I wanted to know the name of the bacteria but was told the UTI test did not culture for types of bacteria, the test just was a yes/no bacteria/blood are present.
Quote: but stopped when the news about its many bad side-effects came out.
Unfortunately, when BB went on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), all of the medical advice was slanted toward reducing heart problems, and a host of other conditions, all good news for taking HRT. Shortly after BB breast lump, HRT became a topic that now listed its many risks. She felt she was being lied to all of the years she was on HRT.
Quote: Painful IC was the result and I wept - is this the end of a SL?
Change that a little for BB to-IC equals UTI's, UTI's equal pain, and for me "I don't want to be the one to cause BB to have UTI's - is this the end of a SL? Is this my reward after a year of Dbing?
