Hi,
i was diagnosed with ureaplasma urealyticum. I've never had unprotected sex and my partner doesn't have the infection (he was tested). I think I caught it from someone at school -- apparently it can be transmitted through coughing, sneezing.
Anyhow, i've had it for going on two years now. I saw two urologists who couldn't figure out what was wrong (did a cystoscopy urodynamics)...Finally saw a chronic fatigue doctor who thought to test for this ureaplasma urealyticum.
I've been on floxin 400 milligrams twice daily for 6 weeks. I have two weeks left on this prescription. I'm taking it exactly as prescribed, i'm very careful about it. The thing is it's not helping. I'm still having to wake up to urinate every two hours at night (as a result I am constantly fatigued, sleepy). During the day I usually go at least once an hour sometimes up to 10 times per hour (ic was ruled out in cystoscopy and also I don't have pain, just a lot of frequency). My other symptoms are incontinence, debilitating fatigue and unrefreshing sleep (as you can imagine).
I'm 25 years old and otherwise healthy. I can't get on with my life. I've had to drop out of university and most days i'm too tired to do much of anything.
Should I switch to a tetracycline drug? The doctors i've seen know nothing about how to treat this infection ! As well, my gp thinks I have oab even though lab tests keep showing ureaplasma. I would get a new doctor but this guy is just as bad as the last one.
Help! What do I do? This is a nightmare.