Question: I have a urinary tract infection. Have sub normal temperature. Feeling hot and cold and back and forth. Slight burning urine. Primary care dr prescribed yesterday nitrofurantoin twice daily 100 mg. I'm 72 with advanced kidney failure. Symptoms are not abating. Many years ago this condition went systemic and levaquin cured it quickly. My heart dr said stop sotolol (for a fib) for 24 hrs before using levaquin. Would the levaquin be an effective treatment. Now the weekend and I had my last levaquin last evening 20 hrs ago. Is levaquin safe for me? XXXXXXX XXXX

My temperature has been consistently 97.5 to 98, always sub normal. But feel cold and hot and back. I'm urniating frequently since I'm forcing water and lemon beyond thirst, every hour or so. These are my typical symptoms of this, bladder and or prostate infection?

Thank you. I will take your advice and hope I can beat this nasty infection back! I'll keep you posted. MJC.

Still no fever. Antibiotic appears to be working as symptoms are diminishing, though not gone entirely. Visit late last week to gp Doctor, he prescribed the antibiotic. While there, the attending nurse told me of interstitial bug that made the rounds through the office. Looks like I've now picked that up from the visit. Bad nausea Saturday morning believed to be intestinal. Trace nausea tonite. I think that it's may have run its course. Down through the years my UTI's are often associated with stomach and or bowel distress for me. Tuesday I go to nephrologist to draw blood and dr appointment follows on Friday. Hoping my creatinine is low enough so as not to have to start dialysis. I hope all this UTI and stomach issues don't mess up my blood levels. Considering hi dose vitamin c for my heart disease (4 bypass 3 1/2 yrs ago. Reading up on Linus Pauling and Matthias Rath.....sounds encouraging. Will ask dr Friday if vitamin therapy is safe with my kidney issues. Thanks, XXXXXXX