Came down with a bladder infection (UTI) yesterday. It has been two years since I last had a
problem with a UTI and it was a doozy that kept me on extremely powerful
antibiotics for a year. I thought it
would never go away.
Prior to WWII and the wide-spread use of penicillin, bladder infections
were the primary cause of death for people with spinal cord injuries. Today I have pills for these problems that reduce
the infection and the side effects such as fevers, chills, headaches and
nausea. Hopefully this will eliminate
the infection immediately. Otherwise it
can get into a long drawn-out hassle or worse.
I am grateful for the advent of modern antibiotics. They saved my life at least a dozen times in
the past 33 years.
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