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I AM A 72 YEAR OLD MALE. I HAVE TO SELF CATHERIZE MYSELF DUE TO AN ENLARGED PROSTATE CAUSING ME TO NOT EMPTY MY BLADDER. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I HAD BLOOD IN MY URINE AND BLOOD CLOTS. ICALLED MY DOCTOR BUT HE WAS OUT FOR AMONTH WITH SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER. I CALLED MY UROLOGIST ANE HE WON'T BE IN TILL NEXT WEEK. IWAS TOLD TO GO TO ER OR URGENT CARE.I WENT TO URGENT CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A UTI. CULTURE WAS DONE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS. PUT ME ON CIPROFLOXACIN HCL 500 FOR 5 DAYS. I HAVE ONE DAY LEFT AND MY URINE IS STILL DARK RED BUT NO CLOTS. IS THIS NORMAL? SHOULD I BE ON LONGER OR TAKE A DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTIC.
Thu, 30 Aug 2018
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