Advise please..what are next steps???

[Nato408]

Hello,

I feel like I have run out of options to who I can turn to for some medical advice. I have Medi-cal and the hospital I go through seems like they just arent very caring for their patients. I am 30 weeks pregnant as of today, and on September 23, I was admitted for a kidney infection. I was there for 2 days was sent home and told to come back the following evening to recieve the 3rd dose of IV antibiotics for the kidney infection. I went back and was told by whatever doctor at L&D that I was misinformed and those arent their procedures and they sent me home.

Well I had already picked up my oral antibiotics but I was told to take those 24 hours after the last dose of the IV antibiotics. I started to take those as perscribed, and suddenly had horrible diahrrea. I went to see my doctor, she said it was just a side effect from the antibiotics and brushed it off it seemed like. Well I had diahrrea for 2 days then was constipated with horrible cramping for a day and then had diahrrea for 3 days straight and went to L&D because it was that bad. Turns out I developed C. difficle infection from the antibiotics that were prescribed for the kidney infection. I then recieved antibiotics for the C. difficle and asked the doctor there if they were going to switch my kidney infection antibiotics and she said "no you can continue taking the ones you have been." I was confused by this as to I thought you would have to stop since it caused another infection and start on different antibiotics..

Anyways, I am almost done with that dose I have about 2 days left but my diahrrea is comming back and I have all of the symptoms I had for the kidney infection again.

What do I do?? I dont know what they will tell me to do now..I dont want to keep taking antibiotics that keep making me sicker.

If i could get some advice I would appreciate it so much.

[LouisVRN, RN]

I'm sorry we can't give medical advice on this board. If you are unsatisfied with the answers you have been receiving I would get a second opinion.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

If i could get some advice I would appreciate it so much.

Hi, there. We have the utmost compassion for your situation and are hoping for the best possible outcome. However, the membership at AllNurses is not permitted to post medical advice on these forums. A physician is best equipped to provide you with advice on how to proceed with your current health issues. We wish you the very best of luck and hope that you have an uneventful pregnancy.