More medical fun today. A urologist this time since my oncologist is at a loss.  I had a cysto….something or another.  It is a camera that goes into your bladder to look at the inside.  I know you think that sounds like lots of fun!  It really was not that bad, of course after what I have been through this year you have to put that in perspective.  Truly it was a short 3 minute test to try to find the source of my UTI’s.  As helpful as it would seem, they found nothing.  That is good but makes me wonder what is going on.  Actually the doctor said that the inside of my bladder looks amazingly healthy.  No irritation, no infection, no foreign objects(I was glad to hear this), no blockages, no stones, no polips…big relief there, I didn’t even realize I was holding my breath on that one…all healthy tissue.  His best guess to the cause is that my immune system has not fully recovered and that my weak area is the UT.  With diabetes, and a hysterectomy and chemo…all of those things contribute to a healthy (or unhealthy) UT.  He thinks that time will heal me up as my immune system continues to get stronger.  In the mean time he wants me on a low dose of antibiotics to keep bacteria at bay until I am strong enough, my hormones are balanced enough and my sugar is in control enough for my body to fight for itself.  He has prescribed a 12 week treatment for my body to settle itself down.  After that he doesn’t think I will have any more problems.  I hope he is right.  It has been longer this time between infections.  I think this is the longest I have gone in over a year…3 weeks without a problem.  And I can go to the bathroom by myself…an added bonus!  The sling seems to be taking and working better and better everyday.  I have hope that things are eventually going to get back to normal. 

Of course Friday is my colonoscopy…think of it this way, at least I will know what all of my insides look like!  All of this is aggressive health care.  Not taking anything for granted and not putting things off.  If I need baseline I want to get it now, even if it is yucky to do so.  This is taking care of my body so that it will take care of me.  Friday is the last of the tests to make sure all is well.  No one expects any problem because everything has been looking so good.  I have no symptoms…my doctor is just cautious.  I like that in a doctor.