I’ve been having very similar problems over the past 7 years. Each time I end up in hospital, get patched up, sent home then we wait for the inevitable kidney pain, temperature, urgency to pee, etc This recurrent infection has made my MS symptoms get gradually worse. I can only get about with a Zimmer frame now! Worst case I had was the start of this year, I had Covid, pyelonephritis and urosepsis. The fever and pain had me hallucinating, I thought at one point I had been teleported to Australia!
Most recently I’ve been in hospital twice, october and November. I’ve been out for 2 weeks. I’ve got a catheter, which is both a pain and a blessing. I’m currently meant to be getting better at home, I sleep most of the day.
from my experience, gps will prescribe you broad spectrum antibiotics where you probably need a fairly specific type. In my case this is usually done a couple of days after the broad spectrum antibiotics haven’t worked and after a culture blood test is taken and a specific antibiotic is then given. This is happens only if I am in hospital though.
if your temperature goes over 39, don’t mess around call 999. have you got a thermometer at home?
For pain and temperature relief keep taking paracetamol, as much as you are allowed of course. I found morphine was the only thing that really took away the pain, it also had me watching the telly tubbies dance around in a picture on the hospital ward wall.
Apologies if this makes no sense, after my latest stint in hospital I’m really struggling to make my mind work properly. I’ll go back to bed now.