Question: I am a 65 year old female in good health, and on no medications. In late July, had vaginal spotting and no other symptoms. Went to GYN and went straight to endometrial biopsy and transvaginal sonogram. Biopsy came back negative. Sonogram showed decent size polyp. M.D. Suggested D& C in near future. At that moment, had no other symptoms. A few days later, started having lower abdominal cramping, and painful urination, both before, during, AND after. Called M.D. And he prescribed Macrobid, for 5 days, 100 mg, twice a day. Started that on Aug. 1. Finished Aug. 6. All was good for awhile. Now, today, Aug. 17, symptoms of abdominal pain and VERY painful urination ( before, during, AND after) are back, and worse than before. No bleeding, but all of the other symptoms I mentioned. No fever. Note: No urine test or lab culture has been done,. I guess that was because the only symptom I had, when in the office, was the bleeding. Note: the bleeding was like a very light menstrual period that got lighter and lighter and stopped.

No urinalysis was done in July.....I am guessing because the UTI symptoms were not there at that moment......only the bleeding. I would think that I need to have an office visit and have the urinalysis. Also, do you think it should be cultured, to see EXACTLY what bacteria we may be dealing with?