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A 20-year-old À臘¡¿À襤ing a mysterious UTI has 'lost all hope' of getting?NHS ¼£ÎÅ after a clueless doctor told her to?Google?²òÅús to her ¼ê­¤òÉÔ¼«Í³¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Êʪ»ö¤ò¡Ë»¤Ê¤¦ing symptoms.?

Bianca Padurariu, from ¿å¾½ Palace,?London, ¶ì¤·¤às a painful dz¤ä¤¹ing sensation every time she goes to the ÀöÌ̽ê or tries to have sex with her partner.?

Since the nanny started having symptoms in September 2021, she has been to the GP several times.?

After two °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ës of ¹³À¸Êª¼Ás failed to help,?she was even told 'nothing is wrong' after a urine ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë ¾Ã¶ËŪ¤Ê.

Unable to get a hospital referral, ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu took things into her own ¼êÅϤ¹s and paid ¡ò700 for a?»äŪ¤Ê gynaecologist in September 2023, which ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd she was ¶ì¤·¤àing from a ÉÑȯ¤¹¤ë urinary tract ´¶À÷ .

Bianca Padurariu, 20,?has been trying to find out why she experiences a painful burning sensation every time she goes to the toilet or tries to have sex with her partner

?Bianca Padurariu, 20,?has been trying to find out why she experiences a painful dz¤ä¤¹ing sensation every time she goes to the ÀöÌ̽ê or tries to have sex with her partner

When she finally °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ëd an Ǥ̿?with a urologist at Queen Mary¡Çs Hospital in south west London, she ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës?the specialist asked whether she had heard of the world¡Çs most popular search engine, Google, before ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëing she use that to find answers.

'Now I¡Çve lost all hope that the NHS will do anything about this,' ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë?Padurariu said.?

'I¡Çm not really sure what Æù¿Æ¡¤¿ÆÎàd of ´¶À÷ I have at this point.

'It just didn¡Çt go away, so I¡Çm wonder ing, is it something more Ê£»¨¤Ë¤¹¤ëd?

'It¡Çs ¤ä¤á¤ë sad really because I am not ¾µÇ§¤¹¤ë.'

UTIs are ¶Ëü¤Ë ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿, with about half of all women in the UK ¶ì¤·¤àing at least one during their lifetime, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð ¿Õ¡ ¸¦µæ UK. Symptoms typically last ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than a week, however.?

The?nanny from Crystal Palace, south-east London?started having symptoms in September 2021 and went to visit the GP several times

The?nanny from ¿å¾½ Palace, south-east London?started having symptoms in September 2021 and went to visit the GP several times

¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu became ´Ø¿´d in September 2021 when she started going to the ÀöÌ̽ê more frequently than usual.

'Every time I drank a sip of water, five minutes later I needed the ÀöÌ̽ê,' she said.

'I waited to see if it would stop but it continued so I Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ëd an Ǥ̿ with the GP.'

A ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu had an ´¶À÷ and she was given ¹³À¸Êª¼Ás. Yet her symptoms did not ÄÀ²¼¤¹¤ë after ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing the five-day course, Ͷȯ¤¹¤ëing her to visit her GP a few weeks later.

After doing another urine ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë, she was Äê¤á¤ë¡¿Ì¿¤º¤ëd ¹³À¸Êª¼Ás for a second time. But, again, this did not solve the problem.?

'Nothing changed so I went »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë and asked for a referral,' ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu said.?'They said I would have to do another urine ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë first.

'When the ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë, they said "You¡Çre ȳ¶â, nothing¡Çs wrong".

'I explained that was strange because I was still experiencing the same symptoms and that I would like to see a specialist.

'But they couldn¡Çt do that unless the ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë ¹ÎÄêŪ¤Ê for ´¶À÷.'

She?paid ¡ò700 for a private gynaecologist in September 2023, which confirmed she was suffering from a recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)

She?paid ¡ò700 for a »äŪ¤Ê gynaecologist in September 2023, which ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd she was ¶ì¤·¤àing from a ÉÑȯ¤¹¤ë urinary tract ´¶À÷ (UTI)

When she finally secured a hospital appointment with a urologist at Queen Mary ?s Hospital in south-west London, she claims the doctor told her to Google her symptoms

When she finally °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ëd a hospital Ǥ̿ with a urologist at Queen Mary ¡Çs Hospital in south-west London, she ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës the doctor told her to Google her symptoms

¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu said she lived with her symptoms for the next two years.

'I was probably going to the ÀöÌ̽ê like 10 or 15 times a day,' she said.

'When I was peeing, it was dz¤ä¤¹ing a bit. But the main thing which really bothered me was having to go to the ÀöÌ̽ê every time I drank water.

'It also ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðd my sex life, because I could not have a normal À­¤Î ´Ø·¸ without it ½ý¤Ä¤±¤ëing.'

This has heaped a lot of °µÎÏ on her ¸½ºß¤Î and past ´Ø·¸s.

'I ¼­Âह¤ëd to have a À­¤Î ´Ø·¸ with my boyfriend because it ½ý¤Ä¤±¤ë,' she said.

'We would try to, but it was dz¤ä¤¹ing, so I would have to stop.

'I believe when a couple has a À­¤Î ´Ø·¸ that helps connect them.'

The gynaecologist found high levels of protein in her kidneys and told her to see a doctor immediately

The gynaecologist ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë high levels of protein in her ¿Õ¡s and told her to see a doctor ¤¹¤°¤Ë

She has given up trying to find answers through the NHS and is now fundraising for private treatment

She has given up trying to find answers through the NHS and is now fundraising for »äŪ¤Ê ¼£ÎÅ

¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu felt like she had no other ÁªÂò but go »äŪ¤Ê and »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â for a »äŪ¤Ê gynaecologist in north London.

¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës at the »äŪ¤Ê clinic showed she had a 'ÉÑȯ¤¹¤ë urine ´¶À÷' and Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës of endometriosis, a long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍÑ¸ì ¾ò·ï which can ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë ¸·¤·¤¤ ¶ìÄË in the pelvis, ÆÃ¤Ë during menstruation, intercourse and when going to the ÀöÌ̽ê.

She also said the?gynaecologist ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë high levels of protein in her ¿Õ¡s, which can be a Ä´°õ¤¹¤ë of ¿Õ¡ »¼º, and told her to see a doctor ¤¹¤°¤Ë.?

Going »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë to the gynaecologist was not an ÁªÂò for?¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu however, as it was too expensive.

'I don¡Çt have this Æù¿Æ¡¤¿ÆÎàd of money to spend if I have to come several times,' she said.

Instead, they ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd to Îá¾õ to her GP so they could ¸ÀµÚ¤¹¤ë her to hospital.???

In November 2023,?¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu visited a urologist at Queen Mary¡Çs Hospital in Roehampton, south west London.

'The doctor just told me to drink lots of cranberry juice and water,' she said. 'So I did that, but it didn¡Çt get any better.'

She lodged a formal complaint with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service about her experience in February

She ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ëd a formal ¡Ê̱»ö¤Î¡Ë¹ðÁÊ with the ´µ¼Ô Advice and Ï¢Íí»ö̳ Service about her experience in February

¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu?returned to the hospital in February ·èÄꤹ¤ëd to get to the Äì¡Ê¤ËÆϤ¯¡Ë of what was wrong with her, but left without any hope.?

'She asked me "How have you been?" and I explained that I had followed what she said, but it did not get any better.

'I asked if we could do more ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës, but she said they couldn¡Çt really do that.

'She said they were here to ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð me a ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë that I could follow, and if you don¡Çt, ȳ¶â, that¡Çs your problem.'

But as?¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu continued ²¡¤·¿Ê¤á¤ëing for answers, pointing out that she still experienced a dz¤ä¤¹ing feeling every time she peed, she was told to just Google her symptoms.?

Miss Padurariu has launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe for ¡ò8,000 but said she does not know exactly how much private treatment will cost

¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu has ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd a fundraiser on GoFundMe for ¡ò8,000 but said she does not know Àµ³Î¤Ë¡¿¤Þ¤µ¤Ë how much »äŪ¤Ê ¼£ÎÅ will cost

'She seemed really bothered that I kept asking questions,' she said.

'Then she was like, "Oh, have you heard of this thing called Google?".

'I said "of course I¡ Çve heard of Google" and she was like "then you can find your answers there".'

She left the Ǥ̿ in ÎÞ¡¿¤Û¤³¤í¤Ós and still Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ the wiser about the °åÎŤΠÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ë she ľÌ̤¹¤ës.

She ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ëd a formal ¡Ê̱»ö¤Î¡Ë¹ðÁÊ with the ´µ¼Ô Advice and Ï¢Íí»ö̳ Service about her experience in February, Àâ: 'I [was] there to speak to a professional regarding my problems. Google will never give me the ¸¢Íø answer, it will just make me panic.'

She has given up trying to find answers through the NHS and is now fundraising for »äŪ¤Ê ¼£ÎÅ.

¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Padurariu has ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd a fundraiser on GoFundMe for ¡ò8,000 but said she does not know Àµ³Î¤Ë¡¿¤Þ¤µ¤Ë how much the »äŪ¤Ê ¼£ÎÅ will cost.

'I really ¹â¤¯É¾²Á¤¹¤ë¡¿¡ÊÁê¾ì¤Ê¤É¤¬¡Ë¾å¤¬¤ë anyone who ³ô my fundraiser or makes a ´óÉÕ, every little ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥ helps,' she said.

A spokesperson at?St George¡Çs NHS Hospital said: 'Our staff ÅØÎϤ¹¤ë¡¿¶¥¤¦ to give ÀìÌç²È and compassionate care at all times and we are truly sorry that Ms Padurariu is unhappy with her experience.

'We take all ´Ø¿´s very Ëܵ¤¤Ç and have discussed Ms Padurariu¡Çs experience with her and ¾·ÂÔ¤¹¤ëd her to make a follow-up Ǥ̿.'

Everything you need to know about Urinary Tract ´¶À÷s ( UTIs)

A urinary tract ´¶À÷, more °ìÈÌŪ¤Ë known as a UTI, is an ´¶À÷ in any part of the urinary system.

UTIs can have different »Ø̾¤¹¤ës depending on which part of the urinary tract is ´¶À÷¤µ¤»¤ëd.

Cystitis ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðs the bladder, pyelonephritis ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðs the ¿Õ¡s and urethritis ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðs the ureter and urethra.

Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës and symptoms ´Þ¤à:

  • A dz¤ä¤¹ing feeling when urinating?
  • A ¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë ´«¤á¤ë to urinate, ¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º little urine coming out upon doing so
  • Dark, cloudy or strange-smelling urine?
  • ÈèÏ«¡¤¡Ê·³¤Î¡Ë»¨Ìò
  • Fever and Î䵤¡¿´¨¤¬¤é¤»¤ës
  • ¶ìÄË in the lower abdomen or »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë?

Women are much more likely to get a UTI with their ´í¸± ¸ºß as high as 1 in 2 in their lifetime compared to 1 in 10 ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç men.?

The most ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿ ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë of UTIs is a °Üž of bacteria from the anus to the urethra. Because women have shorter urethras and ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ distance between the two ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ parts, it is easier for bacteria to be introduced.?

¹³À¸Êª¼Ás are the most ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿ ¼£ÎÅ followed by drinking a lot of water to ¹ÈĬ¡¿Å¦È¯¤¹¤ë?bacteria from the ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ. ?

UTIs do not typically lead to death but, when left untreated, they can ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë sepsis, a life-¶¼¤¹ing ¾ò·ï in which ²½³ØÀ½ÉÊs that the Ìȱ֤Πsystem ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës into the bloodstream to fight an ´¶À÷ ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë inflammation throughout the entire ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ instead.?

The ¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì for sepsis ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd by a UTI is urosepsis.?

Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës of urosepsis ´Þ¤à:??

  • fever
  • ¶ìÄË in the lower Ì£Êý¤¹¤ës of the »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë?
  • nausea and vomiti ng
  • difficulty breathing?
  • ̵¡ÊÉÔ¡Ëǽ to think ÌÀ³Î¤Ë?
  • º®Íð or delirium?

A 2019?½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ë ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë that the ´í¸± of a bloodstream ´¶À÷ was more than seven times greater in ´µ¼Ôs who did not receive ¹³À¸Êª¼Ás ¤¹¤°¤Ë after seeing a Æâ²Ê°å for a UTI.

The ³µ»»¤Î mortality Ψ from urosepsis is between 30% and 40%.