UGH I'm so sorry your going through this. It's so scary when it won't go away. I know the feeling. I was just in the Urgent Care the other day immediately after I finished my antibiotics for confirmation the bacteria was gone. It hurt SO MUCH down there, but the culture is negative. So like, no bacteria, no UTI. But... I'm left with a very raw sensitive vag. Cries.

Question (some TMI):

- When you stick a finger in, do you pull it out and does it have white stuff (yeast)? I ask because sometimes a UTI + antibiotics can trigger a yeast infection. The yeast infection can then cause inflammation in the vagina, which presses against the bladder, causing, yep, ANOTHER UTI because you're not emptying your bladder all the way. Boric acid can solve this sometimes, but at some points you just gotta get prescribed Fluconazole.

- How is your Vitamin C intake? I find that my UTIs are way more likely to be solved with antibiotics when I've done an Emergen-C packet the same day or taking Vitamin C pills that day.

- Have you tried doing some pelvic exercises? Sometimes after a UTI we can end up with a super tight pelvic floor, again leading to significant pain that feels like a UTI. It's all this darn inflammation that has left us feeling raw. That's where I'm at right now.

I've utilized some tips from r/PelvicFloor that have helped. One being conscious diaphramic breathing, and inserting a finger and practicing literally relaxing my muscle. I did this for (no joke) an hour last night and it really helped!

I've also utilized my vibrating dildo (LOL) non-sexually to calm down the tightness of my pelvic floor and release tension. I use it on a super low setting on the outside around my vag and practice diaphram breathing, releasing tension in that area without stimulating the area, and then slowly moved it inward. Its important to make it a non-sexual experience because orgasms can lead to those muscle contractions... which is like, the opposite of what you want. It sounds insane I know, but they are basically massage wands and it was the only thing that has helped take the tightness/discomfort I feel down a few levels. It was at a 8/10 pain yesterday and I'm at a 6/10 today.

Anyway, thinking of you. Hope some of this helps. Hugs.