Holly, yes, I've been reading many studies coming out of Sweden from a specialist, and he says that neobladders will contain a certain amount of bacteria, but that it is not a problem until it's an problem...here's a post from a friend, Linda Weyand, who has been there:
"My primary care doctor lets me bring in a urine specimen and wait for the
results so I can leave with the prescription in hand. Most doctor
offices can run a urine test for infection right in their office. If
your father does not have a doctor that he can have do a urine test
tomorrow, is there an urgent care type facility in his area? Smelly,
cloudy urine is generally a sure sign of a urinary tract infection, and
he really should not wait until Monday to start antibiotic treatment.
Often either Cipro or levaquin is prescribed for these urinary tract
infections. Both of these are 2nd generation quinolone broad-spectrum
antibiotics. The cloudy, smelly urine is also a sign that the infection
is caused by E.coli, a common cause of urinary tract infections.
my instructions were to call the doctor if I had
chills or temperature greater than 101 degrees. I tend to go from no
fever to 103-104 degrees in nothing flat. Having had sepsis on at least
3 different occasions, I now try to catch the infection before they can
cause those symptoms. I look for the cloudy smelly urine anytime I start
feeling not so good without any specific complaint. Whenever I detect
the cloudy and/or smelly urine, then I get my urine tested immediately.
Doing this has kept me without any serious infections for 2 years (now,
I am going to knock on wood in hopes that I have not jinxed myself).