Well I went back to the doctor's yesterday.  Definitely an infection and he
now thinks that is where the shingles pain that I thought was mostly post
shingles is coming from.  On cipro for 7 days and already the pain is down
considerably.  The bleeding urine has stopped (at least gross - could still
be microscopic) and the cramping has stopped - thank goodness.  Lab tests
showed 21 - 30 urine wbc (range is <6) 4 - 10 RBC (range is <4).  Of course
the labs were taken 3 days ago too.  So definitely an infection.  Glad to
hear it.

Busy day yesterday afternoon too.  Went to see the builders of our new house
and the plan is all approved.  We went through everything from door handles,
door widths, mouldings, colour of paint, flooring, to where the hot water
and crawl space door would be.  Shut off valves for water where I can get at
them, which patio door would be dominant, which taps I could handle.  Final
quote will be here in the next two weeks and he could be starting at the end
of May instead of the end of August.  That means we will only need a rental
for 5 months - hurrah!  So things are finally looking up.

Now to get some RA treatment when I am better.  I have been so down that
little things like yesterday make a difference.

Thanks everyone - boy I am so up and down lately a person would almost think
it was manic.  Really it isn't just an up and down health year.

Kelly