I am also on Cipro and part dim for UTI
I just had gallbladder removal surgery 8 days ago and went to walk in care tonight with a chronic full blown UTI. I was on Hydrocodone with Tylenol after my surgery and one of the side effects were not being able to void completely. I just started urinating at a normal flow a few days ago verses just trickling and not being able to empty my bladder all the way. Could this med be more harm than help?? Also, the Dr. I who treated me for this horrible UTI said that it could be caused by a catheter during surgery??
If you're having diarrhea following the surgery, the toilet water 'splash back' can contamination. You may not even realize it's happening.
The other thing you could try would be some probiotics. Your good bacteria could have gotten a bit messed up with the surgery and the first round of antibiotics. Probiotics might be able to stabilize things a bit.