I'm fairly sure I have a yeast infection (due to the 7 days of antibiotics to kill a different infection) but I've never had one before.
Is this serious? I have a dr appointment on Monday but I was wondering if I need to be seen sooner?
Sorry to do two posts about this, but I'm stupid.
Re: Ok. I have a really REALLY stupid question:
A YI isn't serious... uncomfortable, but not serious. If you can hold out until Monday, that should be fine. Your doc will likely give you a prescription for diflucan, which is just one quick pill which should take care of it in a day.
A word to the wise... don't fool around with DH (as if that sounds good right now)... you can give it to him
Sorry you're feeling yucky!
:::hushed:::TMI: that's how I found out there was a problem! But it was only a second before I realized something wrong and he--ahem--escaped. I'll ask the doctor to be on the safe side.
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Im definitely going to get yogurt tomorrow, I'm hesitant to self treat just b/c while I think it's a YI, I'm just not sure. I don't have any symptoms except for some weird looking CM.
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I think Monistat has a YI testing kit. It'll tell you if it's a YI or something more serious like bacterial vaginosis.
Personally, I'd go get a YI testing kit, use it, and if it's a YI, just treat with over the counter stuff, then mention it to the doc Monday. My first YI was so bad and went on so long, the doc said it should've been a textbook photo for badness.
So, you know, I'm pretty proactive.
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Monistat? I need to google that. I know vagisil has a kit, but it's not technically a yeast infection test, it just tells you the PH. I took it and the PH is normal, so that's good.
And poor you, why did it go on for so long??
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Oh, sorry, maybe it was vagisil. I just remember seeing ads for the kits.
Ah, why did it go on for so long. You know, I was young, had just lost my virginity, and was on antibiotics for a serious kidney infection. I just figured I was all messed up down there and it'd go away. It didn't. And then it was so bad, who wants to go to Mom and say "Oh, Mom, by the way, I'm no longer a virgin *and* I've got itching and a rash."
Horrifying. Absolutely horrifying.
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I think I'd rather die, 1,000 times over.
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