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Never ending BV and Yeast
by christy04, Mar 16, 2009 07:26PM
This all started about 7 months ago... I'm almost 18 now and I haven't had any drastic changes lately. I use the same soap, laundry detergent, etc etc. My boyfriend and I had just started having sex about a month before I got my first yeast infection. It wasn't the first time I'd had sex either, I'd used the same type of condoms and never had any problems. I had one a year earlier, so I just went to the store and got the Monistat and it seemed to do the trick at the time. It came back, but not as bad.
I went to the gyno for the first time to get birth control pills. The did the normal pap smear and the culture came back with yeast, so they prescribed me flucanazole. I took the pill that day and it seemed to go away for the time, but came back shortly after. My doctor just called in another pill, so I took it again.
Shortly after this, I got another yeast infection, but I started my period the day after. I figured I would wait for my period to stop before trying to treat it. But my period lasted for 28 days NONSTOP, so I went back to my gyno. They tooka culture and found yeast and BV. My doctor prescribed 4 flucanazole pills - I took one a week for four weeks. I was told to finish the treatment for yeast before I could begin the treatment for BV. I forget what the drug was called, but it was the pills you take for 7 days that you cannot consume alcohol with. I followed the instructions, but sure enough, I only had one day of relief.
The yeast infection came back, and this time it was BAD. I was so uncomfortable, I was nearly in tears. I couldn't function or leave me house, I was so itchy! The topical creams weren't helping at all. It was a Saturday, so I had no other choice but to go to the pharmacy and get Monistat again. It soothed the itchiness enough that I was able to function. I called my doctor to make an appointment, but instead of scheduling an appointment, she just wanted to call in a prescription. I made sure I got in the office to get retested. I also made my boyfriend go to his doctor just to be sure he wasn't giving me the yeast infection back every time I got rid of it. His doctor said he did not have the infection, but gave him Flucanazole to take, just to be sure.
Two uncomfortable weeks later, I went back to my doctor and I found out I still had a yeast infection and BV. So my doctor once again prescribed the same stregth Flucanozole. This time it was one pill a week for only three weeks. After treating that, we moved on to the BV. This time I used Metronidazole - the vaginal meds instead of the oral meds. She also advised that I stop taking birth control pills, thinking that could be the cause. (which doesn't make sense because I had a yeast infection before even taking the BC) She also had my fasting blood sugar tested thinking I might me diabetic. I eat healthy and am athletic and healthy weight, so it came back completely normal.
The treatments didn't help at all (big shocker!) A week ago, I have severe pain in my pelvic area which I was told (over the phone because my doctor did not want to see me) was a cyst on my ovary from stopping the birth control pills. I'm still uncomfortable and EXTREMELY frustrated. I went to a new doctor a few days ago and I'm awaiting the results from this test which I'm almost certain will come back with BV and yeast... it's not even the itchiness that bothers me anymore (I've just become accostomed to it), it's the odor that's really troublesome. Sometimes it gets so bad, that I can smell it by just taking off my jeans. Any ideas on how I should approach the situation with the new doctor? It's obvious the treatment the last doctor was using isn't working, and I don't want to continue with a treatment that ISN'T WORKING.
Please, if you have any advice let me know. I'm getting desperate...
I went to the gyno for the first time to get birth control pills. The did the normal pap smear and the culture came back with yeast, so they prescribed me flucanazole. I took the pill that day and it seemed to go away for the time, but came back shortly after. My doctor just called in another pill, so I took it again.
Shortly after this, I got another yeast infection, but I started my period the day after. I figured I would wait for my period to stop before trying to treat it. But my period lasted for 28 days NONSTOP, so I went back to my gyno. They tooka culture and found yeast and BV. My doctor prescribed 4 flucanazole pills - I took one a week for four weeks. I was told to finish the treatment for yeast before I could begin the treatment for BV. I forget what the drug was called, but it was the pills you take for 7 days that you cannot consume alcohol with. I followed the instructions, but sure enough, I only had one day of relief.
The yeast infection came back, and this time it was BAD. I was so uncomfortable, I was nearly in tears. I couldn't function or leave me house, I was so itchy! The topical creams weren't helping at all. It was a Saturday, so I had no other choice but to go to the pharmacy and get Monistat again. It soothed the itchiness enough that I was able to function. I called my doctor to make an appointment, but instead of scheduling an appointment, she just wanted to call in a prescription. I made sure I got in the office to get retested. I also made my boyfriend go to his doctor just to be sure he wasn't giving me the yeast infection back every time I got rid of it. His doctor said he did not have the infection, but gave him Flucanazole to take, just to be sure.
Two uncomfortable weeks later, I went back to my doctor and I found out I still had a yeast infection and BV. So my doctor once again prescribed the same stregth Flucanozole. This time it was one pill a week for only three weeks. After treating that, we moved on to the BV. This time I used Metronidazole - the vaginal meds instead of the oral meds. She also advised that I stop taking birth control pills, thinking that could be the cause. (which doesn't make sense because I had a yeast infection before even taking the BC) She also had my fasting blood sugar tested thinking I might me diabetic. I eat healthy and am athletic and healthy weight, so it came back completely normal.
The treatments didn't help at all (big shocker!) A week ago, I have severe pain in my pelvic area which I was told (over the phone because my doctor did not want to see me) was a cyst on my ovary from stopping the birth control pills. I'm still uncomfortable and EXTREMELY frustrated. I went to a new doctor a few days ago and I'm awaiting the results from this test which I'm almost certain will come back with BV and yeast... it's not even the itchiness that bothers me anymore (I've just become accostomed to it), it's the odor that's really troublesome. Sometimes it gets so bad, that I can smell it by just taking off my jeans. Any ideas on how I should approach the situation with the new doctor? It's obvious the treatment the last doctor was using isn't working, and I don't want to continue with a treatment that ISN'T WORKING.
Please, if you have any advice let me know. I'm getting desperate...
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That would be something that I would talk to your doctor about, and if you haven't been tested for stds, I would do that as well.
We have a great expert gynecology forum here that you should check out for more advice.
Aj