Hello everyone. I'm 26 and here's what I'm dealing with...
A few weeks ago I was put on a course of very high dose Augmentin for an enlarged lymph node in my neck and one in my jaw. both of unclear cause. While the Augmentin did squat for the nodes (because it turns out that squat was what was needed to be done), it did give me my very first yeast infection.
Oh joy.
From what I can tell, it was mild. It started at the end of the course with some light itching/burning and external redness and I saw the typical discharge once. I was on my period and I HATE pads so I couldn't use any of the store bought creams. What I did was look up home remedies and I went for the tea tree oil tampon because I figured hey...two birds, one stone you know? I did that for a few days but the itching and burning was gone within 24 hours. What wasn't gone was the vulvar redness. I finished my period and went the store for a 7-day Monistat course. No change. No pain, no itching, not even any discharge. Still red. Not even sensitive where it was red. I went for another course. No change again.
Then came the end of my BC script and time for my very first pap (read my post in the introduce yourself, you'll understand why I'm 26 and never had a pap before yesterday). I figured I would just leave it alone, stick with all the online advice about underwear and all that, and talk to the doctor then anyway. A few days before the day I intended to go my boyfriend and I had sex. It's always a little rough with him because he is a big guy and I am pretty small. So I was a little sensitive between my legs but I don't think that had to do with the yeast infection because it healed up the redness remained. In that time I noticed a single occurrence of the white discharge of a yeast infection but still no sensitivity or itching or burning or any of that. Just red. Still red.
So the NP performed my pap and took a swab to look at under the microscope just to make sure it was yeast. Like I said, I've never had one before so I'm no expert. Anyway she said I probably treated most of it as the only remaining symptom is the redness and I guess that little bit of discharge. She gave me a single dose of Diflucan, said I can keep using the external monistat cream and sent me on my way. I took the Diflucan approximately 40 hours ago and haven't noticed any change yet.
My current symptom is just the redness. I'm in inflammed/swollen, no itching or burning upon urination or otherwise, haven't seen the discharge. I've set aside all my sexy, non-cotton underwear and I wear loose clothes with no underwear at home but it just won't seem to go away. I'm not in any discomfort I just happen to think I have a very pretty vulva as pretty vulvas go and I am sick of seeing this little ring of redness around my inner labia. I want my body healthy again.
Any thoughts?
A few weeks ago I was put on a course of very high dose Augmentin for an enlarged lymph node in my neck and one in my jaw. both of unclear cause. While the Augmentin did squat for the nodes (because it turns out that squat was what was needed to be done), it did give me my very first yeast infection.
Oh joy.
From what I can tell, it was mild. It started at the end of the course with some light itching/burning and external redness and I saw the typical discharge once. I was on my period and I HATE pads so I couldn't use any of the store bought creams. What I did was look up home remedies and I went for the tea tree oil tampon because I figured hey...two birds, one stone you know? I did that for a few days but the itching and burning was gone within 24 hours. What wasn't gone was the vulvar redness. I finished my period and went the store for a 7-day Monistat course. No change. No pain, no itching, not even any discharge. Still red. Not even sensitive where it was red. I went for another course. No change again.
Then came the end of my BC script and time for my very first pap (read my post in the introduce yourself, you'll understand why I'm 26 and never had a pap before yesterday). I figured I would just leave it alone, stick with all the online advice about underwear and all that, and talk to the doctor then anyway. A few days before the day I intended to go my boyfriend and I had sex. It's always a little rough with him because he is a big guy and I am pretty small. So I was a little sensitive between my legs but I don't think that had to do with the yeast infection because it healed up the redness remained. In that time I noticed a single occurrence of the white discharge of a yeast infection but still no sensitivity or itching or burning or any of that. Just red. Still red.
So the NP performed my pap and took a swab to look at under the microscope just to make sure it was yeast. Like I said, I've never had one before so I'm no expert. Anyway she said I probably treated most of it as the only remaining symptom is the redness and I guess that little bit of discharge. She gave me a single dose of Diflucan, said I can keep using the external monistat cream and sent me on my way. I took the Diflucan approximately 40 hours ago and haven't noticed any change yet.
My current symptom is just the redness. I'm in inflammed/swollen, no itching or burning upon urination or otherwise, haven't seen the discharge. I've set aside all my sexy, non-cotton underwear and I wear loose clothes with no underwear at home but it just won't seem to go away. I'm not in any discomfort I just happen to think I have a very pretty vulva as pretty vulvas go and I am sick of seeing this little ring of redness around my inner labia. I want my body healthy again.
Any thoughts?
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