Just wanted to post an update. Not the best news, my glabrata is back:( I have to reach back out to my doctor and see what he wants to pursue for treatment. It’s depressing how easily it came back with antibiotics. Makes me wonder if it would have come back anyway or if the antibiotics caused it. Back on boric acid for now and sad.
Karen
Karen
Oh no karen. I wud say its probably the antibiotics that caused it to come back. Whats the growth status as per ur recent culture? Did u use boric acid while on antibiotics? Im sure it will go away quickly this time. Will pray real hard for u. Dont feel down. Rise above it. I know easier said than done. But you defeated it once you will do it again. Hopefully with jist boric acid this time. Keep me posted and never feel alone. Im here for u.
S.
S.
S,
Thanks for the encouragement! I needed to hear that! Unfortunately I don’t know the growth level this time because I had to go to my local ob/gyn to get cultured. They can only tell me positive or negative. I can’t get back in with my ID doc until next week:( will keep you updated!
Do you have your results yet?????? I am so hopeful yours is gone this time and anxious to hear! I think if we both get actual accounts through this forum we might be able to send a private message. I have information I want to get to you but wasn’t sure if I could just post it on the main page......
Karen
Thanks for the encouragement! I needed to hear that! Unfortunately I don’t know the growth level this time because I had to go to my local ob/gyn to get cultured. They can only tell me positive or negative. I can’t get back in with my ID doc until next week:( will keep you updated!
Do you have your results yet?????? I am so hopeful yours is gone this time and anxious to hear! I think if we both get actual accounts through this forum we might be able to send a private message. I have information I want to get to you but wasn’t sure if I could just post it on the main page......
Karen
Oh and I started the boric acid at the very end of my course of antibiotics but then had to stop and take the metrogel because of the BV:(
Karen
Karen
Karen, im due to get results in a day or two. Im nervous and anxious and prepared for the worst. Not keeping my hopes too high.
How r u doing now? I sincerely hope tht u r doing perfectly fine.
I will look into how to make a private account on this website so u may give me the information.
S.
Karen!
I got my result back and it came back negative!! Im free :) the doc did say it may come back again.i hope not though! Never ever ever!!
Thankyou D for putting me on this route of using boric acid for 8 weeks straight.
For anyone out there who ever gets glabrata plz do try boric acid 600mg pessary for upto 8 weeks and hopefully it will clear away by the 6 week! Just keep getting swabbed and cultured every 2 weeks.
How r u doing now karen? What has the doc suggested. I sincerely hope tht u get out of this at the soonest. My sincere thoughts and prayers r with u. Keep me updated.
S.
I got my result back and it came back negative!! Im free :) the doc did say it may come back again.i hope not though! Never ever ever!!
Thankyou D for putting me on this route of using boric acid for 8 weeks straight.
For anyone out there who ever gets glabrata plz do try boric acid 600mg pessary for upto 8 weeks and hopefully it will clear away by the 6 week! Just keep getting swabbed and cultured every 2 weeks.
How r u doing now karen? What has the doc suggested. I sincerely hope tht u get out of this at the soonest. My sincere thoughts and prayers r with u. Keep me updated.
S.
Hi S,
That’s great news!!!’ I’m so glad. How do you feel? Are your symptoms better? Did you do a strict diet with the boric acid or just the boric acid?
After my glabrata came back I also did boric acid and got cultured last week. I got my results yesterday and it was also negative but I am still burning quite a bit so I want to get a second culture. I hope it’s just residual symptoms. I swear it’s so hard to tell sometimes!
Anyway, thank god for your great news:)
Karen
That’s great news!!!’ I’m so glad. How do you feel? Are your symptoms better? Did you do a strict diet with the boric acid or just the boric acid?
After my glabrata came back I also did boric acid and got cultured last week. I got my results yesterday and it was also negative but I am still burning quite a bit so I want to get a second culture. I hope it’s just residual symptoms. I swear it’s so hard to tell sometimes!
Anyway, thank god for your great news:)
Karen
Hello, I've been fighting glabrata for over 2 years now. I've spent lots of money, time and I feel very depressed about it. It took over my life.
Hello, I am sorry to hear about your struggles. What treatments have you tried and have any of them helped?
Karen and S,
Glad to hear you are doing so much better! I haven't posted in a while since my culture came back negative three months ago. I still had a little burning which was helped a lot by taking FemDophilus every day until last week and the burning has been fairly constant. My gynecologist suggested I do several rounds of boric acid in the fall, but the FemDophilus was working so well I didn't think I needed it. I tried boric acid last fall and it helped. I'm thinking that maybe it was glabrata and it just didn't show up on the culture. Do you all have any suggestions--maybe an infectious disease doctor and if so how do you find one who knows about glabrata? Thanks Cindy
Glad to hear you are doing so much better! I haven't posted in a while since my culture came back negative three months ago. I still had a little burning which was helped a lot by taking FemDophilus every day until last week and the burning has been fairly constant. My gynecologist suggested I do several rounds of boric acid in the fall, but the FemDophilus was working so well I didn't think I needed it. I tried boric acid last fall and it helped. I'm thinking that maybe it was glabrata and it just didn't show up on the culture. Do you all have any suggestions--maybe an infectious disease doctor and if so how do you find one who knows about glabrata? Thanks Cindy
Hi Cindy,
You might want to get a culture just to make sure it’s the glabrata again. Was it the boric acid you were doing that led to the negative culture?
I think it’s definitely hard to find a doctor that’s willing to help and who is understanding of this problem. I swear most doctors think we are crazy or that’s it’s something other than glabrata. I would look for a research hospital nearby that has an infectious disease group and try one of the docs there or a women’s clinic at a top hospital.
I used the supercreme to get my glabrata to go away and now it seems like I can’t get it to stay away:(
Karen
You might want to get a culture just to make sure it’s the glabrata again. Was it the boric acid you were doing that led to the negative culture?
I think it’s definitely hard to find a doctor that’s willing to help and who is understanding of this problem. I swear most doctors think we are crazy or that’s it’s something other than glabrata. I would look for a research hospital nearby that has an infectious disease group and try one of the docs there or a women’s clinic at a top hospital.
I used the supercreme to get my glabrata to go away and now it seems like I can’t get it to stay away:(
Karen
Hi Karen,
Would you be able to try several rounds of boric acid? I think you did that but maybe you could try again. When your body get stronger the boric acid might get rid of it. The probiotics seem helpful too and maybe hormone balancing might be helpful. Is the supercreme the amphotericin b and flucytosine?
Actually, I never got a positive culture for glabrata. I was trying to see if it might be glabrata so I got a culture, and it came back negative for glabrata and all other candida and bacterial vaginosis. I had the round of boric acid two months before I took the culture. My symptoms have been helped by a lot by Fem Dophilus until last week. I am taking Acidophilus now and that helps a lot but it does cause anxiety for me.
Thanks for your response.
Cindy
Would you be able to try several rounds of boric acid? I think you did that but maybe you could try again. When your body get stronger the boric acid might get rid of it. The probiotics seem helpful too and maybe hormone balancing might be helpful. Is the supercreme the amphotericin b and flucytosine?
Actually, I never got a positive culture for glabrata. I was trying to see if it might be glabrata so I got a culture, and it came back negative for glabrata and all other candida and bacterial vaginosis. I had the round of boric acid two months before I took the culture. My symptoms have been helped by a lot by Fem Dophilus until last week. I am taking Acidophilus now and that helps a lot but it does cause anxiety for me.
Thanks for your response.
Cindy
Cindy,
I could probably try the boric acid again. I did try several rounds already and ended up with some fissures in the vaginal skin so I am still trying to let that all heal. I am also doing the probiotics in hopes that they keep the glabrata at bay once I hopefully eradicate it again. Yes, what I call the supercreme is the ampho b and flucytosine.
If I were you I think I would look for a top rated women’s clinic to help figure out what’s going on. And if you still suspect glabrata, I would definitely get another culture. I think it can be easy to miss sometimes since there is not always a lot of discharge but you never know, it could be something else. The anxiety and uncertainty with all of this is terrible but your not alone. Just don’t give up:)
Karen
I could probably try the boric acid again. I did try several rounds already and ended up with some fissures in the vaginal skin so I am still trying to let that all heal. I am also doing the probiotics in hopes that they keep the glabrata at bay once I hopefully eradicate it again. Yes, what I call the supercreme is the ampho b and flucytosine.
If I were you I think I would look for a top rated women’s clinic to help figure out what’s going on. And if you still suspect glabrata, I would definitely get another culture. I think it can be easy to miss sometimes since there is not always a lot of discharge but you never know, it could be something else. The anxiety and uncertainty with all of this is terrible but your not alone. Just don’t give up:)
Karen
Hi Karen,
Are you going to try the supercreme again? What probiotics are helping you? I take a general probiotic, the FemDophilus. I might try to take the acidophilus a couple of times a week and see if that helps and doesn't cause anxiety.
I really don't know what all this is now since I got a negative reading. But I think finding a good women's clinic is a good idea for me.
How are you dealing with the burning? I am really disappointed the FemDophilus isn't helping as well as it was with the burning. The burning was not noticeable most days and I didn't feel it at all some days for several months.
Cindy
Are you going to try the supercreme again? What probiotics are helping you? I take a general probiotic, the FemDophilus. I might try to take the acidophilus a couple of times a week and see if that helps and doesn't cause anxiety.
I really don't know what all this is now since I got a negative reading. But I think finding a good women's clinic is a good idea for me.
How are you dealing with the burning? I am really disappointed the FemDophilus isn't helping as well as it was with the burning. The burning was not noticeable most days and I didn't feel it at all some days for several months.
Cindy
Hi Cindy,
I am going to get cultured again next week and go from there. My first choice would be to continue with the boric acid but I have to let things heal first and see what the culture shows.
I use the optima women’s health 90 billion probiotic and it helps me. I also take vitamins to include: B, C, D3, zinc, and garlic. I drink unsweetened cranberry juice everyday. When burning is bad I apply coconut oil. If things get really bad I will use boric acid for a day or two or use gynazole. I hope this helps some. Let me know what you find out once you can get into a good women’s clinic. I think it’s important with this to stay positive and not give up!
Karen
I am going to get cultured again next week and go from there. My first choice would be to continue with the boric acid but I have to let things heal first and see what the culture shows.
I use the optima women’s health 90 billion probiotic and it helps me. I also take vitamins to include: B, C, D3, zinc, and garlic. I drink unsweetened cranberry juice everyday. When burning is bad I apply coconut oil. If things get really bad I will use boric acid for a day or two or use gynazole. I hope this helps some. Let me know what you find out once you can get into a good women’s clinic. I think it’s important with this to stay positive and not give up!
Karen