D/S,
Got my results. Culture was negative so far.... no growth for glabrata!!!!!!!!!!!! My doc said they have to grow it out 28 days to be sure so there is still a chance it could come back positive but every other culture he has done it has been positive within a week!
He told me the news and I just started crying. I still can’t believe it.
S - if the boric acid doesn’t work, there has to be a way you can get this medicine!
D - any suggestions from going through this on how to keep the glabrata gone? Not sure if your doctor touched on maintenance or preventative measures. Mine had to go before I could ask him any of that. I am still a little burny at times.... i’m hoping that will get better with time.
Karen
Got my results. Culture was negative so far.... no growth for glabrata!!!!!!!!!!!! My doc said they have to grow it out 28 days to be sure so there is still a chance it could come back positive but every other culture he has done it has been positive within a week!
He told me the news and I just started crying. I still can’t believe it.
S - if the boric acid doesn’t work, there has to be a way you can get this medicine!
D - any suggestions from going through this on how to keep the glabrata gone? Not sure if your doctor touched on maintenance or preventative measures. Mine had to go before I could ask him any of that. I am still a little burny at times.... i’m hoping that will get better with time.
Karen
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Karen,
I am so., so happy for you..I remember the feeling of getting the result I had been desperately waiting for, for so long and how I felt.. I think going forward no.1 is look after your immune system.. that means looking after yourself and your diet..im still careful with sugar in my diet.. I still take probiotics to look after my gut.. in regards to the burning..I still get it esp around my periods..what causes it ..I dont know..changes in ph maybe?
But I know its not because if glabrata so it makes it a lot easier to cope with... maybe ill always have it..maybe its a side effect of having glabrata for so long...but again its not because I still have glabrata......
Karen im.delighted for you xxx
S..let us know how you are doing?
(D...)
I am so., so happy for you..I remember the feeling of getting the result I had been desperately waiting for, for so long and how I felt.. I think going forward no.1 is look after your immune system.. that means looking after yourself and your diet..im still careful with sugar in my diet.. I still take probiotics to look after my gut.. in regards to the burning..I still get it esp around my periods..what causes it ..I dont know..changes in ph maybe?
But I know its not because if glabrata so it makes it a lot easier to cope with... maybe ill always have it..maybe its a side effect of having glabrata for so long...but again its not because I still have glabrata......
Karen im.delighted for you xxx
S..let us know how you are doing?
(D...)
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Karen thts awefully good news. Soooo happy to hear it. Wish i cud hug u right now!
I will definitely ask my doctor abt this med if God forbid my culture comes back positive again.
Celebrate!
S.
I will definitely ask my doctor abt this med if God forbid my culture comes back positive again.
Celebrate!
S.
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Thanks ladies for your quick replies:) I got the result today and couldn’t wait to update you both. I wish we could all meet sometime. You both seriously feel like good friends lol.
D - what probiotic are you taking now?
S - you are in my prayers. Make sure they do a good high swab after this next round so you know for sure if it’s gone. You don’t want to spend 8 weeks taking boric acid only to end up with a tiny bit of growth that is going to turn back into a big problem. If you decide to go the route I did, let me know and maybe I can help you figure out where to get the medicine if your doc can’t help. I swear the longer you have the infection the harder it is to get rid of!
Good night ladies and thanks again for your thoughts/prayers!!!!
Karen
D - what probiotic are you taking now?
S - you are in my prayers. Make sure they do a good high swab after this next round so you know for sure if it’s gone. You don’t want to spend 8 weeks taking boric acid only to end up with a tiny bit of growth that is going to turn back into a big problem. If you decide to go the route I did, let me know and maybe I can help you figure out where to get the medicine if your doc can’t help. I swear the longer you have the infection the harder it is to get rid of!
Good night ladies and thanks again for your thoughts/prayers!!!!
Karen
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So a little update. My latest culture, from last week, says scanty growth of glabrata. Which i think is even less than light growth. I still have a week of boric acid left to complete my 4th round. Plz say a lil prayer tht this time it goes away for good.
S
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Just ordinary acidophilus karen.
S.. well thats positive, I have everything crossed for you, that is the result I got before I got the all clear, so hopefully it will be the same for you... xx
(D...)
S.. well thats positive, I have everything crossed for you, that is the result I got before I got the all clear, so hopefully it will be the same for you... xx
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S,
I am praying yours comes back clear this next time! I really think it will:)
So, I have had the flu for the past week and a half, a really bad strain. I just found out yesterday that now I have pneumonia..... which means antibiotic. I was given doxycycline for 10 days. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Please pray I don’t get the glabrata back! I am trying to figure out if I should be taking anything to help keep it at bay during or after the antibiotic.......
Karen
I am praying yours comes back clear this next time! I really think it will:)
So, I have had the flu for the past week and a half, a really bad strain. I just found out yesterday that now I have pneumonia..... which means antibiotic. I was given doxycycline for 10 days. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Please pray I don’t get the glabrata back! I am trying to figure out if I should be taking anything to help keep it at bay during or after the antibiotic.......
Karen
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Oh no karen. Is there an alternative to antibiotics for pneumonia? Did u tell the doc prescribing the antibiotic abt your struggle with glabrata? What did the doctor say? Or why not go to a naturopath for treatment of pheumonia? Do u have fever? Have u had the flu shot?
Ofcourse i will keep u in my prayers.
How abt boric acid plus oral probiotics through the course of antibiotics? Just a thought.
S.
Ofcourse i will keep u in my prayers.
How abt boric acid plus oral probiotics through the course of antibiotics? Just a thought.
S.
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Hi S,
Unfortunately they told me you don’t mess around with pneumonia.... they gave me 10 days of doxycycline (2x a day). I am 6 doses in and already feel a little burny:(
I did tell the doctor about glabrata. She definitely seemed to think the pneumonia was the greater threat. I don’t have a fever anymore but I started the flu with 5 straight days of fever. It was awful! I did get the flu shot.
Thanks S for the prayers and back at you:) The boric acid with the antibiotic is a thought. I left a message with the doc to see what he thinks!
Karen
Unfortunately they told me you don’t mess around with pneumonia.... they gave me 10 days of doxycycline (2x a day). I am 6 doses in and already feel a little burny:(
I did tell the doctor about glabrata. She definitely seemed to think the pneumonia was the greater threat. I don’t have a fever anymore but I started the flu with 5 straight days of fever. It was awful! I did get the flu shot.
Thanks S for the prayers and back at you:) The boric acid with the antibiotic is a thought. I left a message with the doc to see what he thinks!
Karen
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I am not sure if this will help, but I have been researching a lot for my daughter that has candida glabrata. I have seen in a lot places in addition to using many of these medicines that has helped a lot of women is a probiotic called fem dophilus by Jarrow formulas. Out of all the meds you mentioned the Boric acid seems to be the one that work the best for resistant Candida Glabrata (from what I have read), maybe you just need to add this with it to give you that extra boost to cure it for good. I have even read using some of the other meds in combination with the Fem Dophilus has seemed to work. I am praying this will help because my daughter has been suffering a lot as well. I just realized this thread is over a year old, but maybe it will still help someone out there.
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Look into Fem Dophilus by Jarrow Formulas. I have been researching for my daughter and have seen a lot of good reviews that it has really helped a lot women that have had problems with recurring yeast infections. Just a disclaimer she has not tried it yet. I just have been researching on the internet like crazy. I just thought maybe this could possibly help you.
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Hi Karen,
I am new to this forum and not sure what medicine it was that finally helped you for the glabrata. Do you mind sharing again. I am not sure how to go backwards to look for it. I am not very tech savvy. Thanks. By the way I am very happy to here of your results. I know how awful it can be suffering from an illness for so long without results. Also in case anyone is wondering, I am the one who keeps on suggesting the fem dophilus. You would think I am a rep for them or something. lol
Julia
I am new to this forum and not sure what medicine it was that finally helped you for the glabrata. Do you mind sharing again. I am not sure how to go backwards to look for it. I am not very tech savvy. Thanks. By the way I am very happy to here of your results. I know how awful it can be suffering from an illness for so long without results. Also in case anyone is wondering, I am the one who keeps on suggesting the fem dophilus. You would think I am a rep for them or something. lol
Julia
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Hey karen!
Hope u r doing fine and have recovered from ur pneumonia. What did ur doc say abt using boric acid while on antibiotics?
So, I am due for a swab on this coming tuesday. After 3 days. Im a nervous wrek right now. I fear the worst. And this had me thinking. U had mentioned before tht if i decide to go down the route of using ampho+flucytosin u can help guide how and where i can get it from. Anything u can tell me i will appreciate. I just want to be prepared for if incase God forbid i need it.
S.
Hope u r doing fine and have recovered from ur pneumonia. What did ur doc say abt using boric acid while on antibiotics?
So, I am due for a swab on this coming tuesday. After 3 days. Im a nervous wrek right now. I fear the worst. And this had me thinking. U had mentioned before tht if i decide to go down the route of using ampho+flucytosin u can help guide how and where i can get it from. Anything u can tell me i will appreciate. I just want to be prepared for if incase God forbid i need it.
S.
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Hey julia, sorry to hear ur daughter is suffering from galbrata too. Did she get it after a dose of strong antibiotics too? What treatments have you tried so far? I havent heard abt fem dophilus but will look it up.
What helped karen finally get rid of it was a specially compounded vaginal cream containing amphotericin b and flucytosine. U can have it prescribed from an infectious disease specialist. It is said to have a cure rate of 99%.
Otherwise what another woman used to cure her glabrata was 6 weeks of boric acid with 2 days gap after every 2 weeks.
I hvnt been lucky to eradicate it after 6 weeks and am stretching it to 8 weeks now. I am due for a swab on tuesday and am hoping it wud have gone away by then. Do say a lil prayer tht it does go away in this swab!!! So frustrating trying to fight it for so long.
S.
What helped karen finally get rid of it was a specially compounded vaginal cream containing amphotericin b and flucytosine. U can have it prescribed from an infectious disease specialist. It is said to have a cure rate of 99%.
Otherwise what another woman used to cure her glabrata was 6 weeks of boric acid with 2 days gap after every 2 weeks.
I hvnt been lucky to eradicate it after 6 weeks and am stretching it to 8 weeks now. I am due for a swab on tuesday and am hoping it wud have gone away by then. Do say a lil prayer tht it does go away in this swab!!! So frustrating trying to fight it for so long.
S.
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Hi S,
My pneumonia is doing better finally. This whole flu/pneumonia has lasted 3 full weeks and I still don’t feel normal. I am off the antibiotic and started having horrible vaginal symptoms. I went in to the ob/gyn earlier this week and they did the affirm test that checks for an overgrowth of bacteria and yeast. Mine was positive for both so they did another yeast culture and started me on 5 days of metronidazole for the bacteria. I’ll let you know when I get the results on the yeast culture but I am in the same boat as you in that I am fearing the worst. It feels like a never ending nightmare! As for the ampho b and flucytosine cream, I am trying to figure out if I can give you the pharmacy name and have you call and talk to them. I was also going to talk to my doctor about it so let me get back to you on that later this week. I was told you can use boric acid with an antibiotic but since my affirm test came back positive for bacteria also they want to treat that first. I am praying the results you get on Tuesday are good and please do let me know as soon as you hear!
Julia - thanks for the input about the femdopholus. I have tried this probiotic both orally and vaginally. I will say orally it did seem to help some. I would not recommend using it vaginally though. I tried this and ended up back at heavy growth with the glabrata. I did try it orally combined with boric acid vaginally and was not able to eradicate the glabrata. I think a big piece of the puzzle for me is that I don’t know what is causing it. I am always open to new ideas so please continue to chime in with any new information you learn! I hope your daughter is doing better and can get rid of this. It’s awful:(
Karen
My pneumonia is doing better finally. This whole flu/pneumonia has lasted 3 full weeks and I still don’t feel normal. I am off the antibiotic and started having horrible vaginal symptoms. I went in to the ob/gyn earlier this week and they did the affirm test that checks for an overgrowth of bacteria and yeast. Mine was positive for both so they did another yeast culture and started me on 5 days of metronidazole for the bacteria. I’ll let you know when I get the results on the yeast culture but I am in the same boat as you in that I am fearing the worst. It feels like a never ending nightmare! As for the ampho b and flucytosine cream, I am trying to figure out if I can give you the pharmacy name and have you call and talk to them. I was also going to talk to my doctor about it so let me get back to you on that later this week. I was told you can use boric acid with an antibiotic but since my affirm test came back positive for bacteria also they want to treat that first. I am praying the results you get on Tuesday are good and please do let me know as soon as you hear!
Julia - thanks for the input about the femdopholus. I have tried this probiotic both orally and vaginally. I will say orally it did seem to help some. I would not recommend using it vaginally though. I tried this and ended up back at heavy growth with the glabrata. I did try it orally combined with boric acid vaginally and was not able to eradicate the glabrata. I think a big piece of the puzzle for me is that I don’t know what is causing it. I am always open to new ideas so please continue to chime in with any new information you learn! I hope your daughter is doing better and can get rid of this. It’s awful:(
Karen
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