OMG, thanks so much for this blog. I really appreciate your stories. I read each and every one of them. And they all helped me!!! My infection started off with discomfort, itching, irritation and buring during sex. I googled searched and hoped that it was a yeast infection. And based on the symptoms, it could possibly be yeast. Picked up the Monistat 1. Went home, took a shower, had the most difficult time inserting that darn egg looking thing. It took like 10 times for it to stay up there, where I couldn't see it. During the process, I irritated the walls of my vagina. It was AWFUL. I saw pink and man, I WAS ON FIRE!!! I hopped a tub of cool water. Thinking to myself, GOD, please don't let me have contracted a VD. So, my pap was about 5 days later. I used a mirror and looked up there everyday and saw all of this white cream.. eeeeww.. So, what is that?? The MONISTAT??? Figured, yes, it's just dissolving and working on my infection. So, I would keep wiping and making sure that I took bath's just to make sure that I'm cleansing myself thoroughly. Finally go to the gyn, she tested me for EVERYTHING per my request and it came back, yeast infection. YAY! I've never had a yeast infection that made me feel so bad, though.. I totally understand what the one lady said about diaper rash.. I felt that tooo.. HUUUUHHH, when will this end?? I thought. I've been very good an have not had sex in days. The Dr. prescribed Diflucan, so I took that oral medication too. This moring rolls around, almost 10 days since I took the Monistat 1 and I have this clump of cottage cheese looking stuff drop out of ME.. FREAKIN out all over again. Which brings me to the blog today. THANKS so much for sharing your stories. I will never use that stuff again. Going back to the old faithful 7 day cream, i guess???
Being a woman is overated! LOL