I got a pap smear in December and apparently I had Bacterial Vaginosis even though I didn't have any symptoms, so Doc prescribed Metronidazole and I took the pills and it gave me the worst yeast infection ever! I treated with Miconazole over the counter and it did not clear up infection. So i went back for another culture exam and this time they said I had Staph Group B and yeast. So she prescribed me Clindamycin 7 day cream, but after 3 days of it I started to see pink and red in discharge so I discontinued, geesh. I then took 2 Diflucan over the period of 2 days and it got rid of the swelling and burning and most of the yeast and discharge. Since all these treatments, my vagina has persistently burned and has been irritated, around the clitoral area and the labia minoras. I went in to ER yesterday because the irritation had me so frustrated and in tears, I just want to be normal again, Jesus! Well they did a culture screen for Chlamydia, Yeast, BV, and whatever else they could look for and NOTHING showed up. So they sent me home with a sitz bath Aluminum Sulfate soak to do 4 times a day. I did 2 soaks and this morning woke up with irritation as usual and 2 SMALL RED OPEN LESIONS on the edge of my labia minora. It felt like a pimple, the tip of the lip was kind of swollen, no pus, no scab, looked like 2 punture wounds from a spider or something. It hurts a little, not too much, I can touch it. I immediately soaked in sitz bath and afterwards it dried and looked like 2 dark scabs. No clustering or herpes looking, I get cold sores on my lips sometimes and it did not resemble them at all.
Over the course of the day, like 6 hours, I applied hydrogen peroxide to it and took another sitz bath and applied hydrogen peroxide after and smeared Almond oil over my vagina where its irritated and now the legions look like they are gone, like they were pimples, BUT they still hurt a little and are tender, but you can barely see them.
Scheduled yet another appt with the Doc for Monday. I almost went to the ER again this morning upon discovering the 2 lesions, but they are so inexperienced down there with vaginas, so I took an initial picture of the lesions when I woke up and will see her on Monday. I do worry that it could be herpes, I haven't had sex in 3 months, so I really don't think if it was it would show up this late and then disappearing and healing so fast.
Well see...
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Well I went back to Doctor and the lesions were not herpes, as I knew they were not. Still had constant irritation and burning feeling even though my ph tests were normal and all my cultures came back negative. I did have a slight rise in my E.Coli and Enterrococcus bacteria, but I took 7 days of Clindamycin suppositories (cream) and it fixed that. After that the irritation continued, so I read about Vulvodynia and all of its indications and symptoms. Seemed like I was headed nowhere.
So I contacted a Naturopath Doctor, because the regular medical field is full of clueless quacks. She told me that because of all my issues and all the meds that my natural flora was off and that is what was causing the ongoing irritation. She told me to take probiotic suppositories because they are faster acting than yogurt or oral probiotics. I stopped wearing underwear for like a week and was saturating my entire vulval area in cold pressed castor oil, its good to massage it into the skin, twice a day. Major relief. And I still consume yogurt. My irritation has gone away and I am finally back to normal after 3 months of agony. Thank God!
I think its best to regain vaginal control and healthiness with nothing. A good diet and proper hygiene. Everything else is just agitating to that sensitive area.
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