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[fanty.livejournal.com]

Ok, I normally don't do this and I'm all for going to the doctor, but currently I'm in the US with no insurance and it'll be another week before I end up in a country where I can more or less visit a doctor, so I'm giving this a shot.

A bit of background info..


So about a month and a half ago I had a really bad YI. All the works - smell, itching, burning urination, so there was no doubt about it. I treated it with CVS's Monistat clone, didn't work, tried a different active ingredient, everything went away. In total I must have spent about 2 weeks in agonizing hell.

Towards the end of this ordeal I noticed a strange feeling in my lower right abdomen. Not pain, but a sort of pressure. It annoyed me, but went away and I spent a couple of weeks in total worry-free bliss.

The past couple of days the feeling's returned :( Also, I'm having strange peeing sensations too. Sometimes it'll feel like a UTI, then other times it'll be totally fine. A bit of itching, but honestly, more vaginal discomfort then full-blown itching.

What could it be? I'm thinking maybe an ovarian cyst? I've had tons of UTI's in the past and they have definitely been a lot more persistent then this, not getting treatment was impossible, whereas the past couple of days have just been annoying, that's all..

any ideas?

Big thanks in advance <3

Also, it won't let me tag! Blaaargh!

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[archangelbeth]

Only moderators can tag -- don't worry about that.

The itchy suggests that the yeastie may not be entirely gone.

The iffy-UTI symptoms are, well, a bit worrisome. While it might be that the yeast retreated to the urethra... A week is kind of a potentially long time -- even when you've had normal UTI symptoms in the past, sometimes they can change their approach. (Might be some kind of uncouth American bacteria!) At the least, I'd say drink a lot of water and take cranberry pills, to try to keep any of these potential foreign invaders from trying to put the bacterial stars and stripes in your kidneys, till you can get back home and get tested. Remember, you need your kidneys very much for vital things like lack of poisons in the bloodstream.

Preferably, I'd look for some low-cost place that would be able to test you -- a Minute Clinic (often teamed with CVS, I think!), perhaps. Or... Are you somewhere where you could call your embassy and ask what to do regarding a medical test? They may well have knowledge of what the procedure is for getting you proper health care!

I hope that's helpful! Good luck!

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