Why is my body still being so weird???

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ARRRGHHh. So about a week ago, I made this post, saying that my body was being dumb.

Here is the point form:
- "Missed" first pill of the pack (took it 12 hours later exactly)
- Immediate post period cramps, non-stop for two weeks. Slowly petering out, but still there. Mostly lower down, and generally pretty dull.
- Back pain.
- Off and on kidney pain that at one point was so bad I had to leave work. Usually mild pangs, but occasionally a consistent "tightness" feeling that is extremely uncomfortable.
- Pains in my front area, kind of between my hip bone and belly button (but lower down, closer to the pant line area)?
- NOW A YEAST INFECTION.



Like, what is going on??? I have been to the doctor several times now. The first time I was told that there was blood in the urine but no sign of infection. She sent me to get blood tests, and gave me an Rx for Cipro to take should I think a kidney infection was coming on (I've had one before). Blood tests came back with nothing.

Took the anti-biotics, finished them, had such awful kidney pains that I went home from work and straight to the doc. Poked and prodded, checked my pee again, told me there was definitely no infection and referred me for an ultrasound.

Now it seems I have a yeast infection. Itchiness, discharge, but no real smell?

THIS SUCKS. Is it possible I am having, like, multiple ailments all at once? I'll be getting the ultrasound on Monday, and hopefully that will answer some questions for me.


Also - can I call up any Women's clinic (that normally does paps) and get checked out? Maybe this sounds dumb, but do they just do paps? I'm starting to feel like it might be a good idea to see a gyno...

Comments

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

Certainly you could be having multiple ailments, yes. Itchiness with chunky discharge is a pretty darn sure sign of a YI, and it would not at all be surprising given that you just took some antibiotics.

I would imagine that a women's clinic does more than paps, but they may not do kidney-related care, which sounds to me like the most important thing to address here. Of course, you're already addressing it...so there you go. What is it exactly that you'd be wanting from the women's clinic? They could get you an Rx for diflucan, certainly, if you want help with the yeast.

Regarding the pain in your abdomen...have you seen a doctor about that? Because I believe that's where your appendix is, if it's on the right side. That could be serious, obviously.

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I was thinking the YI might have been from the anti-biotics. Boo!

I guess I'm just getting concerned with all the cramping/weirdness down there it could be something lady related that is causing all these other problems, too? I just don't know what's up!

I have seen a doctor about alll of it, and the pain is coming from lower down than the appendix. More like the uterus area. He poked and tapped on my appendix PLENTY of times, I assure you. Ugh.

[archangelbeth]

If it's not a kidney infection, my first thought is kidney stones (which is likely why the ultrasound). And yes, it's possible to have multiple issues at once! The antibiotics could easily have caused a yeastie, and yeasties don't always have a distinctive odor.

I'd call up your chosen clinic and ask if they can do more stuff than paps -- they almost certainly can, but it never hurts to check. (Unless the reception staff is incompetent, in which case you don't want to go there anyway!)

I hope you feel better soon!

[http://users.livejournal.com/fluidmotion-/]

That's what I was originally thinking - Kidney Stones. But don't they just sort of appear all of a sudden when they're finally working their way out?

I guess I'll call up a couple of Women's clinics and see if any of them can take me in to check stuff out.

[archangelbeth]

From everything I know about kidney stones (which isn't too much; my area of fanaticism is thyroid, with a side-order of endocrine and vitamin/mineral deficiencies)... They can form in the kidneys and cause pain coming down -- or wedging into -- the ureters (I am pretty sure that's the name for the tubes that go from the kidneys to the bladder). They can also cause pain coming through (or, again, wedging in) the urethra, but if you have stones, they can hurt long before you see 'em.

(Fun fact! Kidney stones saved one VPer's life! She had an absolutely silent kidney infection, but the kidney stone pain sent her to the hospital, where they apparently said that if she hadn't gotten there right then, a few hours later she'd probably have been dead!)