the infection that WILL NOT GO AWAY

[sumrandomnutt.livejournal.com]

Here I am AGAIN, VP. I feel like I post here constantly now!

Backstory: I was diagnosed with chlamydia, which I could've had for quite some time undetected. I was treated with a single dose of Zithromax. Abdominal pain went away but brown discharge began. Was treated with a 7-day supply of Flagyl.

The brown discharge didn't stop, so today I went back to the doctor. First she said that it could just be spotting from my bc (Ortho Tri Cyclen lo), but I've been on it for over a year and considering the recent infection I doubted that. She did a pelvic exam/swab(which definitely hurt more than usual) and said my cervix looked "irritated." When I asked what that indicated she said she wouldn't know until the lab results came back.

Given the brown discharge, the exam pain, and the irritated cervix, I am of course terrified that I have PID. I don't know what I'm looking for in this post, really...I guess just some support, with maybe a little bit of "Could it be anything else?"

Thanks in advance, as always, for your wonderful feedback and assistance. Sad as it is to say, y'all have always seemed much more concerned and informative than ANY of the professionals I've seen!

Comments

[archangelbeth]

*offers hugs* It could be PID, or the last dregs of a nasty bit of infection, yes. It could just be that antibiotics make uteruses whiney. If it's an infection that's not cleared up yet, that mostly means that you'd need a stronger antibiotic, or more of it. Later, you might want to talk to a doctor about any possible impact to your fertility (and even if there is a problem, modern medical technology can very probably overcome it so long as you have ovaries and a uterus!), but for now, try not to stress, and take care of yourself. You want your immune system in good shape to help nuke any lingering infections.

*offers more hugs*

[misspaigeb.livejournal.com]

You took antibiotics... two different kinds, in fact, so I wouldn't doubt the possibility of a yeast infection. It's also possible that taking abx could have caused some spotting. It seems pretty strange that you would have no symptoms at all, treat it and THEN get symptoms.

Infections can make cervices more sensitive even in the absence of PID, so it could just be regular old irritation from that.

[lacrimose.livejournal.com]

I'm going to vote with yeast infection as well. Pelvic exams are always -horrible- when you have a yeast infection.