Armpit lump

[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

I have a lump in my armpit. It is under the skin and not visible on the surface. It's tender enough that it's painful to wear shirts whose sleeves touch my armpit. It seems to be about the size of the ticks I'd pull off my dog--maybe 7mm long and 3mm wide. The first thing that jumped into my mind, of course, was breast cancer, but I'm only 21. I saw the doctor a week ago and I'm scared she'll think I'm a hypochondriac if I bring up another issue. I do have a follow-up appointment in a few weeks. But until then, is it possible this is only an infection? Has anyone had similar armpit experience?

My chances

[secure-me.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine posted for me a week or so ago. Forgive me for basically re-posting this question, but there were a lot of things that were left out of the details that she was unaware of.


I'm married. After a rash decision, I had sex with a friend of mine last month. We had sex once. I was on top of him, and jumped off before he ejaculated. I helped him out for about 2 seconds so he could cum on himself. He said he had masturbated the night before, but it was late in the afternoon and he had undoubtedly urinated at some point that day.  This was on September 1. We were both consumed by guilt and decided it was done forever. He was the first I had had sex with since my previous period on August 17.


My husband proceeded to turn on the bedroom eyes during the wee hours of September 4th (it was around midnight/1 AM). He did ejaculate inside of me.
We also had sex on September 5th. He ejaculated inside of me then too.




I started to feel strange during the middle of the month. I began testing every other day, frantic in an attempt to try to detect when ovulation had occurred by getting the earliest possible positive result. I tested every other day from the 11th on.. I got a positive result on Sept. 17.


I did talk to the friend about this. I asked him if he was absolutely sure he had not ejaculated inside me during our sex. He said he wasn't sure.. he couldn't remember. Great. I distinctly remember pulling off of him and having to jerk him off for a couple of seconds in order for him to ejaculate. I'm assuming he didn't get any semen inside of me? However, when I look at my cycle tracking page and use formulas from all different sites, every single thing says I should have ovulated on September 1st. Everything says that. It made me quite worried, especially now since he's pulling the "I don't really recall" card. He's begging me to abort in order to "save my marriage" and keep from having a child that isn't my husband's. Quite honestly, if I had very reasonable doubt about this, I would abort. There's no way I want to have a child that is not my husband's.



Dearest Ladies, what do you think my chances are? Truly? Is this the child of my friend or my husband? It is such a dire situation right now.

increased flow?

[mentalconundrum.livejournal.com]

sorry if this has been discussed before, but i was wondering if anyone has experienced an increase in the heaviness of their menstural flow with increased sexual activity. What else would cause it to get heavier?
When i was younger i had my periods very heavy, and as ive gotten older they've been decidedly lighter. This month, however, is basically shockingly heavy. I'm not scared or worried, just curious.
Thanks for any insight, wonderful gals!

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[liastrife.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I'm 19, a virgin, and have been dating my boyfriend for two months. We are considering having sex for the first time in the near future. Birth control is something I feel very strongly about and insist on using, and while we do have condoms purchased I am not entirely comforted by the 95-97% effectiveness rate statistics I've seen thrown around.

Because of this, I am considering getting some emergency contraception pills to use in addition to the condom. Is it all right to take them even if you're sure the condom didn't break or some disaster didn't happen? Does the body react negatively to them with overuse? Where I live (Alberta, Canada) I've read that it's very easy to get them from pharmacies without a perscription, but I don't know if they're effective enough to bother with if the side effects are extreme or if taking them after using a condom doesn't improve your protection significantly. 

I'd really appreciate any insight or advice. I'm a bit nervous about this whole thing. 

Pelvic exam + period ?

[jsmontage04.livejournal.com]

I have an exam today at 2. However I feel the beginnings of my period coming on (cramps, sore boobs, etc) and it is about that time couple days early but it is irregular lately. I haven't had any blood or discharge yet though. Should I go or not? I'm sure they have seen it all and are not grossed out if there is blood. It could start today or days from now I'm not sure...Would you go?

One woman's story of miscarriage

[fleurdiabolique.livejournal.com]

I've followed how_many_miles for quite some time now. She's an amazing and inspirational woman. My heart broke for her when I read the post linked below, and I asked if I could share it with you all because I think it so eloquently captures the difficulty of dealing with miscarriage. She was kind enough to give her permission to share.

A Stranger in the House

Using multiple forms of BC

[lafrik.livejournal.com]

Hi, I've been reading this community for quite some time and I think it's really great.

First off, I hope no-one will feel offended by this question. I think everybody should use the form(s) of contraception they feel most comfortable with. I was just hoping to get some answers or perhaps start a discussion on the subject.

I've noticed during my months of lurking that many people seem to be using more than one form of BC, mainly a combination of HBC and condoms, while in a steady relationship. My own experiences with HBC have not been entirely positive, and finding out wich kind doesn't give me a neverending period or turn me into a total bitch has been hard and is still a work in progress. The reason I'm still trying to figure this out is because I want to be able to have condomless sex with my boyfriend, because we both think it feels better, you don't have to worry about it in the heat of the moment, and you don't risk feeling disappointed when you run out of condoms in the middle of the night.

I would just like some insight on what your reasons are for being 'double safe'. Is there an obvious risk of STDs (eg open relathionship, multiple partners etc)? Is it out of fear of your HBC wont work, and if so, why do you feel that way? And on the other hand, if you're going to use condoms as well, why do you take HBC that effects your body in several ways?

Again, I don't mean to say your being overly paranoid or anything like that, I'm just looking for some interesting answers! (:

Birth Control/Pregnancy question

[sunset-hysteria.livejournal.com]

I have a question for you ladies. I was on birth control for approximately 6 years up until August 2008, at which point I didn't refil my perscription for a variety of reasons. I had a 25 day cycle, and saw my boyfriend the week following my period. (He's military, so we see each other every 3-4 months) We had sex multiple times using a condom. However, I am now on day 28 of my cycle this month, which technically makes my period late. I took a pregnancy test yesterday morning and it was negative.

If my period does not come by Friday, I am taking another test, though I am cramping so there is a good chance it will come before then.

Approximately (textbook) how long will it take my body to regulate itself to a normal cycle? Prior to birth control I was very regular (to the day) but it has been 6 years.

Also, I know there is always a chance, but if I were pregnant when is a good time to take the test? Should I wait past Friday?

You put what where? (probiotic post)

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I made a post last week about having a possilbe UTI and yeast infection going at once. I am pretty sure I edited it after my visit to the ER to state that they were treating me for both. I got Bactrim for the UTI and Diflucan for the yeast. The UTI went away with no problems but the yeasty survived the Diflucan, and will be attacked with a second round tonight.

The day i went to pick up my meds, I decided to pick up a bottle of Acidophilus Probiotic Gold (it had the most of the bacteria per serving: over 1 billion per serving at the time of manufacture compared to the 100,000 on the other bottles). That night, i took my meds, plus two of these capsules and the next day I did see some improvement.I have taken these capsuls every day since.

About 3 days ago, I decided to go ahead and inster a capsule, just to see if it would help. I figurd it couldnt hurt. I still had the infection and was desperate to get rid of it. I did see improvement the next morning, but let me just say, my crotch felt like it was full of sand after that experiment.

Yesterday I had my follow up appointment with the doctor, and they asked me about half a million questions about my YI history. I told them that normally when i get one if i just start taking probiotics and lay off the sugar it clears up on its own. Then i mentioned that i tried a direct application after the meds i was given failed. The doctor was completely dumbfounded as to why i would do it, so i linked him to several posts and the vulvapedia. He thought it was insane that anyone would try what i did, and even more crazy that anyone would put yogurt in there. Interesting but weird in his opinion.

So he did the exam, which was a whole other story (i had the kids with me...) and after all was said and done, i still have the yeasty. He wrote me another script for diflucan and said: do not take those probiotics, and definitely do not put any in there. We can not be positive that isnt what caused this infection not to go away.

On one hand I can understand why he said that, but on the other: I had good information to back up my choice. There were plenty of references that i had provided even if they were blogs. I do not believe that my experiment is what caused this yi not to respond to the meds. This is definitely the first one that didnt respond to the meds I have ever had though. I waited until a day or two after the 3 days marker they told me it would take for the meds to work. At that point i had a few days to wait at least until i could get seen again (i wasnt supposed to be seen until this friday). Is it possible the capsuls made the YI stay longer. My gut tells me no, since they have worked for me in the past. Should i stop using them even though I am doing better a little more every day? Do I continue because they do seem to be helping, even if its not the mirical cure?

BTW: The look on the doctors face when I asked a certain question was priceless. It was: How many YIs should i have before we consider treating my husband as well?

He asked me why i would say that and I responded that it is a known fact that men and women can pass YI's back and forth with the male having no symptoms. He asked where i learned that and I told him from my last GYN when i kept getting infections, and prior to that, every medical book I owned and even my old Girl Talk book from the 80's. He said it wasnt possible and i laughed at him. Thankfully I do not have to deal with that particular doctor again, since my normal doc will be back in two weeks. He said that if the diflucan doesnt take care of it this time, we would consider getting him checked out too. Small victory at least.

After the appointment was over, the student doctor that was in the room pulled me aside and told me he never met anyone who knew as much about their own bodies as i seemed to, and he thanked me for giving him something new to research since he had never heard of the yogurt or any other treatments for YIs. That was pretty cool.

(no subject)

[imnotyourstarx.livejournal.com]

i had a mirena IUD inserted about 6 weeks ago. i love it. its nothing short of amazing.

i had a follow up appointment schedualed for friday, but today they called an cancelled. they wanted me to see another np, but i like the one ive got and told them to not bother. i asked if it was ok if i didnt have a follow up, and the lady on the phone said she didnt think it would be a problem if i felt ok.

so what do you think? do i need a follow up if im having nothing but good results with my mirena?

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[bienegold.livejournal.com]

So, I'm like 90% sure I have a Bartholin's gland cyst. (It's definitely NOT an STI.)

My question is-do I have to see a doctor? Is it likely to go away on its own? How can I tell if there's an infection/it's abcessing?

It doesn't *hurt*, per se, but I can definitely feel that it's there/it's tender, although the tenderness was somewhat exacerbated by biking to work (not a great idea, I know, but I didn't have another choice today).


Thanks!

Daily Nausea...Caused by YAZ?

[whoa---uraslut.livejournal.com]

A little history...

I have been on YAZ for about 5 or 6 months now. I was on Loestrin24 for a year prior to starting YAZ and never felt 100 percent adjusted to it. I also felt like I had extreme mood swings and horrible PMS symptoms on loestrin. My OB/GYN told me not to expect miracles from YAZ, as their commercials are more promotion than truth. I did however want a 24 day active pill instead of a 21 so I opted to try YAZ. I loved it until recently, as I think it may be causing my daily problems...

On to the problem...

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restarting the pill

[helikedmyshoes.livejournal.com]

Hi ladies! Okay, here is my deal...I was on Desogen for five and a half years, and just when I hit the five year anniversary it started doing wonky things to my body like break through bleeding, week and a half long periods, heavy periods with lots of huge clots, horrible cramps, everything. I went to my doctor and he switched me to Yaz, but it was too late to start the pill pack so I had to wait til my next period.

Well, during the past month I have pretty much had my period. Joy. Thank God for my Diva Cup! Some days have been really heavy, some have been lighter, some it even disappeared for a few hours but then came back. Now, according to the calendar, I was supposed to get period this week, specifically yesterday. I had pretty much stopped bleeding by Sunday night, which was nice after a month straight. I pulled out the Diva on Tuesday and it was about 1/3 full so I started my new shiny Yaz pack as instructed.

And there has been no trace of my period since then. Clearly, I have already committed my body to the pack for the month so there's no stopping and starting again or whatever. I guess my question is, is that okay? I don't know what that means for when I'll be covered by it so I plan to use condoms at least until my next period. Have I really screwed things up by taking it when I did? I honestly thought I was getting it, I had some cramps and then the blood and all that so I figured it was here. And then POOF! Gone. I'm not too worried, and I am really glad to get back on BC because my body has been freaking out for a month, I just want to make sure it's going to start doing its job.

Thank you!

sex before gyno visit

[lilblondbrat.livejournal.com]

Why arent you supposed to have intercourse 48 hrs prior to  a gyno visit? Is it something that needs to be followed? Would it mess with pap results? Im confused thanks in advance

Breakthrough Bleeding on Ortho Evra

[ilikemytie.livejournal.com]

Hey gals! It's been a LONG time since I posted. Guess everything has been going "good" down there for a while. . .

Anyway, I am experiencing what is pretty heavy breakthrough bleeding. (As in, borderline, a real period) I just applied my third week patch yesterday. I have NEVER had breakthrough bleeding, and I have been using Ortho Evra for two+ years.

Here's are some details: I have been under a fair amount of stress over the last week. I have lost approximately 7 lbs in the last three weeks. I have heard that stress can bring on break through bleeding, but since I have never experienced it (until possibly now) I don't know how valid that is.

maybe I am just looking for reassurance. I went through the entries and the sidebar links under several different topics, but couldn't find a post similar to mine. I am sure that there is, SOMEWHERE though.

Thanks for any info you can give me!

help, PLEEEEEEASE.

[anahbell.livejournal.com]

K so..I'm married but we split up for 4 months and we were in the process of getting a divorce and have decided to call it off and re-establish our life together. While we were split up, my husband was with a girl that had genital warts. At the time they were together she had no visible warts, had already had treatment, and *supposedely* they used condoms every time (according to him but he could be lying). So, if they did infact use condoms, and there was no warts present at the time, what are the chances of him contracting the virus?


Me, on the other hand, I've never had genital warts EVER...I had HIGH-RISK hpv which leads to cervical cancer in some cases, but is now cleared up. My question is, if my husband and I have only been back together for a week and a half, only had unprotected sex twice..is there any way I can get the gardasil shot for the LOW risk HPV so I don't get genital warts in the future? Since the virus is probably not even present in my system yet? Please letme know all the information you know.

1. If they will give me the gardasil shot after I have already been exposed to the HIGH RISK hpv
2. If my chances of getting the genital warts are high
3. and if it would be too late already to get the gardasil shot

Bleeding to death on Seasonale.

[tragically-cute.livejournal.com]

My doctor has managed to convince me that 4 periods a year is easier and less bother than 12 periods a year.  So after 9 years of being on Triphasal 28, I've changed to seasonale....or the generic version since tricare doesn't pay for namebrands, or whatever. My doctor has told me that while my body adjusts to it, that I'm more likely to have breakthru bleeding. I told her it was fine and that I understand.....BUT.....it's been about a good month since I've started taking them....and I've been bleeding everyday since.

So, I'm not sure how much breakthru bleeding is normal. Im totally obessed with my health and I usually run to the doctor for everything, but I was warned about this, so I don't know if I'm overreating by thinking that I'm bleeding to death....and I DO really think that.

Since I've been on this pill, I have the most dreadful bouts of fatigue. I call them the delirious drunken dizzies,  because I almost feel sloppy drunk. I get SO sleepy to the point to where I'll literally fall asleep anywhere. If you've ever taken an ambien or a sleeping pill and tried to stay awake......that's what it feels like. I'm totally miserable, i get drowsy and woosey, and start dozing off, and if I don't sleep, I will pass out. I don't know if that's due to the pill or not, but I was just wondering if anyone else has any advice or experiences with pills like this, or with my delirious drunken dizzies? 

Could the sleepy fatigue thing be a sign of me being aneimic?

What the hell is going on with me? Anyone???