Ahhhh.. whats happening
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Hello everyone.
I was just diagnosed on Fridayand still realing. I would really like your input on a complex history. I dont know how long I have had this or who I might have exposed. Its a lot of info to wade through. But if you have the time and energy I would love your input.
Names Changed to Protect the Innocent:
SID
Circa 2003, Casual partner, Sid. First time we ever had sex I got vaginal infection. A-typical, no odor, no discharge, just painful inflamed vagina. Doc gave me flagyl, cleared right up. Symptom relief within 12 hours of starting antibiotic. Every single time I slept with this man the infection occurred (2x per month for 3 mos). Every time cleared up with antibiotics.
Greg
No sex for a year, then, 2004, new partner, Greg, same thing. Same infection. Every single time infection cleared by antibiotics. Went on for a few months.
Mitch
No sex till 2009(5 years). No issues whatsoever. Had monogamous relationship with Mitch who had excessive number of previous partners. First time we slept together, infection. Cleared by antibiotics.
This went on for a few months until the antibiotics stopped working. Deciding my bug had become antibiotic resistant I began acquire other types of antibiotics. They seemed to work, although I do remember struggling at times, feeling like nothing was working. Never had a lesion or any external signs of any problem.
I had doctors tell me that some people are just sensitive to other people’s flora and fauna and sperms just probably throws my system out of whack. I started douching with hydrogen peroxide after sex and taking lots of pro biotics. I had some success with this(we were together 3 years). I began to have times when we could have intercourse without triggering an infection. Last sexual encounter was November of 2013.
I remember getting an infection at this last encounter and having a devil of a time getting rid of it. Tried lots of antibiotics, went to lots of docs. Nothing worked for quite some time. I think it finally cleared with a round of clindymycin.
Abstinence until February 2015 (15mos). No infections, no issues whatsoever.
Mike
New partner Mike.February 2015, and sure enough, vaginal infection after sex. I was able to clear with antibiotics (again, relief as soon as I start taking them). They quickly stopped working (in hindsight, too quick to be due to antibiotic resistance), but I was able to clear things up relatively well with metrogel (antibiotic gel). About 2 mos in that stopped working.
Went to doc who said my vagina looked angry (I had been trying home remedies that were likely irritating) She found a bunch of white blood cells and inflammation, but no bacteria. Never mentioned any herpes like stuff. She only tested for common vaginal pathogens, not thethe stuff mentioned below.
Infection kept coming back any time I had intercourse. Went to specialist. Specialist found e. coli and kelbsiella p. Unusual pathogens for vagina, but a different kind of antibiotic cleared me up.
Then, first time ever, infection came without intercourse (I am sexually active with partner of 9 months, but typically the infection was within hours of intercourse, this came after a week of abstinence). Up till then ALSWAY associated with intercourse. Tried new antibiotics, didn’t work. Went to doc here in town (not my specialist) and asked her to see if new bacteria was the culprit. Also pointed her to a teeny tiny pin head of a bump, more goose flesh looking than anything, at the top of the labia. She wanted to swab for herpes. Had never occurred to me and I knew it would be negative. She broke it open and swabbed. WHAAAAAAAAT!!! How can it be? Positive for type 2.
I now have pain and pinching on labia and vulvua. I never had this before. I can see some other little teeny tiny bumps, but I would never notice if I wasn’t inspecting close. The vaginal “infection” feels the same as the others, but the vulvar/labial pain is new.
I have elevated vaginal ph, which is indicative of bacteria. Not sure if internal herpes sores might cause this as well.
So…. Here is the riddle…. Where did I get this?
Thanks so much for your input. I know it a lot ofinfor to sort through, and its really anyones guess.
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ouch109
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Mike has no symptoms
Never has
jordan86846 ouch109
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ouch109
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My gosh... That sounds truly aweful
Im sorry ... Sheesh... What a mess
My theory is i may have had this a long time. When i thought that my infections were becoming antibiotic resistant, maybe they werent infections at all.
She broke the blister friday
I kind of wonder if that didnt start rhe spreading on my external genitals. I think it had always been internal before, if thats what it was
jordan86846 ouch109
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FelizCastus ouch109
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FelizCastus
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ouch109 FelizCastus
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Had a normal sex life before sid
No infections
I didnt have consisten health care back then so would go to a doc
Get antibiotics and move on
The docs were treating tbe symptoms and the antibiotics worked so no harm no foul
I dont remember ever having a blood test and im sure i dind have a swab test
I remember one time in the Mitch era a doc told me i was negative for bv bacteria. But... I could have had the klebsiella or e coli mentioned below as thats not a standard test
ouch109 FelizCastus
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Condoms
I seem to remember being infection free for a short while when mitch and i used condoms to try and prevent
Eventually gave in to spontaneity
ouch109
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ouch109
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And i didnt mean to "heart" that post
I "heart" NOTHING about this
FelizCastus ouch109
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hmmm, so it seems as though sid triggered or gave you something, which may or may not have been gh, masked by an unidentified bacterial infection (unless what he gave you was simply the latter, and gh came from one of the others).
do you know much about sid's background, ever observe any possible symptoms on his bits in hindsight? also, i can't believe they never tested you in all those years(!!), although i'm curious to know which antibiotics you were previously prescribed before they seemed to stop working.
if condoms seem to stop this recurring bacterial infection (you should test this out again!), then possibly it's something that is being passed back and forth, since only you were/are the one taking meds for it. may well be completely separate from gh or indirectly linked. cannot be gh itself, since antibiotics would have no impact, and sex with/without condoms should make no difference.
you did a vaginal swab recently that found those two bacteria strains, but it didn't turn up anything else? no pathogenic organisms (bv), candida, trich? have you ever been tested for gonorrhea or chlamydia? if you have another post-sex episode, ask to do a high vaginal swab and possibly a urine culture.
lol, what an intriguing mystery! must be bl00dy annoying for you, however, for this to happen every time after sex!! :s about="" gh="" et="" al.,="" i="" agree!="" hmmm,="" so="" it="" seems="" as="" though="" sid="" triggered="" or="" gave="" you="" something,="" which="" may="" or="" may="" not="" have="" been="" gh,="" masked="" by="" an="" unidentified="" bacterial="" infection="" (unless="" what="" he="" gave="" you="" was="" simply="" the="" latter,="" and="" gh="" came="" from="" one="" of="" the="" others).="" do="" you="" know="" much="" about="" sid's="" background,="" ever="" observe="" any="" possible="" symptoms="" on="" his="" bits="" in="" hindsight?="" also,="" i="" can't="" believe="" they="" never="" tested="" you="" in="" all="" those="" years(!!),="" although="" i'm="" curious="" to="" know="" which="" antibiotics="" you="" were="" previously="" prescribed="" before="" they="" seemed="" to="" stop="" working.="" if="" condoms="" seem="" to="" stop="" this="" recurring="" bacterial="" infection="" (you="" should="" test="" this="" out="" again!),="" then="" possibly="" it's="" something="" that="" is="" being="" passed="" back="" and="" forth,="" since="" only="" you="" were/are="" the="" one="" taking="" meds="" for="" it.="" may="" well="" be="" completely="" separate="" from="" gh="" or="" indirectly="" linked.="" cannot="" be="" gh="" itself,="" since="" antibiotics="" would="" have="" no="" impact,="" and="" sex="" with/without="" condoms="" should="" make="" no="" difference.="" you="" did="" a="" vaginal="" swab="" recently="" that="" found="" those="" two="" bacteria="" strains,="" but="" it="" didn't="" turn="" up="" anything="" else?="" no="" pathogenic="" organisms="" (bv),="" candida,="" trich?="" have="" you="" ever="" been="" tested="" for="" gonorrhea="" or="" chlamydia?="" if="" you="" have="" another="" post-sex="" episode,="" ask="" to="" do="" a="" high="" vaginal="" swab="" and="" possibly="" a="" urine="" culture.="" lol,="" what="" an="" intriguing="" mystery!="" must="" be="" bl00dy="" annoying="" for="" you,="" however,="" for="" this="" to="" happen="" every="" time="" after="" sex!!="">3 about gh et al., i agree!
hmmm, so it seems as though sid triggered or gave you something, which may or may not have been gh, masked by an unidentified bacterial infection (unless what he gave you was simply the latter, and gh came from one of the others).
do you know much about sid's background, ever observe any possible symptoms on his bits in hindsight? also, i can't believe they never tested you in all those years(!!), although i'm curious to know which antibiotics you were previously prescribed before they seemed to stop working.
if condoms seem to stop this recurring bacterial infection (you should test this out again!), then possibly it's something that is being passed back and forth, since only you were/are the one taking meds for it. may well be completely separate from gh or indirectly linked. cannot be gh itself, since antibiotics would have no impact, and sex with/without condoms should make no difference.
you did a vaginal swab recently that found those two bacteria strains, but it didn't turn up anything else? no pathogenic organisms (bv), candida, trich? have you ever been tested for gonorrhea or chlamydia? if you have another post-sex episode, ask to do a high vaginal swab and possibly a urine culture.
lol, what an intriguing mystery! must be bl00dy annoying for you, however, for this to happen every time after sex!! :s>
ouch109 FelizCastus
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Sid had a lot og unprotected partners.... All ofvthem did.
I sort of think i got some weird recurring bv with sid
Flagyl always worked
Flagyl stopped working durring the Mitch era. Mitch had an excessive number of partners prior to me (possibly 100)
What i have now definitely has a different quality to it than the bv stuff... But i may just be paying attention to it differently
In a way i kind of hope its Mike because i want to keep sleeping with him.
I will have to stop if hes not infected.
#selfish
FelizCastus ouch109
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You can also suggest a full STD panel for you both, including HSV-2, and see what comes out of that, assuming you've yet to tell him of your diagnosis. Then you can handle the lab reports together, as if the first time, but with forewarning in your case.
ouch109 FelizCastus
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Dreading it
So far he thinks im abstaining due to recurring infection stuff.
Even though we have been sleeping together unprotected for 8 mos and the damage is already done, i cant bring myself to be intimate with him unless he knows
But im really not ready 😕
FelizCastus
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You should try to pinpoint the problem and avoid excessive antibiotics, btw, as that's not good. For BV (not trich), have you tried probiotics specifically for women?
FelizCastus
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Perfect reason (recurring infection issues) to suggest a full panel plus HSV for you both in that case! (And Flagyl at the same time while waiting for the results.) Then you will know if he has HSV-2, and just act like the report is the first time you found out about it yourself. That will also buy you a little more time.
No unprotected sex until then, when you can both properly decide what to do next.
ouch109 FelizCastus
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I will feel terrible if i infected him
I am going to call my other doc and see if they will order the antibody test
ouch109
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My doc ordered a blood test
I will go tomorrow and get the results in about a week
What numbers am i looking for?
If Mike is the culprit its orobably been 6-7 mos ive been infected
If mitch or anyone else over 3 years
FelizCastus ouch109
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ouch109 FelizCastus
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Not ready yet
He will ultimately have to get tested
But i will always wonder if he gave it to me or me to him
Also curious about my chrinic infections. Maybe its been herpes all along
Also
I should let mitch know if it seems long standing. It would take an effort, but i could contact him. Prefer not to though. He never had symptoms so should know before he infects others
FelizCastus ouch109
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A little dishonest, but only by a couple of weeks, and that way you will find out about Mike, plus no need to do the awkward one-sided "there's something I need to tell you" talk, because you'll both be referring to your lab results together. Anyway, just a suggestion!
ouch109 FelizCastus
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I like that plan
Im not opposed to a little dishonesty so long as he knows what he needs to know