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BV or Herpes?!?!

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misty43907
misty43907

 My obgyn did a pap, along with ALL STD testing. Couple days late she stayed I had BV & to take a medication to clear it up. I’ve never took this medication before, but did. Along side with it I had ALL the horrible side effects. The day after I finished the treatment, I’ve noticed a real wet discharge that felt as if I peed on myself. My underwear were soaked. This happened for 2 days until I noticed pain and sores on the outside of my vagina & a few near my rectum. I was also having an extreme headache along with body aches as well. I went to the ER, they stated that tests said the BV came back and wasn’t cleared in my system. After the pain got worse, the next 2 days I seen my PCP who stated everything looked like a bad reaction from the medication, she informed me to STOP taking the antibiotics that the ER started me on and again & to follow up with my OBGYN. My OB didn’t have anything available for appointments soon so I then went to see another doctor at a different hospital because the pain was so mad. The doctor took one look at me & said “Have you ever been tested for herpes? This looks like a Herpes virus” I PANICED! Cultures were taken and blood were drawn. This all happened yesterday. I can’t sleep, eat or think about anything else. My body was fine before taking any medication given from my OB from the beginning, now things have gotten worse and I’m so scared. What could this be? A reaction to the metronidazole or Herpes!? I just can’t wait until the results come back..

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  • reb94020
    reb94020 misty43907

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    Hi Misty43907, I'm sorry to hear you're going through this! Try not to panic. I did google side effects of the metronidazole and there seems to be a lot of the same symptoms that come up. This is one of the first websites that come up: https://www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/metronidazole . I also really like this website: https://www.allthingsvagina.com/for-women/ . It gives a lot of great advice. Did they say how long it would take for your test results to get in? I know waiting isn't easy. Maybe you can give them a call and ask.

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