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Veterans I need your help and advice. Driving myself crazy

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lynne02592
lynne02592

round July 3 I was noticing some light itching down stairs with white thick discharge so on July 5th I told a one day Monistat to help prevent yeast infection. Symptoms were mild barely itching but yet no burning of pain. I took the Monistat that night once I applied the topical I instantly started getting the worst burn of my life which brought me to tears and jumping in the bath to relief pain and wash off medication. I then examined my lady parts because the burn that came after apply the topical scared me and I noticed redish round spots they were not tender or painfu. The next day spot were still present but no itching and slight tingle which I’m assuming was from the harsh reaction to topical cream I woke up the next day and all symptoms were completely gone. No red spots , no tingle , no itch or anything it’s like it never happened ! I did take pics of the spots on my vagina to show my doctor. She tends to think it was from a reaction from the topical with me being agitated from scratching previous. She stated if herpes Monistat would not of cleared symptoms in 36 hours also I had no scabing really no pain at all except when cream was on me. I’m still nervous what are your thoughts

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  • katie42587
    katie42587 lynne02592

    Posted

    Monistat would do nothing to help clear a herpes outbreak so it definitely doesn’t sound like herpes to me. 

    Obviosuly everyone has a different experience and symptoms but my first outbreak was agony you definitely wouldn’t miss it! And it took 2 courses of antiviral meds to clear it. 

    I’d think that your doctor is probably right xx 

  • lynne02592
    lynne02592

    Posted

    Thank I am still very nervous because I’ve always been sensitive down there since a child but never seen spots like that before. So in your opinion and experience if it is herpes one I would know if I had an out break , two it would last longer than 36 hours with ulcers and three Monistat wouldn’t help the symptoms ? 
    • katie42587
      katie42587 lynne02592

      Posted

      Monistat would potentially help soothe the pain and discomfort of the sores but wouldn’t clear the outbreak as it is a virus (I’m fairly sure Monistat is anti-fungal). 

      I know that with my first outbreak it lasted about 3 weeks and had stages...first it felt like a UTI with discomfort peeing etc, then the ulcers came out which were absolute agony, they lasted almost a week before scabbing then it was extremely itchy for another week or so after that. 

      What has made you think it might have been herpes over anything else? Xx

    • lynne02592
      lynne02592 katie42587

      Posted

      I’m sorry yours was so painful. Honestly the only thing that even lead me to herpes was the spots on my vagina when I looked down there! Nothing else lead me to herpes because like I said before cream only symptom I had was a very very mild itch and I had white discharge. Never scabing or hurtful pee actual no pain at all ! Did you have discharge with your outbreak ? 
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