Re: Re: NOT a yeast infection-probably don't want to read if you're a guy;-)

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No, Lori, my PCP didn't prescribe antibiotics. That's because they can

cause a yeast infection. She just wanted to wait and see what happened.

I did a lot of research, and even though the culture showed that it

was strep and not yeast, I don't believe it. What I found on strep

said that it didn't usually cause symptoms, just was problematic in

pregnant women.

I've had enough yeast infections before to know that this was the

same, only worse. But it finally did start getting better, after I had

used Monistat for a week and the Diflucan had had a few days to work.

I also applied plain yogurt to the area and took acidophilus tablets.

If it had been strep, I doubt that it would have gotten better on its

own.

Also, I checked on the Enbrel site, and a yeast infection is one of

the opportunistic infections that can happen with the use of Enbrel.

Of course they call it candidiasis.

So I am convinced that my original self-diagnosis was right.

I called the doctor today, but they said she had a lot of patients

waiting to see her and to call back this afternoon. By that time, I

was involved in cleaning out a closet and also I was so much better

that I thought I'd wait a while longer and see how things progressed.

Sue

On Jun 22, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Lori wrote:

> Hi Sue,

>

> I meant to email you last week and ask, are you sure it's a YI?

> i have been suffering from reoccurant " yeast infections " for years.

> every year i'd go to my appt and say i was still having problems.

> every year she told me i had another strep infection and prescribe

> antibiotics. i'd feel better for a couple of months and then it

> started all over. it got to the point all i had to do was call her

> and she'd call in a prescription for me.

>

> This went on for 7 years and i was miserable half the time.

> Finally, last July i saw a specialist in hard cases. She said it

> did look like strep and ran a culture and sure enough it was but she

> said she felt there was something else going on too.

> she prescribed two different antibiotics to take for a month. she

> said let's hit this hard and see if it stays away. After the

> antibiotics i felt fine for a while then it was back again.

>

> she said she felt i needed a biopsy to see what was going on. that

> my skin was being erroded away and was pitted and bleeding.

> i had the biopsy and it came back that i have DIV which is an

> destructive inflammitory vaginitis. She said as far as treatment it

> was really no different than lichen planus. Both are bad as far as

> i can tell but i am so relieved i finally have a diagnosis. i was

> really beginning to wonder what was wrong with me and if i'd ever

> feel good again. i was to the point where i had to quit tampons

> even because it was too painful.

>

> it's treated quite a bit differently than strep or YI and i will

> probably have to treat it for the rest of my life but i feel

> " normal " again.

>

> She said it's another autoimmune disease which makes sense i guess

> since i have 3 others. Besides RA i have Diabetes T1, and Vitiligo.

>

> I just wanted to mention this to anybody who has reoccurant problems

> like this. Don't suffer for years assuming it's YI,bacterial or

> strep. if i doesn't want to go away it may be something that needs

> a different treatment.

>

> Sue, i hope you feel better after the antibiotics! i'm sure it will

> help a lot!

>

> Lori

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