To be terrified I’ve got an infection?

[moranish]

Shamelessly posting here for traffic as I’ve worked myself into a bit of a state over this and need advise ASAP. Judge me all you want, I know I’ve been incredibly fucking stupid and I am absolutely mortified but I don’t know what to do.

Was seeing someone casually before the lockdown started, and being the daft cow that I am we had unprotected sex twice. Yesterday I began having green discharge coming out constantly (I’d say the same amount of liquid as I’d get mid-period) and it’s really swollen down there to the point I can’t walk properly as it kills. The discharge also looks like pus to me, so I’m terrified of a serious infection or sepsis. Other than the possibility I’ve caught something, I also suspect I had a very early miscarriage last month, it was around the time my period would have been but it was not a normal period at all, huge clots, intense pain that made me vomit, back agony etc but I assumed it had all passed and never got checked out. I’m concerned some of that retained and is infected? My period came normally this month and I’d just come to the end of it when this other stuff started.

The swelling, pain and constant discharge is making it impossible for me to function properly. I used the Lloyd’s Online Doctor service and filled in the form describing my symptoms and they told me to visit a GP urgently and said their services couldn’t help.

Except I can’t do that at the moment and also all of the sexual health clinics near me are shut. I’m very worried about this and worried there’s an infection further up in my internal organs as I keep getting random abdominal stabby pains and I feel a bit nauseous. What can I do? I definitely don’t want to risk my future fertility or my life by ignoring this.

[babbaloushka]

A and E!

[KingaRoo]

Hope all goes well.

[Knocksomesense]

Hope all is ok op

[Whatsername177]

I had an infection post miscarriage that was as you described. You had sex - so what? That is nothing to be ashamed of. Put your health first, lift your chin and get the treatment you need.

[LordStrange]

Good luck op.

[Vinosaurus]

It's an infection - PID, retained products, an STD, one of them - ultimately all could be incredibly serious to you or your fertility so I'm glad you're taking the advice.

I had PID in my early 20s and was very ill with it (they tested me for STDs and didn't find any so it isn't always caused by them), and spent just over a week hooked up to iv antibiotics.

Good luck at A&E.

[Alonelonelyloner]

Good luck OP!

Please let us know how you get on.
After IV antibiotics you'll start feeling better very quickly probably.

[RhagePip]

Best of luck OP.

[HelenaJustina]

Best of luck, hopefully you are being seen by now.

[Houseworkavoider]

I’m glad that you’re going to A&E. hopefully they’ll get you sorted quickly.
Please don’t feel embarrassed

[BackseatCookers]

Thank god I'm so glad you're going to A&E. Let us know how you get on.

[AmelieTaylor]

Great.

Hope you're in & out quickly, but good to take a bag anyway - don't forget your phone charger!

[Winterwoollies]

I’m glad to read your update @moranish.

[Haggisfish]

Poor you op. Hopefully you’ll feel better soon!

[Flythedragons]

I’m glad you are going to A and E, it’s the right thing to do

[HowFurloughCanYouGo]

Ouchie

[Medstudent12]

Don’t be embarrassed! We’ve all had unprotected sex at some point it’s just you were the unlucky one who got stung. You’re being responsible about your health going to A&E and getting medical help. Get well soon x

[Funsize123]

That sounds dreadful. Glad you’re going to A&E x

[ShirleyPhallus]

Fingers crossed all ok OP

[Lipz]

Sounds awful. Hopefully A&E will sort you soon and it's nothing too serious. You are right to go.

[Titsywoo]

I had gonorrhea several years ago. Loads of watery discharge and ended up in agony with abdominal pain. By the time I got to the GP (pain started on a Saturday) the infection had spread into my womb. Luckily for me I already had my kids as it destroyed my reproductive system (only discovered that when I had an op for a cyst years after). So I hope you get seen and get antibiotics asap if you do have an infection down there.

[Thisisworsethananticpated]

Yeah get seen lovely x and no judgement from me either

I’ve had the pleasure of my genital warps being iced off, and I have herpes

So just putting that out there !

[slipperywhensparticus]

hope your in safe hands

[NurseP]

Just tell them everything, they are there to help you. Hope you get sorted quickly. We all make mistakes. X

[nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut]

Glad you've gone, I'd have worried about you. It's the right thing to do, hope you're ok.