Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

[FaeWinter]

Will this show up in a blood test?

I had a UID (mirena coil) in place about 8 weeks after DS was born, and had it removed about 8 weeks later, due to it partially expelling. Before it was removed, I had a lot of pain, bloating, lower back pain, absent sex life as I was so uncomfortable/in pain, blood loss (not excessive, daily), and general constant painful feeling in my womb (where it was actually digging in).

It was removed by gp who said it was possibly not inserted high enough. I read about PID being a risk in this situation, and that antibiotics are sometimes prescribed, my gp sort of waved that idea away without so much as a second thought.

I continued to experience some discmofort, side effects of the IUD being removed, and felt that it would be good to not have any hormone in me for a while sort of get back to normal.

Anyway, roll on a good few months. I have almost constant lower back pain, sometimes it gets worse, like I am about to have a very painful period, but it does not happen (not had a period since baby born - bf baby), and when that happens even sitting down can be painful. I have a constant nagging, burning pain deep internally and low, and I feel like it is in my womb, sometimes worse than other times, at its height it is very painful and fuzzy, and when its not too bad, I am just aware of it. Sex is painful, but had put that down to post baby pain at first, and now, non-existant sex drive due to feeling so crap means I don't know if it would be painful, but I feel that it would be. I have cloudy/yellow vaginal discharge which smells. And tbh, it smells there most of the time, even after a shower (which I have daily).

I went to see the gp, and while she is 'humouring me' and giving me a blood test (two weeks away mind you) she also wants me to fill in form about depression as she feels that this is the reason for my lack of sex drive, not anything else. She does not consider everything else I have said as serious, but merely an excuse for my lack of sex drive.

So, would the PID show up in the bloods? Or am I going to have to be more pushy for this to be checked more thoroughly? And, if I DO have PID, and have had it for months, could it damage my fertility?

also, I have had an 'almost' cold for a while now, I feel hot, and slightly raised temperature, although I don't know if it ever actually is, as normally whenever I feel like that I am not in a position to check it out. I feel generally 'unwell', not totally unwell, just a bit not quite right, and all this pain and bloatedness is getting me down. and DH is of course upset as I am not exactly up for romance these days.

I was diagnosed with PID after the birth of my first child and a particularly nasty infection. The gp took a vaginal swap and diagnosed it that way, I don't think it would show up in a blood test. I remember it took a couple of doses of antibiotics to clear up.

If I was you I'd go to your doctors and get a nice lady doctor or nurse to take a swab.

I would be insisting on a different GP to be honest.

Maybe worth talking to family planning clinic as well. The doctors there are much more informed about these things and would take any potential infection very seriously.

I will go to the family planning clinic, i had considered that but thought they would just refer me back to my gp. I had booked the appt with this specific gp because she is a female and had to wait over a week to get this appt, and have had to wait over a week to get the blood test, so at least another two weeks of being fobbed off.

I am absolutely certain that this is what I have. I have tried to think about what she said, could I be depressed? could this all be in my head (she did not say that, but clearly hinted that she as did not think anything would come from the blood test i must be depressed). I thought of the reasons she felt i might be depressed - had a baby 9 months ago, not sleeping well (have a baby who does not sleep well!) no sex life, no interest in sex (have no libido, and it is painful when i have sex! also bf which affects it) and, well really feel quite upset that she has dismissed my health concerns as nothing but a bit of the blues.

I have been trying to think that these symptoms of mine are not real, and then i go to the loo, and then i realise this is not in my head, i get a back/womb/internal twinge and realise this is not in my head.

I actually feel quite upset about it now.

You need a swab, either family planning clinic or go to your local GUM clinic.

I had PID after a coil insertion.