could the mooncup have caused this??? (tmi alert)

[tryingnottopanic]

I'm going to have to try to be clear here, but I'm dead scared atm so sorry if it comes out sounding like rubbish...

I'm a regular mner (of course, why else would i have bought a mooncup!) and have been using a mooncup for 2 cycles. A couple of weeks ago I noticed general soreness 'down there' and wondered if I might be getting cystitis. Nothing much happened, and we went away on holiday for a week. When I came back I felt that things still weren't quite right and went to the doctors, who said it was probably thrush and prescribed canestan. This made it worse! Then I started another period, so couldn't do anything until that was over. Didn't use the mooncup this time!

Have been back to the doctors today and she has noticed two small ulcerated areas on my labia (sorry if tmi). Genital Herpes is not likely as I'm in a monogamous relationship (and haven't had sex without a condom for years anyway). That leaves 2 possibilities, trauma or cancer.

Sex life is of the normal, married kind so can't think of any reason that sex would have resulted in any injury. The only thing I can imagine is that in inserting and removing the mooncup I could have caused some damage. Obviously I'm sooo hoping that this is what it is as the other alternative is too scary to think about.

What do you think? Has anyone else hurt themselves by using a mooncup? Is it possible?

MP

tntp

Considered it but wasn't flexible enought so took it out first

cappucino. I like your 'most obvious answer' theory.

I am a total health anxiety freak, which is a completely miserable way to live, really. Are you really being treated for it?

(this is starting to sound like hypochondriac's corner. Perhaps we should have our own topic.)

I am. I'm having cognitive behaviour therapy which I got through my GP

Is it helping?

I think so

dh thinks not

Good for you trying to do something about it. Every time something like this happens I have a doom-laden attitude of, so this is IT.

I hate it.

thought you might find this useful - a series of workbooks about anxiety

got them from my cbt therapist, you're supposed to take a week to do each but the first couple you can get through quicker

hth

How are you doing? Got any results yet?

going back tomorrow, mp. Thanks for thinking of me!

Ulcerated lesions still there, but maybe looking a bit less inflamed and red after 4 days of hydrocortisone. Swelling a lot better, I think. anxiety levels, hmm, up and down.

Cappuccino, lots and lots of thanks and very big hugs for the link. I've been reading them and will definitely return to them again. can't carry on living like this.

please try not to worry - i once had something similar and was tested for herpes (negative)- nobody mentioned cancer ...

they went away and never came back. i put it down to thongs and stopped wearing them

please dont worry x

Thanks notanotter. The worrying is the worst part about it, but hearing other people say it won't be anything serious really helps keep things in perspective.

Thanks x

Just to update, went back to doctor today and she had the results of the swabs she took on monday. I tested positive for Group B strep, which explains why the lesions (poss caused by inserting and removing the mooncup and not having trimmed the stem enough) had got infected, and why I'm generally swollen and inflamed around there.

I'm on antibiotics which will hopefully clear it all up in a couple of weeks. As I'm not pg I'm not worried about the GBS, and am just hugely relieved its not anything else!

THANKYOU to everyone who posted support.

xxx

Good news TNTP

Great news tryingnottopanic!!