Inflammation

[Leighcx]

Hi, don’t know if I’m posting in the right section but just needed to get this out. My anxiety is taking over me.. so have been with my partner for nearly a year now and lost a baby in July, I went on the patch shortly after as wasn’t ready to try so soon. Long story short I have been having some real discomforts due to being on it.. itchy skin boobs are so sore and itchy and a lot of discharge.. I don’t suspect my partner is cheating but anxiety tells me other wise? I had a sti check in October and it came back clear and nothing more was said about it.. discharge had gotten worse out it down to the patch and maybe BV or thrush as sometimes I suffer with either, I got check by a gyno and she inserted the spectrum and made me bleed, no bleeding occurred after this or ever after sex. She said I was inflamed and told me to take antibiotics which also treats chlamydia, I mean why would she tell me to take them if no tests have come back to say I have it? I mean there’s other reasons why Im inflamed right? I googled the antibiotics and they do bring down swelling but i keep telling myself I have Chlamydia now and anxiety is eating me alive? It doesn’t hurt no pain after sex nor bleeding.. sometimes sex is rough and body is all over due to the patch

Sorry, but the patch for what? Is this a form of birth control? I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

Hi yes it’s a contraception patch x

The consultant prescribed antibiotics. Have you started them? If not, is there a reason why?

Because I havnt been diagnosed with anything, she’s telling me to take the chlamydia antibiotic by going of the inflammation and not by the result of the test which takes up 2 a week.. asked her if there’s any other reason why I’m inflamed and she said there could be a number of reasons ie contraception which I’m on, rough sex etc.. so until I’m certain and she is certain I’m not taking them until the results come back.. @DianaT1969

Yes it’s a contraceptive patch @JinglingHellsBells

She said it in a way like I have chlamydia if that makes sense also @DianaT1969

Sorry for your loss

Are you concerned you'd be taking antibiotics unnecessarily? But you have symptoms. Regardless of the test result, the doctor obviously thinks you need antibiotics.

Let's say you have inflammation caused by something other than Chlamydia. But the consultant can't pinpoint the cause. Wouldn't you take the antibiotics anyway? In order to feel better? It sounds as if you have control issues. To give you an example, I had a red raised rash that lasted months and the dermatologist didn't know what caused. I wasn't give a name for it. She prescribed cortisone cream. I didn't take it because the rash was improving at that point and there wasn't any discomfort. But you sound like you have discomfort.

The thing is I have no discomfort at all, it doesn’t hurt so when she told me I was inflamed I was surprised? Everything felt normal.. the only discomfort I had is when she used the spectrum @DianaT1969

no one should take abs if there is no evidence of infection.

you might have a dry vagina caused by an imbalance of hormones and the effects of the loss of your baby. If you are sore inside it's often because of lower estrogen levels (women who breast feed can suffer with it) and the treatment is a weak estrogen cream used in the vagina for a few weeks.

I'd ask for another opinion or speak to her and suggest vaginal dryness which can make women bleed and find sex and examinations painful.

Thankyou and this isn’t what I wanted to do.. I mean all means if I have the infection I will gladly take the medication but when she also stated that it could be a number of things that’s causing it but wanted me to straight up take the chlamydia treatment,

Also I have had no discomfort or pain at all. I feel like a lot of it started from the patch, (discharge) @JinglingHellsBells

Are you saying the antibiotics are the chlamydia treatment? Antibiotics aren't just for chlamydia. Doctors often prescribe antibiotics without blood tests.

Yes, but she said it like because I have inflammation I have chlamydia kind of thing @TheCrowsHaveEyes