About 3 days ago I had a bump on my vagina. I didnt think much of it because I have had Bartholin's cysts before. they are uncomfortable but they usually rupture in a couple days and everything is back to normal. well the next day i noticed some swelling and it burned when i peed. so i thought i had a uti. i made a doctors appointment and got some OTC pills to hold me over. at the doctor, she told me i had some spots that looked like razor burn and some that look like herpes and she swabbed me. i stopped taking the OTC UTI pills right before the doctor.
Have you gotten your results?
yes! turns out i had a uti AND a yeast infection. i also had herpes type 1 (so the cold sore type). im just so mad because my doctor just assumed it was genital herpes…i had to call back 3 days later still in so much pain to find out i had a UTI. then today i got the lab results and i had a really bad yeast infection. never had either, then had both at the same time
Ah yes, I was going to mention yeast infection since I’ve gotten sores/cuts with one that I had awhile ago- worst pain of my life! Doctor said it looked like a really bad diaper rash. I literally had to ice that area! Ive had my bad experiences with doctors, since herpes looks different for everyone they see a small sore and automatically assume. I hope you feel better!
Ive had UTI, yeast infection, & BV happen to me all at once before.
omg i was icing too! literally every 30 minutes or so. thank you so much. i hope you find an answer- i read your posts. if i have learned anything…always advocate for yourself if you think something is off