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Re: (long)please help me understand what is happening
From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 May 2000 08:32:51 -0500 (CDT)
Could be some cervical inflammation, or could just be as a result of
different, some Docs do use flagyl as early as 13 weeks, depends on
which doc you talk to. Also, did OB tell you no douching? Make sure you
drink lots of liquids, water, juices, etc, stay away from soda as they
are loaded with salt.
At Tue, 23 May 2000, stacey wrote:
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>At Mon, 22 May 2000, C Twisdale RN wrote:
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>>Stacey, 1st off have you had your prenatal labs drawn and is your
>>hemopgobin normal?
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>I had some done at beginning i have my 16 week thing for downs syndrom
>on june 1st..)
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>Also, as for vag infection, certain meds
>>are not used until after 14-15 weeks.
>I was put on flagyl at 13 weeks by the nurse practioner at the office
>and the doctor told me that they usually dont do that until 16 weeks.
>
> Macrobid is an antibiotic for
>>bladder infection,
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>Im sorry i was but on macrobid at 7 weeks for uti. and altamed at 9
>weeks for blood pressure
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>2nd off, has OB done cultures?
>
>Yes, last week she did one afte the flagyl and then after putting me on
>monistat....She said she still saw bacteria and yeast but to hold off
>for now...
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>Are youin a monogamous relationship?
>
>yes i have been marrieds since 95 with him since 93
>
>Also did OB do a wet prep to determine
>>what infection was? A wet prep is simply swabbing around in the vagina
>>with a swab, plcaing sample in special solution and looking under
>>microscope.
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>yes she did i thought that was cultureing it but she did whichever is
>with the swab on a slide
>
> Also, gotta add as is usual, are you drinking enough
>>fluids? Especially with warm weather arriving you need to drink lots of
>>fluids
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>She says no...I am drinking at least 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water.I am
>getting up three times a night.And i cant stand much more ...is this
>enough..I dont drink pop and i didnt drink caffeine when i did
>before.Thanks alot.What do you think the brown is from.Should i be worry
>ing i want to know everything is ok but the farther i get it gets harder
>to not get upset
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