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Re: antibiotics, metro-gel,yeast,thrush....help!From: alli (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:19:03 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote: > >At Wed, 3 Jan 2001, alli wrote: >>Thankyou for your response. I believe it is the antibiotics, too. Eventhough I have been treated with diflucan pills or Gynolotrimin after or while the antibiotic treatments, the yeast prevails. Is this something that could be a battle for me for a long period of time? Have I messed up my system beyond quick repair? Do you believe that metrogel could cause a vaginal and thrush infection? Never again! >>Tetracycline in Sept. for acne, yeast! Treated with gynolotrimin (don't >>know if it went away or not?) Cyst on Labia in October (treated with a >>strong antibiotic, Cept...something) Cyst went away immediately. Yeast >>came on strong, treated with Diflucan, gynolotrimin and diflucan once >>more. Increase in vaginal secretions (been told can be normal) got me >>thinking I could have BV, so used a previously prescribed, but never >>used, tube of metrogel. Major yeast (cottage cheese and all) treating >>it with gynolotrimin, again! Went to dentist today, thinks I may have >>yeast on insides of my cheeks, didn't test it, just gave me a rinse. I >>panicked, thrush=aids! Went to a Dr. for a second opinion, he said it >>looked like I have been biting and sucking on the insides of my cheeks, >>not a plaque-build up like thrush would be. I have had 4 neg HIV tests. >>All tests were done outside of the 6mo. waiting period. Swear on my >>mother's bible, I have not been at risk for over 12 years (unprotected >>sex with men). My tests were done at 3mos after last possible exposure, >>and three at 8 years after the last possible exposure. first test at a >>college blood drive, second from HOME ACCESS, (I got freaked out several >>years ago and took another test, just to be 100% positive I has >>negative), two tests from recent blood drives. The Dr. said the >>dentist was wrong, but said that even if I had thrush, it would be >>understandable, and not alarming to him. He sent some of my cheek to >>the lab and I will have the results on whether this is thrush or just >>nervous biting. I am concerned. I only know that thrush is a sign of >>AIDS. Should I worry, should I not believe the previous 4 tests? Would >>i be really sick if I had AIDS and it was never discovered in any of the >>tests in 12 years? Other than these yeast infections, I have no other >>symptoms. The tests were from reliable, FDA, sites (Home Access, and >>States of both Colorado and Washington blood drive labs. Bonafide in >>Colorado and Inland Blood, in Washington. HELP! > >When I was a third year medical student, I did a rotation with a staff >physician that swore that every time he felt a cold coming on he would >take 2000 mg of penicillin and avert the cold. Despite all the >scientific evidence to the contrary, I began doing this and continued >doing it for years. About two years ago, I did this and about two weeks >later, developed this wierd taste in my mouth and my wife told me my >breath was aweful. I looked closely in my mouth and low and behold, I >had thrush. Immediately, forgetting about the antibiotic therapy two >weeks before, freaked out thinking I had HIV. Because of being involved >in surgical health care, I have had about 100 HIV tests-all negative. >After freaking out, I remembered the antibiotics. Needless to say, I >have not used the "cold prevention" method since. > >With all the antibiotics you have been on, thrush does not surprise me. >It is very doubtful with your negative tests that you have HIV... >Lynn > >-- >Lynn D. Montgomery, MD >Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine >Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center >Missoula, Montana > >**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions. > >**Private e-mails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, consequently no private e-mails will receive a response. > >**Thank you for your understanding ;-) >
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