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Re: I am travelling -- want a US doctor opinion -- BARTOLIN GLAND MAJOR PAIN CANT STAND IT ANYMORE PLEASE HELP

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 May 2002 21:09:38 -0500 (CDT)


At Sat, 18 May 2002, Connie wrote: >
>hello,
>I am travelling in Europe at the moment and went to the OB here -- got
>diagnosed with a Bartolin Gland infection and it is swollen to the size
>of a golf ball. I am taking 2 medications that were prescribed to me
>Flagyl and Vibramycin. I am on my 3rd day of medication but the pain is
>still very unbearable. I can hardly walk and I can only sit on my side.
>Please tell me why this happened to me. Could it have been from dirty
>hands touching the genitals? Will this go away on its own? I want an
>opinion from a doctor in the U.S. Please !!!! It is Saturday and I
>can't get a hold of my Ob in the US. please give me some info on this!!
>I really cannot stand the pain anymore.

Caused by a blocked Bartholin's Gland duct, but often associated with gonorrhea.

--
Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
Sugar Land, TX

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