Question for the ladies... tmi

Well, I think you know the answer, LOL! Call your OB-GYN.

You aren't pregnant by any chance, are you?

I no longer have periods, but I never remember anything like that.

Yeast isn't usually clear. It's thick and white.

Do you smell anything?

Margaret

I actually haven't had a period in over a year. I'm only 26. It might actually be my urethra. I just went pee and it looked like mud. I've been spotting almost everyday for a really long time. But no real period. It smells like a period and it's that amount of....... stuff.

It's not white at all. Sometimes it's clear-pinkish. It doesn't have that bad foul smell. At least not yet. My whole pelvic area hurts really bad and I have a fever and feel nauseous. I feel nauseous and get mini fevers all the time though.

Oh for goodness sake, IHL. LOL. But in all good faith, why don't you go to the doctor when things get so bad?

Ok, I'm a hypocrite; I admit it. I avoid doctors at almost all costs.

But just recently, I shifted focus, and decided it was time for me to start taking care of myself, even if that meant not making plans or having a social life for awhile, spending time in bed, and yes, ugh, going to the doctor if I really needed it. Also getting tests done.

Choose your doctors carefully, that's all. If they're, ohhhh, I was about to use a really BAD word, then try another one in the same specialty.

Oh, and here's what your doctor should be like:



Margaret

Weird, but it kinda sounds like an infection.

I wouldn't know.

Let us know what the doctor says.

M

I can't believe your pee looks like mud! I wonder if you have a kidney infection? But that wouldn't account for the strange vaginal discharge.

I am stumped. Not that I'm a doctor or anything.

M

Holy Cow IHL,

I hate to say this on a public forum, but you haven't had your period at all for a year? And now you're putting out a clear discharge? Is it like water?

Have you tried a pregnancy test during this year?

Could you be miscarrying or even breaking your water?

Sorry, I don't mean to be putting ideas in your head. With my imagination, I would guess I'm completely wrong. I just couldn't figure out any other way to link all those symptoms, along with pelvic pain.

Should you perhaps venture a trip to the ER?

M

IBM,what the heck

I hope you can talk to your doc soon and I hope he'll look into it thoroughly. Keep us posted.

IHL - I think a pelvic exam is most likely in order. Heck, you can handle that - you're handling worse things now!

At least you see an OB for your 'woman' issues.


Here in Canada, we see GP's (general practitioner) for everything...then if they don't resolve the issue, we will get a referral to a 'specialist'.
Even our children don't see pediatricians unless the GP's can't figure out what's wrong.
Totally different system here.

Hey IHL,

First, I would never worry about having a pelvic exam. Your vagina and reproductive organs are as much a part of your body as anything else. If you're having a physical problem in that area of your body, it should be examined just as any other part of your body would be examined by a doctor.

It would be nice if your OB was a dudette, but since he isn't, as long as he's gentle, friendly, and doesn't use cold instruments, I wouldn't worry about a thing, except getting better. Many OB-GYNS deliver babies, so they get to see everything!

IUDs can be very dangerous. I had a roommate who got an infection from her IUD. We had to take her to the ER. Her IUD had to be removed, and she was hospitalized for about a week.

An infection like that demands prompt attention, or you could get extremely sick, or worse.

Just go. You can do this.

Margaret

Good for you! Make absolutely sure they numb the area first before removing the IUD. I'm wondering if you need to go under general anesthesia? Of course, I wouldn't know.

That's crazy that they tried to make you wait! Shoot, if you were about to give birth, the OB wouldn't make you wait.

Tell the OB dude all your symptoms the way you told us.

M

I'm on my way right now. Takes over an hour to get there. Choking down puke. Ugh.. so nauseous. Nothing helps. I smoked and took a promethazine with no results. Yuck.