User talk:Ladkc97322

I have had this on-going problem with Strep B. During my first pregnancy I tested positive for Strep B. After my 6 week follow up with my OB/GYN, I still tested positive. I took the Keeflex and got rid of it. I continued to have problems and when I would see my OB/GYN for feeling paper cut like areas on my vaginal area and pelvic pain. It was very uncomfortable to be intimate with my husband. All the doctors insisted that people cannot get Strep B after pregnancy. They claimed that you can only get it during pregnancy. I insisted that I be tested for Strep B, and the test came positive. So they had to treat me for Strep B.

While they insisted that a person cannot get Strep B after you have a baby, they were treating me for the common Yeast Infection. I didn't have the Yeasty Beasties. I would use the cream and I was literally driven crazy trying to get the cream off and out of me. So then I was given the prescription for a pill to treat a Yeast Infection (that I didn't have). That didn't work either. I had to do my own research on Strep B. The doctors would find it insulting when I would bring in my information I found. I couldn't wear underwear, I was wearing diaper rash cream, and missing work. So at this point I really didn't care if they were insulted. It was kinda humorous when they had to admit to treating me for what I believed I had all along.

SYMPTOMS I know I have Strep B brewing when I have the following: ~Paper cut feelings on one or more of the following Clitoral Hood, Clitoris, Labium Mayora, Labium Minora, Perineum, and Anus ~Pelvic Pain ~Dry with mild discharge without smell ~I usually test positive for Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) prescription of Flaygl is given for BV      prescription of Keeflex is given for Strep B (GBS)

Preventative care I do at home are: Keep clean! Change underwear twice a day, wash up after sex, wash my underwear with soap and bleach rinsing twice, and ALWAYS wash my hands. It used to feel like alot, but you got to do what you got to do. And this is not fun to deal with when you break out.

I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEBODY OUT THERE, SAVES SOME MONEY, AND MINIMIZES TRIPS TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE. KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN TO BE TREATED FOR THIS. TAKE INFORMATION WITH YOU TO YOUR APPOINTMENTS, BRING A NOTEPAD WITH YOU IF YOU KNOW YOU WONT REMEMBER EVERYTHING THE DOCTOR SAYS OR TO REMIND YOUR SELF WHAT TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR. IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU BRINGING INFO OR A NOTEPAD, THEN THEY ARE PROBABLY NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN. WHEN IN DOUBT ALWAYS GET A SECOND OPINION.

Ladkc97322 (talk) 19:47, 3 June 2008 (UTC)LadKC