Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 30 Location: San Francisco
Bv And Abdominal Pain Posted: 12-27-06 19:54pm
I've had bacterial vaginosis in the past
and am having symptoms now that i'm pretty
sure are bv. I am going to see the Dr.
Tomorrow but in the meantime the most
bothersome thing is abdominal pain and I
also sort of feel like I have the chills.
I don't believe I have a fever but I feel
so cold and just generally not well. The
nurse I talked to said abdominal pain is a
normal side effect of bv along with
vaginal irritation and discharge. I'm
taking ibuprofen for the pain but it
doesn't really help. Has anyone else had
these symptoms...Can you recommend
anything. I just started on a new birth
control pill and I am pretty sure the
change in hormones is to blame but I also
used a new lube the other day and I feel
like this could be to blame. I am so
sensitive to things. I used to have
chronic vaginal infections and then I
switched to non latex condoms and a lower
hormone birth control and i've been great.
I was joking with my fiance that I
almost made it six months without seeing
the gyno. For me it's a record I think.
For a while there I was going about
every month or so. I also had abnormal
pap test and got treatment for pre
cancerous cells. But i've been fine
since them and my last pap was normal
(thank god). I thought that may have
been contributing to the infections as
well. Well I guess I just needed to vent
a little. I'm feeling so icky and I
don't want to go thru another sleepless
night before I go to the Dr. And get some
relief but they won't give me any
treatment unless I go in because of the
fact that I have abdominal pain they want
to rule out something more serious.
