Health

[spritechan]

I've been experiencing uti symptoms since Thur/Fri and I've been trying to manage it with OTC stuff, D-mannose and probiotics. Each of these items runs $10-$30 each. I've had varying degrees of pain, from almost none to nearly tears, but I have yet to need to live in the bathroom - instead some nights I'm just up every half hour but can eventually go back to bed. This morning I was ready to make an appointment and give up, but it hasn't been as bad as last night so I'm continuing to stick it out. I did request a urology referral though, because the consistency of pain has reached frightening levels. I had thought I should schedule a pap but I guess I'm finally old enough not to need another for a couple years, but the allina site said to schedule a chlamydia screening. Um, fuck that. I don't need to check my vaginal health every year anymore but I need to check for STIs? Nope. Noooo. If I'm not getting a pap, I'm not getting a STD test. Thanks.

I was actually kind of hoping for a pap because overnight I got a huge painful lump in my right breast, like, at least an inch circumference. I googled it and there's like a million things it could be, but it hasn't gone away so I'm a little concerned. I just don't want to go through a long-ass appointment so they can tell me my tissue's just being wonky.

Comments

[silver-tiamat.livejournal.com]

Dude, I don't know about you, but any lump suddenly showing up in my breasts would have me going to the doctor at the earliest they could get me in, and if it wasn't really soon, I'd go to a clinic. If it's nothing, well, that's money down the drain. But, if it's something, and you just let it hang out, it could be amazingly bad. Even just little things like cysts should be checked out. Don't put it off too long, okay? Cancer shit is scary as hell.

Good luck with this UTI. I cannot believe how often you get these...=( It just seems very unfair.

[vixenofflames.livejournal.com]

Yeah... you're right. I made an appointment for tomorrow evening. I'm just really stressed with work and school and appointments that I don't want to worry about one more damn thing. I'm so sick of it.

[silver-tiamat.livejournal.com]

How'd it go?

[vixenofflames.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I must have missed the notification for this, sorry for not responding sooner!

It went fine. It was actually really funny, because when I was laying down and the boobage was spread out, she was all, "...I think it's just your tissue."

I got all embarrassed because she was basically saying I asked for a fondling (XD) so I explained that it's most noticeable when I'm sitting up. She did feel it then, but said it just appeared to be upset/angry tissue and nothing at all like a scary lump.

I have really fibrous/cystic tissue to begin with (I imagine those little beads you can melt into shapes with wax paper and an iron, only smaller and not as hard) and all she had to say was that it will go away and to drink less caffeine for awhile. Not helpful. Interestingly though, after I went in the pain went way down over the next few days. Maybe my body was just testing my willingness to take care of it :P

[silver-tiamat.livejournal.com]

"Come on, Dr. Lady. If I wanted a fondle, all I'd have to do is stand outside with a sign saying FONDLE MY BOOBS 4 FREE! I don't need to pay a $20 co-pay for it."

I'm glad that it doesn't seem to be any more serious than just a benign lump. But, knowing that you have very fibrous tissue that's prone to cysts, you'll definitely want to keep really good tabs on things, and don't let the doctors dismiss it too easily too many times. Sometimes really serious things masquerade as benign until it's way too late. If your body is thinking about testing your willingness to seek medical attention when it makes crap happen, I'd cave often.

Though, maybe it was your body complaining that you weren't in a doctor's office for your last UTI and it missed that antiseptic smell?