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.