Saw my gyno today to have my annual pap check up and decided it was time to take more control over my doctors appointments the way I’ve been learning to do at my (incredible) internship at CreakyJoints.
To start off, we discussed my frequent yeast infections, something I’ve been having a hard time getting rid of for reasons unknown, despite taking all of the recommended prescription medications.
My gyno decided it would be best to get me tested for diabetes, which can also be a complication of rheumatoid arthritis. Apparently symptoms of diabetes are yeast infections.
This scares me because this could potentially be another fucking health problem. It blows my mind how healthy I’ve always kept myself yet have all of these health problems.
But I’m also thinking worst case scenario. I don’t even know the results yet.
We also discussed creating a pregnancy plan for me because I have an autoimmune disease. He’s setting me up with one of his perinatologists (specialist for high risk pregnancies) just to discuss different methods of pregnancy (or not pregnancy) that would be ideal with my condition and medical history. Women with my condition have a higher risk of developing heart disease after birth, amongst other complications. So even though it’s going to be years before I plan on being a parent, I want to know what I’m in for.
On a lighter note, we discussed how I frequently experience pain during sex, I described my pain and said I’ve talked to a gyno at Planned Parenthood who told me it could be muscular. My gyno assured me I have great muscles down there and literally prescribed me more sex. That’s the best prescription I’ve ever gotten! ;)
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