Trichomonas treatment doxycycline

Ive been dealing with (what im sure is) fungal acne for years. Ive tried several bacterial treatments and they have done nothing. I went on doxycycline and it made things worse. My skin is itchy as hell, red, bumpy and the bumps are tiny and clustered around my forehead. They don't come to a head. The skin is very sensitive to any form of cream. I've googled malassezia and it looks exactly like my skin. I've been using nizoral and fluconazole, and the bumps are reducing and my skin feels smoother, though its not fully cleared yet. My derm is still certain I have bacterial acne. I'm certain it's fungal. Is it likely fungal?

Hi y'all. I'm pretty much at my wits end.
I have a dermatologist appointment today but thought I'd ask around here anyway.
Backstory: I had eczema when I was really really young, honestly so young that the only thing I remembered of it was having a patch of it on my butt and my mom applying cream to it and then never really dealing with it ever again. She thought I had eczema on my face though it appeared as white patches and I vaguely remember this but for at least a decade or more I did not have eczema. My skin was perfect, genuinely so clear I didn't have to use much product on it.
Fast forward to November of 2019; I started taking hormonal birth control and noticed within a few months that I started getting eczema patches (also was having facial rashes but I thought this was due to trying out a new skincare) I went to the dermatologist who prescribed me Triamcinolone 0.1% ointment for my body rashes. I don't ever EVER remember using steroids much. I'd use it one to two days, and would stop when it starts to fade. Anyway my eczema was pretty lowkey in general and in 2021, we adopted a cat. I did notice my eczema worsening slightly ever since getting my cat but was managing with Triamcinolone (I think at this point my dermatologist prescribed me a tub of it I think December of 2021)
Again, I don't use steroid much and when I do I think it's really just for emergencies (my eczema was genuinely such a secondary aspect of my life I don't even remember much of how I managed it other than letting it ride and maybe applying steroid when needed). I remember the tub expired and I hadn't used even half of the ointment. I was also prescribed Mometasone and Fluoccionide? But I never used either of them as I didn't feel comfortable to.
In September of 2022, I caught COVID while overseas and it caused a pretty gnarly flare on the inner side of my elbows. Since I was overseas I just managed with moisturizing but I remember applying steroid when I came home. We adopted a second cat later this year.
Since then I think my eczema HAVE gotten worse, but there was a period of at least 6 months where I wasn't using steroid creams at all because I was either just dealing with it or it was barely there.
Fast forward to 2023.
I noticed a rash on the top of my right hand that I was initially managing with just moisturizing. But I remember having such intense itch on this rash that I kept itching, and at one point I itched with my shirt and it caused it to be infected. It was so gnarly, bright red, oozing, literally would not stop oozing, painful. I went back to my dermatologist 5 days later when I realized that oh this might be worse than just a regular eczema. She gave me Mupirocin and another tube of Triamcinolone (since my previous one expired) as well as a course of Doxycycline. I used the Mupirocin as directed for I think 10 days, and was not yet using Triamcinolone as I was worried about using it when it looked like there were still open wounds on it. I didn't finish my Doxy course because it was giving me horrible stomach pains. I came back to the dermatologist January 3rd and she told me it was OK to use Triamcinolone twice daily up to two weeks.
At this point I was already having eczema rash on my arms as well and some on my back but I don't think I was using Triamcinolone much on them (I'm pretty sporadic with using the steroid, I never really committed to the full 2 weeks)
Now, this is where things became a doozy.
January 5th: Caught strep, had difficulty breathing and had to go to urgent care. I was prescribed antibiotics, Prednisone (20mg, twice daily for 5 days), and Albuterol. I had asthma when I was younger and it's almost like it came back when I caught strep. My eczema was calm during this time and I thought it was because it rained a lot this week but now I realized it may be the Prednisone. Could not remember if I was using Triamcinolone as well on my hand during this time.
Sometime in early February: Went for a run and literally rolled my ankle so bad. Unrelated to everything else but my body sustained injury and looking back at old pictures I was starting to get patches of eczema on my legs.
Then I caught what felt like the flu in mid February and this is the first time my eczema flared to my face. My left eye was half swollen but at this time I thought it was from my sinus being blocked as it went away in a few days (though the rash stayed).
Early March: Got admitted to the hospital from Appendicitis. I spent 3 nights at the hospital and my eczema was literally non existent. No itchiness, just intense dryness but nothing else. I remember my friend noting my face was super dry but my rashes were slowly drying out. To be fair I was in so much pain the first day I was knocked out most the time from the pain medication they gave me and I was on a couple antibiotics due to the infection.
I came home from the hospital and this is when things start to really get insane. I got home, laid in bed, and immediately could not stop itching my neck and body. My face became swollen the next day but I was unable to take allergy meds because I was on antibiotics and had to wait for that course to be done. That eventually settled out.
I figured maybe I was having an allergic reaction to the cats (and thought maybe my mattress too, we had vacuumed it a few times and I suspected it disturbed the dust mites inside). I slept outside and on an air mattress for I think a few days, if not up to a week. The cats were still sleeping with me at this time and I was somewhat itchy but it wasn't the worst. Then I decided I was going to sleep in the bedroom again and this caused the worst flare I had ever ever EVER gone through. My face became so swollen, my left eye swollen again and it was oozing (this had NEVER happened to me before other than my infected hand) I don't know why this oozed since I never scratched my face, and my inner elbows, wrists and top of right hand got so red and puffy. At this point too my eczema on my right hand was starting to spread towards my palm. These areas also got pretty dry especially on my face. I called Teladoc Dermatology and they prescribed me Mupirocin for the oozing, Tacrolimus for the inflammation on my face and Triamcinolone for the body. He told me to apply Mupirocin first until the oozing calms, then stop and apply the other ointments.
At this point I had become SO SO SO terrified of TSW. It was all over my Tik Tok, my algorithm, I couldn't stop thinking and worrying about it and fearing that this flare is because I'm going through it. He told me to use Triamcinolone for twice daily for two weeks, then once daily for two weeks, then every other day for two weeks to help prevent rebound. I only used Triamcinolone twice daily for 5 days, then I did once daily for a few more days and by the time I saw my current dermatologist, I was using it every other day (I essentially tried to taper within the two weeks).
My current derma prescribed me Clobetasol and told me to mix 2oz of Clobetasol with 7.5oz of Vanicream or Cerave and smear myself in it once a day at night for one week, then once a day at night every other day for the second week. It was a very controlled instruction.
BUT I was SO afraid of TSW that I did not do this.
Instead, I took a one week break and I did 3 weeks of Triamcinolone, and even then I did it sporadically. I did about 10 days of once daily and then the second half I did twice daily. When I started doing twice daily was when I finally saw some improvements.
The problem is it has been a week since I last used any steroids and I have rebounded. Although my eczema rash genuinely looks so weird and I am having the dermatologist look at it properly today. My arms are constantly dry, my right hand (the problem spot since December) now have what looks like blisters on them and I never have eczema that look like this even though it's apparently common. The frustrating thing is that it feels like my eczema just keeps spreading. They are full body and it's freaking me out because it looks as if I have TSW even though I don't think I ever used steroids for that long at all, and I was only prescribed it back in 2020.
To be fair I thought I should've committed to the Clobetasol treatment because then we can see if the strongest steroid worked or not but I felt like I was going to flare again anyway and didn't want to use something really strong only for it to not work.
I had an allergy test done and I am allergic to both species of dust mites, dogs, cats, along with some other environmental things. I just don't understand why I am only now flaring uncontrollably like this. I am 95% covered in eczema. Either spots or just straight up long red rash. I am taking antihistamines daily and have been taking Probiotic pills pretty consistently (partly because I was on so many antibiotics back to back). I've been using Hyphocolorus Acid Spray as well.
On Sunday night, I tried to sleep over at my friend's place who did not have cats to test and see if my cats are my main trigger and I kept waking up itching myself, both my arms and legs and my chin and neck started oozing again. Which was INSANE as I did not itch either of them. The oozing on both have mostly stopped (I've only used Mupirocin and Vaseline to help control the infection and moisturize) but I just don't understand.
I'm scared, I have never had eczema become so severe so fast and I'm genuinely so scared. Something feels wrong but I don't know what it is. The way my eczema looks look like a combination of an allergic reaction and just a rash but I don't understand how I can have such an intense allergic reaction towards things I've been around all the time. We've lived in the same place since June of last year and the only thing I can think of is that we had the heater on almost daily in the winter and we found out end of April that our heater is incredibly dusty.
I'm getting my IUD removed next week as well as I'm confident birth control has something to do with my eczema coming back, and I plan to get allergy shots.
I'm just tired, it's consumed my life and it's causing me a lot of health anxiety. I look so genuinely terrible I can't even understand it.

Hi all I thought I'd share this account of my battle with an unknown infection which I've had since March.
I hooked up with a girl on the 18th of March this year. I had used a condom but when I pulled out I realised it had slipped off. Prior to this I hadn't been with anyone else in over 5 months
Fast forward a week and I noticed miniscule scabbing on the end of my penis. At first I thought this may just be fabric from my underwear stuck to some dried semen. Anyway I started noticing discoloration at the head of my penis opening. It looks sore but it's not painful and has been tingly on occasions. I got tested around a week and a half later for the usual (gonorhea, chlamydia, syphilis etc) they tested my urine and blood both which both came back clear. The clinician also said that they couldn't see anything to be concerned about.
I couldn't get it out of my mind so I asked the girl to get tested too, she said her tests came back clear. I went back to clinic as I wasn't convinced and a second clinician examined me and again said they couldn't see anything I need to be concerned about and that they didn't think it's was anything.
I still couldn't shake my concerns so ended up paying over the odds for a private blood test done via finger prick for herpes which came back as negative. I again bought a private test this one was for the complete 14 std which again came back negative. I thought I would try once more at the clinic. One urethral swab later and the nurse detected what she described as NGU which contained 'pus cells'. She's sent a further swab away for further checks and I've been prescribed a 7-day course of Doxycycline. I felt as though the Doxy was working and things were improving. The results for the further swab came back negative for any STI's which I was surprised and disappointed about as I wasn't any closer to getting a diagnosis. When the course finished I felt like the infection was still there.
Most recently I arranged an appointment with my doctor, he's not been overly helpful imho. He has prescribed me a 7-day Hydrocortisone to try 'fix' the red shiny skin around my meatus. He won't refer me to dermatology or urology until I've finished this course.
Some symptoms I have: An increase in dry skin on penis Increase in small dark blood spots on my sack Red/shiny skin on one side of meatus Shiny discoloured skin on shaft of penis A noticeable red area within my urethera opening Weaker urine stream
Symptoms I had but no longer have at this time: increased frequency of peeing Increased urge to poop (unsure if this was just due to anxiety of the whole issue) Some mild pain when peeing Tingling of the glans Mild discomfort from chafing glans against underwear Cloudy urine Persistent cough / pain under jowel when coughing
I haven't noticed any discharge
Timeline of symptoms and treatments: Hookup: 18th March First started noticing symptoms: 23rd March Visit to clinic (examined and samples): 3rd April - Neg 2nd visit to clinic (examined): 10th April - Neg 3rd visit to clinic (examined): 17th April - Neg HSV 1 & HSV 2 Finger prick blood tests: 23rd April - Neg Full 14-STD test: 8th May - Neg (https://randoxhealth.com/en-GB/in-clinic/complete-sti) 4th visit to clinic (examined and swabbed): 10th May - Pus cells detected. 7-day Doxycycline prescribed. Results returned Neg. Symptoms still persisted Visit to GP: Hydrocortosone prescribed for discoloration around meatus - 20th May
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Edit: Okay, I found out why. I'm using the AnKing deck (a medical school deck), and somehow the creators integrated the Wikipedia addon into the card type. It works even when I disable all the addons.
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Hi all, I've looked at a ton of hunger games results throughout this process and figured I'd throw mine in as well. I also love details so I tried to include everything even potentially relevant.
Results 20ish follicles 15 retrieved 14 mature 11 fertilized with ICSI 7 blasts frozen (2 day 5s, 4 day 6s, 1 day 7)
Context We have been TTC for 3.5 years with no pregnancies. Treatment history includes 5 medicated TI cycles and 3 IUIs (all with letrozole).
My spouse had low T discovered 1.5 years ago and has been successfully medicated with clomid and anastrozole for low sperm count. Motility is good but he consistently has 0-1% morphology. My RE defaults to ICSI for any MFI (zymot was not mentioned).
My usual AMH is around 0.8ng/ml and my AFC is around 10. A few months ago my AMH was randomly 1.8ng/ml and my AFC at baseline for my ER was zero after 3 weeks on birth control. My RE hoped for 5-8 eggs from this cycle.
Protocol My RE insisted 0 AFC was not a problem to move forward and started me on 300IU follistim and 150IU menopur for the first 5 days. On day 6 of stims, they saw 24 growing follicles which was a huge surprise.
Added ganirelix that day and dropped to 225 follistim and 75 menopur; further dropped follistim to 150 on day 8 when they counted around 20 follicles.
Last monitoring appointment and doses of follistim/menopur were on day 9 and we triggered with 10,000IU HCG the following night (shout-out to my husband for jabbing that huge needle in my butt at 1:00am on Mother's Day lol).
Continued ganirelix daily through ER and the following week. Also added letrozole and cabergoline to prevent OHSS. Had a standard course of antibiotics (doxycycline).
Symptoms and side effects On stims, my biggest side effect was feeling crazy emotional. Everything had me crying or raging. The constipation hit me like a truck on stim day 9 and lasted a week after ER.
That whole week I was bloated and uncomfortable and it took a few days for my ovaries to calm down. I drank a lot of electrolytes, took my prescribed meds, and did not develop OHSS.
Genetic testing and future plans PGT-A was a complicated decision but we ultimately decided not to test. We are hoping for one child and do not plan on another ER at this time.

Hello all!
I've (31, F) been dealing with rosacea type 1 and 2 since I was 15 with a mild case of ocular thrown in the mix (yay for the winning combo).
Treatment background: I've tried Ivermectin, Elidel, Metronidazole, Rozex, diets/suppl, no alcohol, doxycycline, Mirvaso, hypochl. acid, azelaic acid, zinc oxide and other OTC products, have been wearing sunscreen daily for years, IPL and Vbeam.
I've definitely seen progress with some of the treatments (could be a post of it's own) but I'm still not where I'd like to be. Right now I've put my fight with Type 1 on hold because the treatment interferes with my Type 2 treatment:
In the recent years I've had two serious type 2 flares for which doxycycline proved to be the winner of all treatments. Bonus: ocular symptoms improved aswell. When I came off the doxy (was on it for 3 months) for the first time I'd see my skin worsen but it was nowhere as bad as before.
Around August 2023 I think my skin was already pissed off by using sulphur soap too often and not moisturising properly. Then the morning after a party (alcohol incl), summer heat and using Azelaic acid was the final blow. The months after my skin exploded and I was miserable. Suddenly my type 1 didn't seem so bad because I was dealing with a full blown type 2 party from hell. It's still hard to admit to this day but at times I wanted to end it all because of how miserable I had gotten. I starting working from home permanently, stopped dating, hardly went out anymore. It was terrible. I decided to try another round of doxy to get me out of this state, which thankfully helped!
I took my round 2 of doxy (100/day) for around 8 months. I know it's way longer than the usual 3 months but I spoke about it with my derm at length. Plus, I started looking for a new job at that time, started dating again and I desperately needed to feel like a happy person again after feeling like absolute shit for half a year. Thankfully, round 2 worked like a charm again and I was clear, minus some minor breakouts.
Now, I know some people here are on antibiotics permanently but I wasn't comfortable with this idea. After going through my options with my current derm and seeking a second opinion from another derm everyone came to the same conclusion: either take doxy in cycles (so that I can still come off) permanently or try a last option, isotretinoin.
Iso scares me because of the side effects but potential antibiotic resistance scares me even more. So, two weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet, come off the doxy and started isotretinoin. FYI: doxy and iso are not to be taken together because of potential swelling of the brain.
I'm 70 kgs and on 20/day, started on the 7th of May. Blood testing included, zero alcohol, sunscreen always. No chance of me getting pregnant so not on birth control but I need to do a mandatory pregnancy test anyway. The latter is just protocol, so I'll respect that.
Why am I posting all this? For two reasons. Firstly, I know what it feels like to be absolutely miserable because of this condition. Hiding from society, scared of the future of my skin and mental health. I've spent countless tears and dark days dealing with this shit. I want to tell you that you are not alone. You're not "being dramatic" or "vain" when the skin on your face feels like it's burning all the time or covered in p&p's. What you're feeling is valid. But I'm also here to tell you not to give up! There's progress to be made! Ask me anything in the comments!
Second reason: I'll be posting each month for anyone dealing with type 2 that considers taking isotretinoin. I'll be 100% transparent about the treatment, progress, side effects etc. Reading other ppls posts on here has helped me immensely so now it's my turn. I hope my isotretinoin journey will help you decide your own path.
Thank you. I will post in around two weeks, when I'm 1 month in on 20/daily isotretinoin.

I have had back acne for the past 2 years. Previously it has been on and off in severity and I have also not cared to do anything about it. Recently though, I’ve been really trying to work on it and have realized how deep and impossible it is for me to fix my situation.
Starting about a month and a half ago I noticed that this year the situation with my body acne appeared much more dire than previous years. Since then I have been using Cerave 10% Benzyol Peroxide wash 2 times a day in the shower. Once in the morning and once in the night post-workout.
When I realized that after about a month of doing that, that was absolutely ineffective and was not helping me is when I realized how truly terrible of a situation I was in.
I then got prescribed doxycycline and Clindamycin cream. After about 2 weeks, with some to minimal results, I can not sit through my body acne any longer.
I have deep nodular spots that still appear on my back despite this treatment. And my chest is the worst it’s ever been with various pimples still plaguing me. I don’t understand why despite my intense efforts they are still useless and why it is so bad this year. I’m at a loss and need serious help!!

Currently on a 200 mg a day dose of doxycycline for up to 3 months to cure my first ever bout of perioral dermatitis. I’m only on day 6 and not only have a yeast infection but have started to see some patches of fungal acne appear on my forehead. Never really dealt with this type of acne much before. Is there anything I can do to combat this unintended side effect of doxycycline while on the antibiotic? This is a last resort attempt to treat my (pretty bad) case of perioral dermatitis and it seems to be working so far, so I don’t want to jeopardize that either. Shortening the length of treatment/decreasing the dose will also increase the likelihood of recurrence according to my derm. Any product or medication suggestions?

Despite me voicing my concerns and informing him of the two-stage treatments recommended by the CDC, my doctor only prescribed doxycycline for 7 days for both me and my partner. We have been putting off starting the treatment because, through this subreddit and other sources, I have read about the ineffectiveness of only taking doxycycline without a follow-up treatment of Moxi.
My boyfriend has taken Azithromycin twice before for bronchitis so he suspects he is resistant to that since he most likely took it while having mgen. We have been together for a while and he did have an STI/STD screening, but of course they didn’t test for mgen, we only found out after I went into for a pap/culture.
I know this may seem medically unethical, but I wanted to take matters into my own hands since my doctor won’t listen to me. I am planning on changing doctors, but for other external reasons regarding insurance and other issues I’m being treated for I unfortunately can’t right now and I’d like to be rid of this ASAP.
Is there any way I can purchase moxi online? If anyone is familiar with any resources that can facilitate this for me I would gladly appreciate any input! If it’s of any importance I’m located in Florida, USA. Thanks!

Well, I finally bit the bullet and went to the dermatologist to figure out what was causing my acne. I have white bumps that linger just below the surface of my skin and rarely surface as whiteheads. I have suffered from them for about four years now and they did not respond to anything. Salicylic acid and retinol were not working. I briefly thought I had fungal acne, but it didn’t respond to that treatment either. I went down so many reddit rabbit holes I was about to go crazy lol so I finally went to the dermatologist.
I don’t know if this is common for a dermatologist, but he did not even touch my skin. Or get up close and look at my skin. He sat about 3 feet away from me and talked to me the whole time. I tried to explain that the bumps were super stubborn and didn’t respond to almost anything. He immediately prescribed doxycycline , topical steroid, and then told me once I’m done with both of those to start Trent at .5%. I’ve been doing Tret for 3 years and did not see improvement with this. I hear that a lot of people start doxycycline and it is successful at first, and then once they get off of it comes back. Has anyone taken doxycycline and had their acne stay gone? If I don’t respond to any of his treatments, he wants to start accutane. But I’m not. I do not think my acne is bad enough, and I don’t want to deal with the side effects. Ughhhh, I was hoping for a more thorough answer from a derm.

My girlfriend has bad cystic acne, and over the past couple of years has been on various antibiotics, which have all helped, but inevitably the acne comes back when she stops the treatment. She has tried doxycycline, trimethoprim and lymecycline. We think it may be hormonal as it started when she first started taking the pill, which she has since stopped. Unfortunately, because my girlfriend has had anxiety in the past, her dermatologist won’t prescribe her accutane for at least another year. She’s really upset by this as it seems like her only option is to wait it out until she can be prescribed it. This seems ridiculous as it’s getting worse and is having an impact on her mental health and confidence etc. Does anyone know of any other routes we could go down to get her prescribed accutane, or if there are any other medications available, or have any of you had any OTC / natural treatments that have helped cystic acne? Any help would be really appreciated.

Hi campers,
My partner and I are coming to the States for a month in September, during which time we’ll mostly be tent camping. Having followed this sub for a while I note that most folks recommend permethrin as a tick prevention measure but I’m a bit confused about the best way for us to use it. We don’t really have ticks here in the UK (although strangely enough my partner found one on him this week so we do have a few!). I wonder if I could get some advice on a few questions please (sorry if these are silly questions!)

1. We are travelling around for a month, between Montana, California, Nevada, and Arizona. Google assures me that Lyme carrying ticks are low in those areas but I realise there are other diseases so we’re keen to be on the safe side. We aren’t used to getting medical care in the US, so if we had a bite that seemed concerning or had any symptoms of Lyme etc, where is the best place to seek medical advice? Are antibiotics or other treatments available at pharmacies? We’d probably be able to get a dose or two of doxycycline at home to bring with us if that’s sensible, or is that overkill?
   
2. I was thinking perhaps it’s best to treat all our hiking gear and clothing with permethrin before we leave, but we have a cat. I can’t quite make sense of the cat safety issues, is it a big risk to hang everything outdoors and let it dry? We could do that at our first camp instead but I guess then we’ll already be around ticks and I don’t know if it’s ok to spray that stuff around at a campsite? We are getting some gear when we arrive (tent, chairs) rather than flying it over, so I guess we would also need to do it for those things anyway?
   
3. I’ve read that permethrin treats fabrics for up to 6 weeks, but also that you should wash treated clothes before wearing them again, so I’m a bit confused. We likely won’t have many laundry stops so clothing will be reworn and maybe washed in a sink here and there. Should we be re-treating stuff? Is it ok to re-wear things a few times?
   
4. Is there anything we shouldn’t use permethrin on or should we just go ham on everything?
   
5. I see that most advice is to do a tick check in the evening and have a good scrub in the shower. We may not always have access to showers so if anyone has any tried and tested checking processes or techniques, hit me up!
   

Sincerely, a very excited but slightly scared Brit who is mildly convinced she will get tick-ed, bear-ed or scorpion-ed.

Hi,
We're after some help/advice as we navigate a scary situation. My wife was diagnosed with a Stage 2 PMBCL last September and went through 6 rounds of DA-R-EPOCH. During treatment, the mass shrunk significantly, it went from 10x7cm to 2x2cm as of February (during the post chemo PET scan). Her deauville score was 1 and she was declared to be in CMR1.
Fast forward 3 months, she was checked last week for her 3 month checkup and her bloodwork came back immaculate - all levels are normal. That said, she had a cough that wasn't going away (we all caught some virus from our son) and she was prescribed a Z pack + steroids to see if the cough would go away after a week. It didn't and she picked up a fever yesterday (Friday 5/17), so they did a CT scan without contrast to see what was going on with her lungs. She has pneumonia and they are treating her with amox-clav, doxycycline, benzonatate. She's seen significant improvement in 24 hours, which has us very happy.
The radiologist's report measured the mass at 3 cm x 5 cm, which is significantly bigger than the pet scan result from February. He did state on the report that the lack of contrast made it difficult to measure the mass, and our oncologist advised to wait two weeks to complete the pneumonia treatment to re-do the CT scan with contrast this time. He also asked to call him on Monday so he can see the images from the test and make a decision whether a PET scan is more appropriate. I've talked to a few doctor friends and they are not overly concerned, as the area is likely inflamed from the pneumonia and the CT scan without contrast is not really a great tool to assess a mass. That is encouraging, but we are very, very worried.
Our questions are the following:

1. Does the recommendation from the doctor make sense?
   
2. Should we be concerned that the cancer is back?
   
3. Is it normal or even plausible for a mass to be inflamed as a result of pneumonia/infection in the area?
   

I'd love to hear anything that is relevant for our weekend wait...

I’ve seen some people mention Apostrophe in this group and I’ve even mentioned it in a few comments. I love them! The starting process was super simple. I think I had my prescription assigned within a few hours. I have type 1 with known demodex problems. I was given doxycycline and a triple cream. They also recommended their branded sunscreen. They were also up front with me and told me that this treatment plan wasn’t going to be an end all be all bc I have capillaries that could be removed by laser treatments. I appreciated the honesty. I feel like I have seen a significant improvement once I started using the products daily. I recently had my 3 month check in and they lowered my doxy dose to take for another few months. Two of my favorite things about them is their messaging system and the sunscreen. I’ve been able to message a doctor with questions. I was starting some supplements and I checked in with them to see if I needed to be concerned about adding them with prescriptions. Super helpful and quick. I also asked about a non-related skin issue on my neck. While they couldn’t diagnose me, they did provide some info on what I could do to see if it helped. The sunscreen! I’ve had a heck of a time finding a sunscreen that didn’t irritate my face. Theirs is made for sensitive skin. I’ve been wearing it for months and I haven’t had a single issue. Plus, it’s only like $27 and I just added a new bottle when my prescriptions were refilled. It’s so moisturizing and I just love it. Plus, I use my FSA card to pay for the sunscreen and prescriptions. This post ended up being longer that I expected but I just love them and I highly recommend giving them a try.

I (F33, 5’3” 170lbs) was diagnosed with sinusitis last Saturday after a weeks worth of congestion and very yellow mucus. The treatment course includes 7 days of doxycycline, Flonase 1 spray per nostril per day, netipot rinses, using a humidifier at night, staying off of decongestants and antihistamines, and using 800 mg of ibuprofen every 8 hours for 3 days and I have been following it very thoroughly except I have skipped some doses of the Flonase as I have had some bloody mucus come out during nose blows and the netipot sessions-I thought maybe it was drying me out? I have seasonal allergies as well and just got my allergy shot on Wednesday this week but I had very little reaction and no increase in mucus production or congestion. So this morning I went to do my netipot session, and I blew my nose and had some small blood clots come out. I then decided to proceed with the netipot because I was curious if it was a bloody nose or just some blood clots from my sinus cavities. I did throw netipot-no more blood came out after the first initial rinse and blow. I have some mild face pressure above my eye brow but otherwise I’m feeling ok. When I googled my symptoms the internet told me to contact my dr. Does this seem correct? I feel like I’m under reacting to this but also don’t want to over react to a couple of blood clots over the span of my treatment.

Hi everyone,
Me (F, 33) and husband (M, 33) have been TTC for ~3 years now, 1.5 years with IVF treatment. Never conceived/got pregnant yet. I have been quietly lurking in the subs here and some of your posts/comments have been helpful in many ways. This is my first post here.
History/tests done and results for me so far: Normal TSH, DHEA-S 294.8 ug/dl, AMH 1.21 ng/mL (low for my age?!). Have PCOS. No abnormal gene carrier, normal karyotyping results, no Lupus, no Anticardiolipin Ab, no HBSAg, no autoimmune diseases. HyCosy/HSG/MRI revealed left fallopian tubes was blocked and had adhesions along with the left ovary. Also learnt through the IVF cycles that my left ovary doesn't do much - barely any eggs retrieved from the left ovary, most eggs are coming from my right ovary. I also had surgery to remove polyps and uterus septum before any IVF cycles. I also had low Vit D for ~3 years, at normal levels now with taking regular supplements. Now I am actively trying to lose some weight to see if it helps (??!!) - weight in March 2024 was 196 lbs., current weight is 182 lbs. (height is 5'3"). Trying to lose more weight - walking 10K steps a day, focusing more on protein intake, low carb, clean eating no junk.
History/tests done and results for husband so far: 1 out 3 tests showed slightly abnormal sperm morphology. Sperm DNA Fragmentation Assay (SDFA) score 19 (borderline between 'normal odds' and 'reduced odds' of success). No abnormal gene carrier. Normal karyotyping results. No autoimmune diseases.
Supplements/medications I am taking: Prenatal, Vit D, Vit C, CoQ10, Omega3, Alpha lipoleic acid, Seed probiotics, Metformin.
Supplements/medications husband is taking: Multi-vitamin, Vit D, CoQ10, Omega3
IVF retrieval and transfer history/timeline:
1st retrieval in May 2023: Used GonalF 375 IU, MenoPur 150 IU, Cetrotide 0.25 mg. Trigger with 10,000 IU HCG. Retrieved 10 eggs, only 1 of those could be frozen after PGT-A. Used ICSI for this cycle.
FET in July 2023: Used oral Medrol, oral and vaginal estradiol, crinone progesterone vaginal gel once a day and PIO every 3 days. Transferred 1 PGT-A tested Day 5 embryo (4BB) - ended in chemical pregnancy.
2nd retrieval in end of Sept 2023: Used Clomid flare, GonalF 450 IU, MenoPur 150 IU, Cetrotide 0.25 mg. Trigger with 10,000 IU HCG. Retrieved 10 eggs, only 3 of those could be frozen after PGT-A. Used ICSI, Zymot for this cycle.
Fresh transfer in Oct 2023: Used only Crinone progesterone vaginal gel once a day. Transferred 1 untested Day 5 embryo - No implantation.
FET again in Nov 2023: Used oral Medrol, oral and vaginal estradiol, crinone progesterone vaginal gel once a day and PIO every 3 days. Transferred the remaining 2 PGT-A tested Day 5 embryos (4AB and 5AA), also used embryo glue - No implantation.
Doc suggested removing my blocked left fallopian tube -- had laparoscopic salpingectomy surgery in Feb 2024. Took uterine tissue biopsy samples during surgery - normal results, Doc mentioned no endometriosis.
3rd retrieval in April 2024: Used Lupron 10 IU, GonalF 300 IU, MenoPur 300 IU. Trigger with 10,000 IU HCG. Retrieved 8 eggs, 2 of these made it to blasts, none frozen. Used PICSI for this cycle. I was also on Dexamethasone.
Fresh transfer in May 2024: Used only Crinone progesterone vaginal gel once a day. I was also on Medrol, baby Aspirin and Doxycycline. On top of this, I added Pepcid, Claritin, Benadryl. Transferred 2 untested Day 3 embryos - No implantation (got beta result yesterday, also got my periods right after the blood draw in the morning, was devastated).
I have also tried eating pineapple core, beet+pomogrenate juice, McD fries, sex the night before transfer - all of it.
I am at a loss, I do not know what to do now. I am sitting and sobbing here as I am writing this. Thankfully, my insurance covers most testing and procedures, except PGT-A and my medication has copays. But this process is so emotionally draining. My husband is super supportive and tries to keep a positive vibe all the time, but I feel bad for us. Also, it is so hard to keep a nice face at work - no one (family, friends, colleagues) knows we are TTC with IVF.
What are we missing here? I feel like I have implantation issues? Any more testing? What else can I do?
Please let me know what worked for you, what more can be done in my case to have a successful pregnancy. ANY help is appreciated. TIA.

F27, 5’6 Ft, 80kgs, non smokevaper, no chronic illnesses, no long term medical issues, currently taking Doxycycline 100mg for Chlamydia. Complaint ongoing for 3 days.
I contracted Chlamydia and was prescribed Doxycycline 100mg twice a day for 7 days which I understand is an almost bullet proof and common treatment if done correctly.
Detailed actions and symptoms below:
So far, I have taken 5 tablets. I swallow the pill 5 mins after a full and balanced meal, no calcium, I sit up right or stand 45 minutes after and take it 12 hours apart on the dot. In between the 12 hours I make sure to eat a good heaping of probiotic yoghurt.
I am experiencing what I imagine psychosis feels like, extreme paranoia, insomnia anxiety and suic*dal thoughts. Heart palpitations, numbness to the feet
No history of mental health issues other than like normal sadness and happiness I guess lol. No history of other bad reactions to other antibiotics/medication such as amoxicillin.
Upon these symptoms, of course I got curious and tried to see what’s on the net and it seems like my symptoms are felt by others, an alarming amount of people? There is even a Doxy support group on fb, like what lol. Of course I am aware that people with symptoms vs how many people take this daily will be a different result — I am still curious if neurological/mental health issues are a common side effect of taking this? My doctor was hesitant to believe it was from the doxy but I also had a pharmacist say they are aware that these are more common than we think.
Interested to see what the professionals say on here 😊