To all:

I thought I'd also share my story about a mild uterine infection. Dr.
Hilgers mainly suggests a chronic wet discharge for uterine
infection, and gummy yellow discharge (but not stretchy) for cervix
inflamation.

Since the birth of my first child by C-section a year ago, I've had a
chronic stretchy (sometimes 6 inches!), yet gummy, VERY yellow mucus
discharge. It is present during all times of my cycle, and I never
had it prior to delivery. It completely obscures any other mucus
signs because of its great quantity. Dr. Hilgers hyfercated a tiny
spot on my cervix but it did not change this mucus at all. I since
had another appointment with him and his colleague Dr. Pierson, and I
reminded them that taking an antibiotic for UTI seemed to temporarily
clear it up on several different occasions. They decided to put me
on Flagyl for 10 days to treat a possible mild uterine infection, and
I'm happy to report it worked! This particular mucus lessened in
quantity throughout the treatment, and was completely eliminated by
the last day. Suddenly my actual cervical mucus was unobscured and
available for charting. I have since had a post-peak phase and
menstruation, and I am on day 12 with no sign of this discharge
returning.

I also have long cycles and short luteal phases due to PCOD, so Dr.
Hilgers at first assumed this excessive mucus was due to that. But I
had PCOD prior to pregnancy, without this type of mucus. Also, I was
put on progesterone injections for the short luteal phase about 4
cycles ago, and those still did nothing to clear up this mucus as it
normally should for PCOD.

I'm not sure if the infection presented differently than usual
because of the C-section incision or what. I figured I should share
in case any of you have or hear of something similar.
It has taken a year to finally receive treatment because every
physician I spoke to about this (including Dr. Hilgers and Dr.
Pierson) plus a midwife insisted that a uterine infection would
present differently, and that I would be severely ill. Everyone
believed the temporary relief during other antibiotics was
coincidence (on FOUR occassions?!?)

Kim