Chlamydia

Turns out someone my boyfriend slept with before meeting me lied about being clean. Now we both most likely have chlamydia. Yay. I’m getting checked out next week but I have had symptoms that lead me to believe I have it. He has no symptoms but I’m still convinced. I had yellow gross/fishy smelling discharge, nausea, and slight cramping a couple weeks ago but I feel fine now.

Has anybody had experience with chlamydia? If y’all have advice or can just tell me your experience I would really appreciate it. I’m 20 and I would’ve had it for about a month if I got it the first time I had sex with him. I read horror stories of infertility or the bacteria living in your gut forever even after treatment so I need some encouragement to put my mind at ease. Also how long were you abstinent during/after treatment?

I know I shouldn’t feel embarrassed or “dirty” but quite frankly, I do. Even though chlamydia is the STD I’m MOST ok with having since it’s curable and I won’t have it for the rest of my life. All of this rambling aside, if someone could just let me know I’m not infertile, nasty, STD-for-life, and that I’ll be okay that’d be wonderful.