 [ Symptoms ] everytime i sleep with my boyfriend i seem to get a bv or yeast infection if i do not use protection anything else help  i seem to get the infection 1 2 days after sleeping with him i take the medicine it all goes away and then i will have it again after sleeping with him again i spoke to the doctor and he said it is no from him it is my ph balance my questions is what can prevent this from happening besides a condom i am taking probiotics eat greek yogurt drink lemonlime water and none of this seems to help does this mean we just can not be with each other because his body seems to through my ph off help [ Disease ] that is up to your doctor i mean eventually you should be able to work out again the question is how long you will have to wait so many factors go into informing a doctor is decision about this if it is a small simple umbilical hernia that is easy to fix then the wait may be shorter if it is a large more complicated surgery then the wait may be longer i would suggest you discuss the issue of recovery and working out at the gym with your surgeon before you have surgery that way you can be prepared for what the future may hold wishing you well