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Vulvar Vestibulitis-anyone have it? - 2/6/2010 5:15:53 AM

Zechriel

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Good morning all!
well after 3 years of being in pain and treated for yeast, bacterial, fungal infections that were never there, a wonderful Ob/GYN disgnosed me with this. He even showed me the spots where I was irritated. He put me on amitryptiline (sp?) an antidepressant which seems to be working better with my birth control that only gives me 4 periods a year, thus reducing my sensitivity to changes there. When I do hurt, I apply OTC numbing cream. Not very often because it is a steroid. But my question is. does anyone else have this or it's relative Vulvodyna? And what works for you? Luckily, it was Daddy who kept me going to doctors and is very supportive and helpful of my condition. Anyways, just wondering if I am the only one. Anyone who has read my previous posts knows the pain I was going thru so I am happy about having less pain..sounds weird, lol. Have a great weekend!
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RE: Vulvar Vestibulitis-anyone have it? - 2/7/2010 8:06:43 AM

masmiss

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I can relate to your frustration of going from doctor to doctor until you were properly diagnosed. I have interstitial cystitis which is a chronic inflammation of the bladder lining and for years, before I was diagnosed by a fabulous urologist, I was told things like "your mother didn't potty train you correctly". That was the reason given for my constant urgency.

I did suffer from vulvodynia for a while. What worked really well for me was a prescription anesthetic ointment. This is basically petroleum jelly with lidocaine in it. No steroids. You might want to ask your doc for a scrip. I tended to have burning pain so applying ice packs was very soothing. Put some ice cubes in plastic bag, wrap it in a clean tea towel and apply directly to your vulva.

Eventually the vulvodynia just resolved. Why or how the doctor can't explain. Conditions such as what we have are still not well understood. Doctors don't like to say "I don't know what's wrong with you" so they use what's known in the medical field as 'wastebasket diagnoses'. That is they tell you something it could be - maybe - and get you out of their office post haste. Finding a doctor who believes you have a real problem and strives to diagnose and help you is a blessing, indeed.

I'm glad you are getting help. Good luck.

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