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Gabapentin Gel. or other topical creams
Thu May 10, 2018 9:43 am by Rosie21
Hi I have been suffering for some years with this abominable pain. I have tried most of the systemic drugs , I asked specialists and Doctors if I could at least try a topical treatment but because this requires a special prescription have been refused Has anybody had a chance of trying these? Thank you I will try to put a link on to some of the research into Gabapentin Gel. Thanks.
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Putnams 'bony parts' cushion or Putnams 'Dr Huff' cushion - which is best?
Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:17 pm by Fielder
Hi everyone,
I'm a newbie. I live in the UK.
I'm trying to work out the best cushion to get for my vulvodynia. I suspect that I could have pudendal nerve involvement (the aching and burning pain is from vagina to clitoris) and I have rectocele and some tailbone pain too.
I have seen some good reports on older threads regarding the Putnams pressure relief cushions....with some ladies …
I'm a newbie. I live in the UK.
I'm trying to work out the best cushion to get for my vulvodynia. I suspect that I could have pudendal nerve involvement (the aching and burning pain is from vagina to clitoris) and I have rectocele and some tailbone pain too.
I have seen some good reports on older threads regarding the Putnams pressure relief cushions....with some ladies …
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An absolute success story- please read!
Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:57 pm by Persevere1990
Dear All,
I posted on here back in March 2017 having just got a diagnosis of vulvodynia after a few months of relentless and acute pain. I was desperate, I was hurting, I was scared I would never know life without pain there again.
I tried creams, acupuncture, numbing gels, frozen pads, baths with various internet recommended concoctions- convinced myself I had lichen sclerosus, herpes, thrush- …
I posted on here back in March 2017 having just got a diagnosis of vulvodynia after a few months of relentless and acute pain. I was desperate, I was hurting, I was scared I would never know life without pain there again.
I tried creams, acupuncture, numbing gels, frozen pads, baths with various internet recommended concoctions- convinced myself I had lichen sclerosus, herpes, thrush- …
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I'm sorry im rambling
Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:49 am by Jet227
hey, im 19, ive been struggling with this almost a year. The first week I became itchy I went in to check about a yeast infection another week later. I have been to 10 different doctors a total of about 15 appointments for this problem for the past 11 months. I have been tested for everything including having a biopsy. I was first told basically to just go home and use hydrocortazone, then I went …
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New member need advice please
Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:33 pm by PANDORA123
Hello, I have just been diagnosed with unprovoked vulvodynia. Im really scared and worried. It burns a lot and it hurts to sit down. I have been prescribed amitriptyle 10mg. Can anyone give me some hope that I can get better from this condition. Feeling low and depressed.
Thanks
Thanks
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MonaLisa Touch
Fri Feb 08, 2019 7:35 pm by rl2091
Hi All,
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the MonaLisa Touch treatment for Vulvodynia? My pain started when I went on HRT(pill) for anxiety mainly and my pain abruntly stopped when I stopped HRT. However, when I started on the HRT patch (at my dr's suggestion), the pain returned and has never left. That was 7 years ago. I found MonaLisa Touch on the internet purely by accident …
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the MonaLisa Touch treatment for Vulvodynia? My pain started when I went on HRT(pill) for anxiety mainly and my pain abruntly stopped when I stopped HRT. However, when I started on the HRT patch (at my dr's suggestion), the pain returned and has never left. That was 7 years ago. I found MonaLisa Touch on the internet purely by accident …
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Diagnosed Recently
Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:55 pm by flissyg
Hi All,
I’m so glad I’ve found a place where there are others who understand how I feel!
So this is my story:-
I’m 36, and 4 months ago, whilst innocently sitting in bed reading I experienced a very sharp stabbing pain in my clitoris. It last only a few minutes and then subsided as quickly as it came on. It put it down to “one of those things”. The following morning I woke up …
I’m so glad I’ve found a place where there are others who understand how I feel!
So this is my story:-
I’m 36, and 4 months ago, whilst innocently sitting in bed reading I experienced a very sharp stabbing pain in my clitoris. It last only a few minutes and then subsided as quickly as it came on. It put it down to “one of those things”. The following morning I woke up …
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New and need advice and help
Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:26 pm by Cin124
Hi everyone,
About three months ago, I started having vaginal and vulval itching. Then, about two months ago, my vulva started to feel painful and look swollen, so I went to the doctor. I was tested for herpes, chlamydia, and gonorrhea which all came back negative. I also had to do a vaginal swab test and the only thing that came back positive was yeast infection. I was prescribed hydrozole …
About three months ago, I started having vaginal and vulval itching. Then, about two months ago, my vulva started to feel painful and look swollen, so I went to the doctor. I was tested for herpes, chlamydia, and gonorrhea which all came back negative. I also had to do a vaginal swab test and the only thing that came back positive was yeast infection. I was prescribed hydrozole …
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New here would very much appreciate advice at the end of my rope
Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:09 pm by Jma990o
This might be a little long but it's been such a long time I've even been able to talk about my problems openly thank you in advance for any helpful advice.
So ok I'm 24 I've been having this problem for over two years seen quite a few doctors and obgyns alike and nobody will take me seriously I have had a few utis and yeast infections and even bv once and this all started after one of the utis …
So ok I'm 24 I've been having this problem for over two years seen quite a few doctors and obgyns alike and nobody will take me seriously I have had a few utis and yeast infections and even bv once and this all started after one of the utis …
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overwhelmed with gratitude at finding this forum -here's my story
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overwhelmed with gratitude at finding this forum -here's my story
hello ladies
my name is laura, i have been suffering from vulvodynia since i was 18, i am now 22 years old. i accidentally stumbled across this forum earlier today and have been so moved and inspired and saddened by reading all of your posts. the isolation of this condition seems unbearable at times and it is such a relief to be able to hear all of your stories and share mine.
i have secondary v, meaning there was a time in my life where i experienced pain free sex. this period was only about 6 months, when i was with my first proper boyfriend. after six months of love and happiness, i got my first UTI infection. this turned into a recurrent thing, where i experienced an infection every 2 weeks or so for a number of months. this was at times excruciating (definitely intensified by drinking white wine and caffeine so avoid these if you have UTI's) but when the infections died down i still continued to have sex with my partner. a few months later, sex suddenly became always painful, to the point that i could no longer do it. it seemed the infections had traumatised the area - has anyone experienced this as the 'cause' for the start of their condition?
i went through unbelievable hell - so many doctors who were complete unsympathetic assholes, close to zero support from family and confusion from friends, my only support was my partner. i came close to losing it with a friend once who exclaimed frustratingly 'oh man i just want to have sex!! its been two months, oh my godddddd'. i wanted to scream, i irrationally hated her, having not slept with my boyfriend for over 18 months out of pure terror for the pain it would cause me.
i was officially diagnosed by a physiotherapist who specialised in vulval conditions, and she has been an amazing support. i was on endep 50mg p/d for 3 and half years until recently where i decided to go off it because the drowsy symptoms drove me completely crazy. i am now on no medication as i desperately want to believe i can heal naturally. i feel like I've tried so many things. i have had periods in my life where i have had mostly pain free sex with partners and felt relatively happy and calm about it, even that it might be getting better.
for the first time since my diagnosis, i am completely single and alone with this condition. now all these new symptoms are arising. i feel itchy, sore and uncomfortable on a daily basis but it isn't thrush or any sort of std. my skin is red and irritated but the pain seems separate to the vulvodynia, like a different problem. i have read bits and pieces about lichen sclerosis and am absolutely terrified that i have that as well, another incurable disease. has anyone experience these sorts of symptoms? some days i can't bear this, it seems like i could cry for hours, get drunk, stoned, do other things i love, be successful in other ways, and yet still i can't get past it.
other days i feel like maybe its all gonna be okay. i want to stay thank you to all the amazing strong women out there. honestly, i feel connected to you all. it is such horror that we have to go through this, it seems so ridiculous.
so pointless.
i live in melbourne, australia. i would love to meet other melbournians out there who have v. thanks for listening.
my name is laura, i have been suffering from vulvodynia since i was 18, i am now 22 years old. i accidentally stumbled across this forum earlier today and have been so moved and inspired and saddened by reading all of your posts. the isolation of this condition seems unbearable at times and it is such a relief to be able to hear all of your stories and share mine.
i have secondary v, meaning there was a time in my life where i experienced pain free sex. this period was only about 6 months, when i was with my first proper boyfriend. after six months of love and happiness, i got my first UTI infection. this turned into a recurrent thing, where i experienced an infection every 2 weeks or so for a number of months. this was at times excruciating (definitely intensified by drinking white wine and caffeine so avoid these if you have UTI's) but when the infections died down i still continued to have sex with my partner. a few months later, sex suddenly became always painful, to the point that i could no longer do it. it seemed the infections had traumatised the area - has anyone experienced this as the 'cause' for the start of their condition?
i went through unbelievable hell - so many doctors who were complete unsympathetic assholes, close to zero support from family and confusion from friends, my only support was my partner. i came close to losing it with a friend once who exclaimed frustratingly 'oh man i just want to have sex!! its been two months, oh my godddddd'. i wanted to scream, i irrationally hated her, having not slept with my boyfriend for over 18 months out of pure terror for the pain it would cause me.
i was officially diagnosed by a physiotherapist who specialised in vulval conditions, and she has been an amazing support. i was on endep 50mg p/d for 3 and half years until recently where i decided to go off it because the drowsy symptoms drove me completely crazy. i am now on no medication as i desperately want to believe i can heal naturally. i feel like I've tried so many things. i have had periods in my life where i have had mostly pain free sex with partners and felt relatively happy and calm about it, even that it might be getting better.
for the first time since my diagnosis, i am completely single and alone with this condition. now all these new symptoms are arising. i feel itchy, sore and uncomfortable on a daily basis but it isn't thrush or any sort of std. my skin is red and irritated but the pain seems separate to the vulvodynia, like a different problem. i have read bits and pieces about lichen sclerosis and am absolutely terrified that i have that as well, another incurable disease. has anyone experience these sorts of symptoms? some days i can't bear this, it seems like i could cry for hours, get drunk, stoned, do other things i love, be successful in other ways, and yet still i can't get past it.
other days i feel like maybe its all gonna be okay. i want to stay thank you to all the amazing strong women out there. honestly, i feel connected to you all. it is such horror that we have to go through this, it seems so ridiculous.
so pointless.
i live in melbourne, australia. i would love to meet other melbournians out there who have v. thanks for listening.
lauramw- Posts : 2
Join date : 2012-12-08
Re: overwhelmed with gratitude at finding this forum -here's my story
Hi Laura, welcome to our forum! I was going to say to you that UTIs can make the pelvic floor spasm which in turn can cause V but I see later in your post you're seeing a physiotherapist, has she established whether your pelvic floor is tight? As for the itching, some women on here do have it as part of their symptoms and it isn't necessarily a skin condition it can be part of the same problem. You could ask to be referred to a vulval dermatologist through to rule skin conditions out if you're worried. I would guess it's not as you didn't have it when your symptoms started, I would guess it's a natural progression of the original problem. I think alot of women start with a UTI or what feels like one, I started with provoked only which went on for a couple of years and wasn't a big problem for me (it was very mild) then woke up one day feeling like I had a cross between a yeast infection and a UTI. I assume you had your urine checked to confirm it was a UTI on each occasion? Sometimes a tight pelvic floor can give symptoms very close to a UTI when there is no infection present.
I'd be interested to hear what your physio's findings are and how she's treating you, the irritated feeling can easily be part of the pelvic floor picture. If you haven't already I'd advise reading "When Sex Hurts" which is a really good book to establish cause and "Heal Pelvic Pain" by Amy Stein is a good one for the physio angle too. Both are inexpensive and available online.
Anyway welcome!
I'd be interested to hear what your physio's findings are and how she's treating you, the irritated feeling can easily be part of the pelvic floor picture. If you haven't already I'd advise reading "When Sex Hurts" which is a really good book to establish cause and "Heal Pelvic Pain" by Amy Stein is a good one for the physio angle too. Both are inexpensive and available online.
Anyway welcome!
Sarah001- Posts : 1164
Join date : 2010-06-11
Age : 50
Location : UK
Re: overwhelmed with gratitude at finding this forum -here's my story
My vulvodyniq began just like yours and just like you I have had periods of great love making, but then it always goes away after a while and the horrid pain comes back and tortures me :/ I don't have support from family because they don't know that I have had sex and my friends have NO idea what my condition is! Sometimes i think to myself what have i done to deserve this I can't afford doctors as I am a young student with a part time job so doctors are unaffordable the only thing I have tried that helps with that irritation specially on my period days when the pad puts my vulva on fire is a cream specially designed for vulvadynia, it's called "neogyn" and it helps, of course doesn't cure but helps, coconut oil is also very soothing try them out...just stay positive and hope that one day there will be a cure to this sad and unfair disorder
Karen818- Posts : 7
Join date : 2012-12-09
Age : 34
Location : Los Angeles, CA
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