BAD REACTION TO CHLORINE IN A HOT TUB!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

LADIES AVOID HOT TUBS AT ALL COST!!!

I have V and last Thursday I stupidly went in a hot tub/jacuzzi thinking it would help relax me. How wrong I was!!!! I was in the hot tub for about 45 mins and straight after had a quick shower to flush the area. Felt fine until a couple of hours later when I started feeling really sore, more sore than usual like a stinging rawness. Got home and got in the bath to try and flush the area some more. Next day still felt this raw kind of soreness which is worse than my normal v. Saturday still feeling the same, but went out shopping all day and drank plenty of water. Then Sunday, started to get worse. I was sitting on frozen peas and alternating with a hot water bottle every 5 mins or so, which seemed to help at the time. Monday the soreness was so bad I didn't go to work. Tuesday (yesterday) I attempted to go into work but was sent home as could not sit down or walk properly I was so sore! Got an emergency appointment with my GP that night who said the chlorine has probably irritated the nerve endings and could take weeks if not months to settle down. She has given me 1% HC cream but I put it on last night and it stung the entire night. Not sure whether this is normal? I am also massaging emulsifying ointment into the area and having tepid baths. I asked my doctor why it was getting worse and she didn't know why! The entire area is red raw!!! Labia menora, labia minora, clitoris, vulva, vaginal entrance you name it!!! Its blood red!!!! I have never had pain in my labia menora before, so I know this is something to do with the Chlorine as it is the only thing I did different but I can't even wear pants! I'm also on my period but can't wear anything cause it's that sore!!

Please, has anyone else had a reaction like this and if so, what did they do the relieve the symptoms??? How long did it last?? I'm going out of my mind and it's all my fault for going in the hot tub!!!!

I sometimes get like this after too much sitting or certain clothes and what I do is mix the 1% hydrocortisone cream with vaseline and apply that for a few days but it is worth trying a test patch seeing as you're so raw. It might be the area is burnt and that would likely mean applying nothing for a while to let it calm down. Maybe backing off from all topical treatments and giving it a while might be the only suitable option. Sorry not to be more helpful and hopefully it will soon settle back down.

maybe try ice?

Ice works for me. I'd leave it on all day!

The best thing that has worked for me is Aquaphor ointment. It does not irratate me at all. I put in on everday after I shower. It helps soothes that area and helps when I'm sitting or wearing pants.
I hope you heal and your pain goes away soon.

This is interesting to me because my V started after spending the day in a hot tub and swimming pool. I refuse to go into a pool or hot tub now. Thanks for letting me know it isn't just me!