cant take this much longer!

I really feel as if I cant take much more of this. Today is a really bad day, its not just the constant discomfort in my vulva but the aching legs and general feeling of tiredness. I have been like this for 3 years now and have tried just about everything. I am currently under the care of a dermatologist and she thinks I may have lichen sclerosus. First of all I was diagnosed with vulvodynia and given Gabapentin and Epiderm. The Gabapentin didnt help but am still using Epiderm I just always feel as if I have a thong stuck up my vagina! By the end of the day its burning and so red and so uncomfortable. I sit on a memory foam cushion at all times and am so FED UP. Why cant someone find a cure for this awful problem? I have bought Dr Glazers book and do all the right things but no relief. Sorry to whinge but just feel like crying all the time )

A much more useful book than Howard Glazers is "When Sex Hurts" which helps to establish cause/s of your pain. If your legs ache too it's possible you actually have a pelvic muscular problem such as a misaligned pelvis and/or a tight pelvic floor. The dermatologist should know for sure if you have LS and if there's any doubt a biopsy can confirm it either way. If it isn't LS but a pelvic floor problem her treatments aren't going to help. That's why there's no "cure" for the problem, it depends on the cause and you have to choose the right treatment to fit your individual cause. My doctor thought I had Lichen Planus and the treatment for that made me about 100 times worse because I didn't. However if I avoid clenching my pelvic floor it definitely helps because that's a big part of my problem. Don't stop looking for an answer because when you find the right treatment you could improve vastly or even completely eradicate the problem.