Scared....

I had botox done about 5 months ago, and any time now the botox will cease working and i know in my mind that there is a chance i will go back to the way things were and all this money and time spent will just be to rule out another thing that didnt work...i do a lot of physio and stretches in a hope it will continue post botox

Its getting a little bit too much, havent had a proper relationship in years and now im starting to get older i guess by relationship standards...ppl start to think you are weird cause you dont want a boyfriend. To what age can i keep it going that im too independent for a bf

Ive been fairly positive for a long time but im slipping and its stupid cause my condition is by no means the worst at all
Anyway that is my rant, i'm currently seeing a psychologists as well which does help but guess i can't be perfect

Can you do the botox again? I mean with any of the nonsurgical treatments they unfortunately stop working. The important thing is to take what you can from it and maybe it won't stop working and you'll be fine and all the worrying is for nothing. I was in remission for a while and it came back to the point where I opted to have the surgery because I hated the hit and miss of it all. But now that I'm 5 weeks in I'm freaking if it worked or not. I guess there will always be some doubt in all of our minds. I'm taking it you had unprovoked vv? I hope that you can get some more relief if the pain does come back. But hopefully it won't.

Thanks Alana, yes I can do it again, however there was a randomized control trial that showed some women experienced relief after the botox has worn off due to all the stretching. The Physio I see has a few clients where the stretches have allowed the pelvic floor muscles to be stretched permanently. Guess I am hoping I will be one of those people, however I have been getting more pain so not sure if that is a sign of the botox wearing off and the muscles returning to where they were, if that is the case, and it might not be (being positive), I guess if I do it over and and over it will only be temporary. In the case of other conditions like Cerebral Palsy, where botox is used as a treatment, the body will get used to it after multiple doses and the effect botox has will diminish, so botox will probably only work a certain number of times. No I have provoked vv, only on occasion I get the pain unprovoked. I guess it is all the emotional pain of sexual dysfunction and social roles etc etc that is difficult, very difficult sometimes. I go on facebook and all my school friends are in relationships, getting married, having kids and I am too scared to go on a date...Anyway all I can do is keep going and try as many different treatments as possible and try not to freak out! lol. Hope all goes well with your recovery, fingers and toes crossed for you

Thanks now I feel like I have ic and freaking out I hate this I always have such bad anxiety. Remember that you do not have cerebal palsy.so you cannot compare treatments

Yes it does feel like a constant battle sometimes! Not comparing treatment though! Just how long botox tends to continue to work in the human body in general. Treatment for cerebral palsy is completely different

Gotcha I think tho it depends on you.. Some people it doesn't work at all. Ugh I hate v!

Yes very true, it does depend on the person