Change in vulvodynia symptoms

Hello everyone

If anyone could help me with this symptom change I would welcome any advice.
Most of my pain used to be on my vulva on the left side at the labia majora and I have had this consistently for 2 years. Just recently it has shifted to my right which (apart from the odd feeling of discomfort now and then) was not really painful till this happened. It also seems to affect a wider radius too and I'm getting fold cuts on my labia minora which bleed where the skin is becoming sore and reddened.
Weirdly I first noticed that my right thigh has an itchy area (with no evidence of a sore or a spot) which doesn't go away and this was followed by the increased labia pain.
Has anyone experienced anything similar with it suddenly changing from one area to another?

I started amitryptiline 10mg about 5 weeks ago and thought I was doing OK but now I feel it is worse.
I asked my GP if some oestrogen cream might help the skin but they say not. I'm 57 and well through menopause

Thank you for any advice you can offer me

With a change in symptoms, I'd suggest you go for another examination. Dry and cracked skin and itchiness could point to eczema though. I have seborrheic eczema as well as my vulvodynia and I was prescribed a steroid ointment (ointment - not cream, as cream has more ingredients that could irritate) for it. I'm not a big fan of using steroid creams there, so after a while of feeling like my ointment wasn't working, instead I applied coconut oil each day - it worked quite well. Sorry if TMI, but I'd break off a lump of the coconut oil and insert it like a pessary, and also rub a little around the outer parts too. It's just about keeping moisturised, but making sure you use as few unnatural ingredients as possible.

It's only one suggestion, but it won't hurt to use the coconut oil until you can be seen by your Dr.

Thank you so much!

I hadn't thought of 'inserting the coconut oil but that seems that it would help.

yes, I had this years ago when it started. It's simply because (I think) nerves communicate with one another...they "signal" "there is pain, you should be hurting." hence the other area hurting too.
You need to start some lidocaine creme or gel, like Posterisan or instillagel, desentitization therapy ( you can do this yourself) as well as more medication, ami doesn't work until at least 30 mg..it also takes forever to start working, like 2 months