Vulvodynia Support
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Log in

I forgot my password

Latest topics
» Hope to all my suffering ladies
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptyFri Oct 23, 2020 12:04 am by ringostarr26

» Please tell me this can get better
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptySat Jul 18, 2020 7:38 pm by sammykramer

» By no means cured, but doing much better!
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptyMon Mar 16, 2020 1:26 pm by tinkerbelle2

» How I cured my Vulvodynia!
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptySat Dec 07, 2019 11:54 am by Millie

» 7 months since the diagnosis
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptyWed Aug 14, 2019 2:38 am by agtoronto

» Gabapentin Gel. or other topical creams
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptySat Jun 15, 2019 5:22 pm by mary jane

» IMPORTANT FOR UK SUFFERERS
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptySat Jun 15, 2019 5:21 pm by mary jane

» Help New Diagnosis
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptySat Jun 15, 2019 5:07 pm by mary jane

» 6 days post Vestibulectomy - Is this normal?? please tell me about your postop healing process!
Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? EmptyTue Jun 11, 2019 12:56 am by VVSSufferer

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.

Comments: 2

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 …

Comments: 11

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- …

Comments: 0

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 …

Comments: 1

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

Comments: 5

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 …

Comments: 3

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 …

Comments: 4

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 …

Comments: 6

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 …

Comments: 3


Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia?

2 posters

Go down

Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? Empty Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia?

Post  Tired89 Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:01 am

Hello everyone. It's been quite a long time since I've posted. I've been extremely depressed and bottling it all up. I've been seeing a pelvic floor therapist (it's only been 4 visits) for my provoked vestibulodynia and the only reason she can get inside of me to do myofascial release and to use the dilators is because I use BLT (benzocaine, lidocaine, tetracaine) ointment on my vestibule prior which numbs my entrance completely. Without the ointment, insertion of anything would be impossible. I also use a compounded cream of 5% lidocaine, 5% baclofen, 5% gabapentin and 4% valium internally to try to relax the muscles. Recently, what has started happening is after therapy, or inserting my meds and after the blt ointment wears off, my vestibule starts to burn, itch, swell and throb worse than I've ever experienced and it last longer and gets worse after every time I insert anything. My therapist wants me to take a break from therapy and she's asked if I'd considered vestibulectomy. I am horrified of that word, let alone of trying the surgery. One thing that gave me hope was another procedure with a laser a woman on this forum had done that she had great success with. It's called cold laser therapy or low level laser therapy (LLLT). I messaged her, but i don't know if she visits the forum anymore and she posted about her procedure back in 2011. Has anyone else ever heard of this or tried it? I'd like to know where I could get it done or at least speak to a doctor about it. My physical therapist doesn't know anything about it and I can't seem to find out anything else about it other than articles and trials that discuss the success rate and how the procedure is non invasive and does not negatively alter or disfigure the vestibule like vestibulectomy can.
Tired89
Tired89

Posts : 7
Join date : 2016-07-19
Age : 34
Location : Florida

Back to top Go down

Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? Empty Re: Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia?

Post  mary jane Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:34 pm

I wouldn't jump into doing surgery just yet, the cold laser therapy sounds very promising! I can recommend (well, half-heartedly since we all have different symptoms) Amitriptyline or Lyrica for painful intercourse, I take amitriptyline right now for general pain and I noticed I have stopped having painful intercourse as well (a bonus option) ..I take 50 mg right now...ah, it also helped me achieve some remission from painful intercourse for about a year in the past
I wish someone had an idea why we get these problems, I read a theory on central sensitization, but it's just a theory and not a diagnosis
mary jane
mary jane

Posts : 345
Join date : 2013-10-05
Location : UK

Back to top Go down

Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? Empty Re: Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia?

Post  Tired89 Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:54 pm

Hi Mary Jane. Thank you for your reply and suggestion. I'm always glad to see when someone has tried SOMETHING for this issue and has had success with relieving their pain. I've heard of amitriptyline many times now on the forum, but my doctor never suggested any meds to me besides the creams. I've heard between amitriptyline and nortriptyline, one is better? What side effects do you experience on it and do you have to take it for life? How long were you on it until you started seeing a decrease in your pain with penetration? I'm also curious about the drug Cymbalta. I've been reading up on it and apparently some have success with it for their pain as well as any depression this awful condition can cause. Have you heard of it or ever tried it? So far, I've tried vaginal estrogen (Vagifem, which made me gain boat loads of weight, lose my hair, and get horrid acne everywhere), hydrocortisone suppositories at another doctor's suggestion, clindamycin cream and birth control. I no longer see the doctors who suggested these "remedies," especially because not only did they not work, they made me feel terrible. I saw a pelvic surgeon who told me what this is and he gave me the script to do physical therapy. I only recently began considering surgery because I didn't want to have to be on meds for the rest of my life to control this problem. I'm not sure about the life long side effects and things like that.
Tired89
Tired89

Posts : 7
Join date : 2016-07-19
Age : 34
Location : Florida

Back to top Go down

Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia? Empty Re: Anyone else try Cold Laser therapy/ Low Level Laser Therapy for their vestibulodynia?

Post  Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum