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Vulvodynia aggravated by allergies EmptyFri Oct 23, 2020 12:04 am by ringostarr26

» Please tell me this can get better
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» By no means cured, but doing much better!
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» How I cured my Vulvodynia!
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» 7 months since the diagnosis
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» Gabapentin Gel. or other topical creams
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» 6 days post Vestibulectomy - Is this normal?? please tell me about your postop healing process!
Vulvodynia aggravated by allergies 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.

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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 …

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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- …

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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 …

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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

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Post  ceebee Mon May 16, 2011 6:39 am

I used to had mildly painful/uncomfortable intercourse, which would leave me quite sore (raw) for a few days after. Over about 10 years it got more & more painful but was still manageable (just..cringe cringe), I thought it was just me. Then I had my first child & the bottom dropped out. Sex with my husband was now so excruciating painful that we could hardly do it at all and on the rare occasion that we did it took ages to recover & I felt like I had been split in half & began to resent my husband & became very depressed.
I was diagnosed with vulvodynia & went on the diet, had physio, cut out chemicals in laundry & shower, and used a glass dilator to stretch the opening on my vagina. Nothing worked & this all just caused me more pain & made me more depressed & I pretty much gave up for a few years.
Then I was reading an article that some people with this condition have allergies & I had one of those 'Ah Ha...I wonder?' moments. I always have hay fever, often have skin rashes & hives, am sensitive to some food and recently my skin always felt itchy and sensitive to touch. Rub my skin for a few seconds and it was actually painful. All this had got progressively worse at exactly the same rate as the vulvodynia. I began taking Fexofenadine 180mg tablets (the ones for itchy skin/hives) and within a week a lot of the itchyness & rawness around the outside of my vagina had calmed down, then had a relapse but kept up the antihistamine and things improved a lot. After a few weeks we gave sex go & although slightly uncomfortable/painful on penetration, after a few mins it was fine. I also used a zinc oxide healing barrier cream (called Sudocrem in Australia usually for nappy rash) sparingly after sex just in case.

Its not a cure but for me it has got rid of something that was making it worse. I still have it and some days it hurts more than others but its so much better than it was.

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Post  Sarah001 Mon May 16, 2011 11:31 am

I'm on fexofenadine for hives too, it doesn't make a bit of difference to my V though unfortunately. I started in a similar way though with mild pain during sex which then snowballed into constant severe pain. I haven't had children but I know for some women it actually improves the situation. I assume your physio sessions found tight muscles as you've used a dilator? Could it have been done too fast? If we do things that keep causing pain our muscles never settle because they tense when they expect pain.
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Post  Sebby (Admin) Mon May 16, 2011 8:54 pm


I have always had sensitive skin as well as terrible hayfever. I too had always had midly painful intercourse and then ended up with constant pain just over 2years ago.

Even before the constant pain I could only use non biological soap powder, special soap from dr, no bubble baths etc

I am seeing a vulval dermatologist tomorrow so will be discussing all this with her

Thanks for the info.. have written the name of your medicine down to ask about it Smile

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