Hydrocortisone Cream?

I read in a testimonial for Dr. Marjorie Crandall that a patient used a series of treatments including hydrocortisone cream and she got cured of vulvodynia. I'm curious, because I've read that adverse side effects of this cream is burning and dryness and don't want to risk that!

Have any of you had any experiences with the cream?

I'd be surprised if there are many women on here who haven't already been down the hydrocortisone route, it's normally something tried fairly early on and usually doesn't help. The doctor who gave me mine said to use it once or twice a day for a week and if it was going to help it would do in that time frame. If you want to try it an ointment version is less drying and don't go beyond a week and you shouldn't have any problems with it.

ive had a lot of contact with doctor crandall in the past and used hydrocortisone creams...they just made me more red and sore. dr c is a lovely woman. its worth getting her help pack...very interesting. id send u a copy but its huge and would cost more in printing!

Thanks Naomi! That's really sweet of you If worse comes to worse I may order it.

Has anyone had any issues with bladder sensitivity and hc cream? I started taking it this week just before bed, I have to soak (it off I assume) in the bath before urinating the next day 'cause otherwise it burns like mad to urinate. Anyway over the course of the week I've been feeling more and more sensitive in the bladder/urinary tract sometimes feeling the need to urinate more frequently. The muscles between my vagina and belly button have also become really really tight?? I don't know how to stop this. Right now I feel like ive been exercising all day even though I've done nothing. I haven't felt like this before apart from the odd bit of urinary urges over the past 6 months

I've answered this in another thread but I'll say it again, if the cream makes things worse stop using it! Don't use anything that makes symptoms worse, it isn't worth the extra problems.