Any good consultants in the UK?

Hi, I am new to this site. Probably like many of you I was misdiagnosed with reccurent thrush for 12 years. I was diagnosed with Vulvodinya after having my first child (it took a very long time to get pregnant as sex has always been painful.) Both of my pregnancies I have experienced no vaginal pain throughout the pregnancy. Since having my second child I have been in pain for over a year, sometimes I have a week of comfort in a month, but not much more than that. I was wondering if anyone had simelar experiences after child birth, or if there are any really good consultants out there?

Natalie

Professor Wendy Reid in London is very good. Was the first out of all the specialists I saw to acknowledge that I had a problem rather than just assuming a STD or that it was in my head.

Only Drs I have seen are on the NHS. I have seen two specialists. The first diagnosed me as vulvodynia, and told me to come back every 6 months for a chat to see if there's anything new we could try. It didn't get me anywhere, as she'd literally smile, nod and tell me to persevere and come back in 6 months...

When I moved I was referred to Dr Manzo in Cambs, and she was very proactive. The impression I got was that she doesn't believe in vulvodynia, and didn't settle until we found the underlying cause of the pain.

Dr Wendy Reid at the Royal Free is excellent. I've been through years of seeing consultants, been sent packing with anathestic gel. I've had Physio too and it didn't work. Wendy referred me to one of her physios who has been doing trigger point therapy AND its working! Had I only known 5 years ago that my burning, often thrush like pain and soreness was related to exceptionally tight and knotted muscles! This had all happened after a 2 bouts of urinary infection.They are really good at the royal free, my womens Physio referred me to a normal Physio too who did loads of work on my really tight hamstrings-these and my weak glutes were causing me to hold more tension and pressure in my pelvic floor which were adding to my problems-an important holistic and simultaneous approach. Appallingly my Physio told me that pelvic and vaginal pain is NOT on the syllabus for medicine, even if you specialise in gynaecology, unbelievable! Especially given the number of appts so many have had with different specialists, trying to get to the bottom of things. Wendy Reid has specifically researched and studied it, which is why she is a leader. She is really empathetic too.