epidural for pain?

Hi everybody, haven't written for a while. I have been lurking and reading ya'll posts though.   Have been going to PT. I thought it was helping but then my back started killing me. Went to a pain specialist. Had an MRI. Diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis. Was suggested to have an epidural for pain. Haven't had it yet, thinking I can do without it, then the V started back with a vengence. Wondering if an epidural for the pain of spinal stenosis would numb my V pain. But, when I'm not hurting, I'm still married, I do enjoy sex occasionally and would hate to number those particular nerves if you know what I mean. Any thoughts? 

It's a bandaid a temporary fix for a problem find a different doctor who is willing to be more proactive

I didn't go see this Dr. for the V. I am so so sick of telling people about my pussy problem I didn't mention it. At this point I don't even want to go back to the PT, I have become so mortified about having to do what she does to help ease the tight muscles. I was seeing him for back pain that the PT just wasn't able to figure out. I know the epidural is a band aide, if it works at all for the SS. But was wondering if it could help my V pain. I am 99.99% sure it is muscle and nerve related not skin related. I just don't want to tell that dr. about my V. If you are talking about seeing a dr. for the V who would take a different approach, then please do tell. I can't find anyone that knows how to fix it. I am not even contemplating surgery for the SS at this point. I am an RN and I have seen too much in the line of surgery mishaps.

Well where do you live?

South of Atlanta in Georgia.

Id google something.like vulvodynia specialists in Georgia and see what comes up. I wouldn't shy from surgery just because you've seen bad things before those people werent you. Sometimes you have to take a risk to feel better...

Hi,
I had a problem with my back and I had a nerve block at l4 l5 ! Within two weeks it took away all my vulvar pain, I was able to have pain free sex for a couple off months ! It did nothing for my back and leg pain, and the dr could not explain why it had stopped all the other pain ! After 4 months I had it done again, this time it felt different and it set of all my v pain for over 6 weeks, but this time it had an effect on the numb sensation I was getting down my leg! I'm convienced the two are connected but it hard to get the drs to agree !

Kt

Thanks Sunflower, that is what I have been wondering. Did your V get any better after the second injection? Did you leg/back pain stay away for awhile? I am having such trouble deciding what to do. I have to drive 1 1/2 hrs to get the injection. I don't know how much my ins. will pay and am just kind of frozen in indecision. I would so def. do it if I thought it would take away this V burning. I
I think too that I've developed a real yeast infection on top of the V cause I'm itching and my burning is there in the morning which it usually is not. Don't know weather to try OTC or call GYN.
I stopped going to the PT for money and gasoline issues. Wish I had someone closer by but I don't.
Anyway thanks for your input and let me know how your V is doing and did you need a third inj?

Hi,
After the second one the v pain for worse but my leg is no longer numb and I had it at the end if November ! My pain has settled down in term of the v but I still get the burning sensation and itching and sex is a little uncomfortable ! But it's not too bad, for a while after the injection it took away any sensation down below during sex, to the point that I couldn't really feel anything! Which was very different to before! Lately it's been sore and I tested positive for strep b so we haven't tried sex in the last month! The time we tried before the burning after has started to come back, but it's not as bad a it was before I had had the nerve block ! What level in your bk are they wanting to do the epidural ?

Kt