V and W ...for Work

Vulvodynia and Work... just curious:
How do you manage to work with V? How did your colleagues react? Were you open about your condition? How did your employer react?
Just now I find it very exhausting to work as a teacher. I am open to my colleages and of course my headmaster, even towards my students - I work as a music teacher at our local School for Culture. I "classify" my information, but all know that I suffer from uncurable nerve-pain " downstairs". If I react somewhat "weird" it may have its reason in my pain just now.
The reaction so far from all colleages and parents of my students has been positive without exception.
But I have to motivate me every second to work. And when I have closed the door to my room at 8.30 pm I could cry of pain and exhaustion.

Hi again! I'm sure you're sick of hearing from me on your posts

I am lucky enough to work from home; so I don't have to explain to anyone (other than my fiancé) why I'm sitting very unladylike or taking a long time in the bathroom.

Personally, I don't feel that it is anyone's business what I'm going through unless I want to tell them, which I don't, or unless it impacts my job. However, due to seeing many different specialists that are often several hours away from me, I did send my boss a confidential email briefly indicating that I have a medical condition that requires care from doctors several hours away from me, and I reassured her that it would not impact my job other than the occasional last minute time off request. The only reason I told her anything was so she knew that there may be a need for me to take last minute time off. I am extremely lucky to work for a great company in a very flexible position where I get to pretty much call the shots on my schedule. As I know this isn't the case for most people, I can certainly understand the need to be more open about the nature of the condition.

I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to be in front of students all day while being in pain. That takes great strength to not only withstand the physical pain but the emotional pain as well.

Stay positive. Although my pain isn't gone, I've come a long way from where I was several months ago. Just keep trying new things, and it will get better with time.