Advice on Surgery

I'm new to this site and have had vulvodynia for 2.5yrs. It all started after the birth of my son, I tore so badly. Since, I have gone to a new practice, but all doctors swear child birth was not the cause. I went through physical therapy, then found a new doctor how has been amazing at trying to work with me. I have tried, Lidocaine, Desipramine, Gabapentine compound, and now I'm just taking Zoloft for my depression with it. I'm at my ropes end and just want off this roller coaster! My husband and I have been trying to conceive, but with now luck, probably because you have to have sex to get pregnant, lol! When we do have sex it is not good, it's me laying stif and my husband trying to hurry up with out hurting me My doctor always thought I might benefit from surgery because my pain is so localized. It is near my peri area at the bottom of the vaginal opening, on the out/inner part, that's it. I can feel my husbands in and on the sides and it's "good" but the pain is like a razor blade with every move. I shut down and get kinda mean to him, in hopes that he'll just leave me alone, so sad. QUESTION IS: has anyone had any surgery to correct their vulvodynia and did it work for you? Would you recommend it? I read one girls story that was posted a few years ago. I try Googleing and nothing really comes up either.

Hi Cheryl,

I am getting surgery this month. I have had vestibulodynia for almost 5 years. It started at the 7 o'clock area for a while, then spread to 3 o'clock, and now I have a reoccurring fissure at 11 0'oclock. Long story short, after trying SEVERAL treatments, surgery was my last and only option. It took about 3 years before my symptoms got worse, and I would hate for that to happen to you as well. With the surgery now-a-days, they usually remove all of the vestibule tissue, even if you only have a specific area of pain, so that it doesn't happen somewhere else later. As invasive and tedious as it is, surgery might be worth considering. I will try to let you know about my recovery post-surgery. Hopefully I can provide some hope for you and others. I'm not sure where you're located, but Dr. Libby Edwards in NC is a specialist for this. Dr. Hope Heafner in Michigan is supposed to be top-notch for surgery.