Guest guest Posted September 8, 1999 Report Share Posted September 8, 1999 - I, too, had pain right in the opening and about halfway into my vagina. I can't describe the pain but penetration was impossible and it hurt when my muscles contracted when I was " feeling horny " (if yo uknow what I mean). I've been on the antidepressant amitryptaline fo ra month now and I'm up to 50 mgs a day. It is starting to work. I also had no yeast, no infection, no bacteria- nothing! Give this a try....it may work for you. It works to dull the nerve pain and allows the nerves to heal (how?- I couldn't tell ya), but last weekend was the first time i could actually get aroused without pain. Good luck- Joanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 1999 Report Share Posted September 8, 1999 For lubrication my doctor said astroglide is the only safe thing. Joanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Well, I'm new to this group so I thought I'd share a bit about myself. I'm 27 years old, married to the love of my life. We don't have any kids yet, but we have a border collie named Happy who brings a lot of joy into our lives. I love to take pictures, be with my friends and family, and hang out online. My form of chronic pain is a daily headache. I have gotten small breaks, from time to time, but for the most part, it's just kinda there. A few times a week (depending where I am at in my menstrual cycle) it will flare up into a migraine. I have medications I can take for that, and also a whole list of other things I do that help. I guess mostly what I'm looking for here is this: chronic pain is isolating, in my experience. I've had family and even doctors not believe that this is really happening. Supposedly I was saying I had a headache for attention. The headache started when I was very young, about 10. I just woke up one day, and it was there. Been there ever since, with exception of one time when I was in the shower, it let up for a few seconds. By the time I noticed I wasn't in pain, I was already back in pain 2nd time was at the beach. Again, just a few seconds, but longer this time. Maybe a whole minute. And then last spring we were at the beach again, and once again it let up while we were there. It was just barely there, and sometimes not at all for the duration of the day... let me tell you, that felt wonderful. I keep telling my husband we gotta move to the beach now I also likely have endometriosis, and am having surgery to help that. Should be in the beginning of December. I'm hoping it helps, because I'm in a lot of pain with that as well, at least that's only certain times of the month. So that's me. Just looking for a sounding board from time to time, or a pick me up when the pain just gets to be too much and gets me sad. I'll be happy to do the same for everyone else on here. Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Betsy, Welcome to the group. It doesn't matter what kind of pain we have - pain is pain. I think the worst thing about pain is that noone can feel it or even measure it but us. We are totally dependent on others (doctors, spouses, friends, etc.) believing our perception of our pain. It really isolates us. I hope we can somehow help you not feel so alone. Hugs, Alanna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Hi Everyone Well, I'm new to this group so I thought I'd share a bit about myself. I'm 27 years old, married to the love of my life. We don't have any kids yet, but we have a border collie named Happy who brings a lot of joy into our lives. I love to take pictures, be with my friends and family, and hang out online. My form of chronic pain is a daily headache. I have gotten small breaks, from time to time, but for the most part, it's just kinda there. A few times a week (depending where I am at in my menstrual cycle) it will flare up into a migraine. I have medications I can take for that, and also a whole list of other things I do that help. I guess mostly what I'm looking for here is this: chronic pain is isolating, in my experience. I've had family and even doctors not believe that this is really happening. Supposedly I was saying I had a headache for attention. The headache started when I was very young, about 10. I just woke up one day, and it was there. Been there ever since, with exception of one time when I was in the shower, it let up for a few seconds. By the time I noticed I wasn't in pain, I was already back in pain 2nd time was at the beach. Again, just a few seconds, but longer this time. Maybe a whole minute. And then last spring we were at the beach again, and once again it let up while we were there. It was just barely there, and sometimes not at all for the duration of the day... let me tell you, that felt wonderful. I keep telling my husband we gotta move to the beach now I also likely have endometriosis, and am having surgery to help that. Should be in the beginning of December. I'm hoping it helps, because I'm in a lot of pain with that as well, at least that's only certain times of the month. So that's me. Just looking for a sounding board from time to time, or a pick me up when the pain just gets to be too much and gets me sad. I'll be happy to do the same for everyone else on here. Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Thanks for your kind welcome. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here. As you say, if someone has not experienced chronic pain, it is hard for them to understand. Not long ago, my brother admitted to me that for years he believed I was making all of this up for attention. He said that he does believe me now, but it just goes to show... he lived in the same house with me when we were growing up, saw me in excruciating pain, yet still didn't realize it was real until years later. The " pain scale " has always bugged me too, because as you say, everyone perceives pain differently. I believe that someone who has chronic pain is much more likely to minimize that pain than someone who is not in pain very often. We learn to push it aside in order to have any quality of life at all. Another thing that I have found is that is takes a toll on friendships as well. Many people just don't understand all the cancelled plans or having to leave suddenly because I don't feel well. If nothing else this has been a mixed blessing because it has weeded out shallow surface friendships. The friends that are left are good ones indeed. Betsy ________________________________ To: Hugs-N-Pain Sent: Sat, November 7, 2009 6:07:26 PM Subject: Re: Hi Everyone Betsy, Welcome to the group. It doesn't matter what kind of pain we have - pain is pain. I think the worst thing about pain is that noone can feel it or even measure it but us. We are totally dependent on others (doctors, spouses, friends, etc.) believing our perception of our pain. It really isolates us. I hope we can somehow help you not feel so alone. Hugs, Alanna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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