Anyone had success with Pain Management?

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Hi everyone,

I hope that you are doing well. I just sent a note to let

you all know how I'm doing in regards to why my biopsy had

to be rescheduled.

But now I've got a question out of curiosity. I've got to

be evaluated by Pain Management at my ob's insistence to

see whether I need to continue with the Pain Meds. Well,

the situation is that the endometriosis seems to be flaring

up which is the reason that I need the Pain meds, but not

for the vulvodynia like I have in the past b/c I'm able to

manage that without many problems. I know that with the

nerve pain that I can take care of it with the sitz baths

and the lidocaine ointment and of course sometimes the

Ponstel.

So, now, here's my question. Has anyone had success with

Pain Management treating their vulvodynia? I thought I

would go ahead and ask this in case there ever came a day

that I needed to consider Pain Management specialists just

for that.

I've done Pain Management in the past but it was for a

breast problem that I had and the meds that I was on (and

that included Neurontin) weren't capable of working by

themselves. It had to be in combination with the other.

The reason that I stopped seeing Pain Management before is

b/c of the fact that the problem with my breast that sent

me to them in the first place went away when I changed my

birth control pill. Since being on the pill I'm on now I'm

doing fine in that when the pain comes on (which is rare

now) I can tolerate it.

Thank you all for your help and I will let everyone know

what the opinions about my dr's recommendation for Pain

Management says. I know that I must do this b/c I know

that Pain Management doesn't take women with endo

(especially) and vulvodynia (at least from what I've been

able to tell from some further research) seriously.

Please forgive the length of this message and I will talk

to you later.

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Kristy

http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Falls/4659/kristyspage.html

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