more answers about injections

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody,

> I was just wondering - does your doctor think the

> results will be permanent?

> I know that sometimes when the pain messages get

> turned off, the nerves figure out what's up, and

> they

> *stay* calm, so I was wondering what your doc's

> experience with other patients has been.

I think I'm actually my doctor's only

vestibulitis/vulvodynia patient. He doesn't have a lot

of experience treating vulvar pain; he was just

willing to try the treatment to help me.

According to the article, though, at least a few women

had results that lasted two years.

> Also, the protocol is for vulvar

> vestibulitis - do you have that, too? My doctor and

> I didn't discuss it as a possibility for me, as

right

> now, it's the DV that's hanging on. The VVS is

> pretty

> much under control for me.

I want to say here that it was actually DV-like

symptoms (chronic burning) that prompted me to ask my

doctor about the injections. The burning was driving

me crazy, and I thought the injections would help,

which they did. As an added bonus, they also helped

(possibly cured??) my vestibulitis.

One note: If any of you decide to try the injections,

make sure your doc massages the injection sites

afterwards. I still have deposits of medicine in my

vulva--they are small white bumps which are going away

very slowly.

Take care,

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[Guest guest]

Please, what is in the injections?

Lona

: Hi everybody,

: I think I'm actually my doctor's only

: vestibulitis/vulvodynia patient. He doesn't have a lot

: of experience treating vulvar pain; he was just

: willing to try the treatment to help me.

:

: According to the article, though, at least a few women

: had results that lasted two years.

: I want to say here that it was actually DV-like

: symptoms (chronic burning) that prompted me to ask my

: doctor about the injections. The burning was driving

: me crazy, and I thought the injections would help,

: which they did. As an added bonus, they also helped

: (possibly cured??) my vestibulitis.

: Take care,

:

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am not sure how long the injections last if

do give you relief. I going to give my steroid

cream another couple of weeks before trying the

injections. I have had the constant burning for

over two years now and I know what you mean about

going crazy from it. I can hardly concentrate on

daily tasks let alone trying to concentrate at work.

How long did you have relief from the burning after

your injection? Also what is DV? Thanks.

Hugs, Pam