% better

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I am doing better than I was. I would say 50% better over the course

of 8 months. The biggest improvement has been in the last 2 months.

I am seeing a specialist but I don't think the specialist is the

cause of the improvement.

I have been doing whatever I can to get better. I take calcium

citrate before meals, evening primrose twice daily, cod liver oil

pills twice daily, antioxidants twice daily, danactive daily, biotin

and zinc daily. I also take amitryptiline (I can never remember how

to spell it) and am now up to 95 mg. The specialist told me to go up

to 150mg which I am hesitant to do.

I do kegal exercises and also use an inversion table. Don't know if

that has any effect but feels good!

Things I can do now that I couldn't before are:

play tennis

walk the dogs

play with the dogs in the yard

Be dressed for more than 4 hours

(Sex was always OK)

I still don't make any evening plans as I don't know if I'll have

pain or not. The doctor says to go ahead and do things like you are

normal but I hate to get caught feeling bad and being somewhere.

When I feel much pain I have to use ice.

I expect to get better and told the doctor that.

If I don't see more continued improvement I will go to either a

homeopath (talked to one yesterday who said she gets 40-100%

improvement in patients with vulvodynia) or an acupuncturist.

There is hope and avenues to explore so don't ever give up!!!

Diane