Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi Sally I think my symptoms are exactly like yours. I do not have constant pain but certain activities produce varying degrees of pain. Sex is absolutely impossible, not even manual touching. Riding a bike is painful. Too many potty visits make it flare up. Even certain jeans are unwearable if the seam where all the material meets in the crotch is too bulky. Sound familiar? My diagnosis is localized vestibulitis. I'm told this type is rare for someone of my age (51) but I just got my third confirmation from a " specialist " . He did a bacteria culture and it came back high for yeast so he's having me try a 6 week program of diflucan and terazol. I have my doubts because the very first thing that was tried was a week long daily dose if diflucan with a topical cream. I'm now searching for a fourth doctor in NY because I just don't have a good feeling about this guy. have a good day and feel free to email me. (soozq1027@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi Sally I think my symptoms are exactly like yours. I do not have constant pain but certain activities produce varying degrees of pain. Sex is absolutely impossible, not even manual touching. Riding a bike is painful. Too many potty visits make it flare up. Even certain jeans are unwearable if the seam where all the material meets in the crotch is too bulky. Sound familiar? My diagnosis is localized vestibulitis. I'm told this type is rare for someone of my age (51) but I just got my third confirmation from a " specialist " . He did a bacteria culture and it came back high for yeast so he's having me try a 6 week program of diflucan and terazol. I have my doubts because the very first thing that was tried was a week long daily dose if diflucan with a topical cream. I'm now searching for a fourth doctor in NY because I just don't have a good feeling about this guy. have a good day and feel free to email me. (soozq1027@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 This describes me exactly also! Pain with intercourse Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I have. I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is relevant to me. Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the people following this group. Thanks - Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 This describes me exactly also! Pain with intercourse Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I have. I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is relevant to me. Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the people following this group. Thanks - Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 This describes me exactly also! Pain with intercourse Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I have. I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is relevant to me. Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the people following this group. Thanks - Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Sally, that is me too(and have found that I have very low hormones across the board).....BUT, I had a lot more symptoms before using topical estrogen cream on my tummy everyday and bioidentical DHEA pills daily. I used to have pain in my rectal area as well as through my glute muscles when I sat and that is all gone since being on estrogen cream. Now the only time that I have discomfort is when I eat something that I am allergic to (beef-so I get burning 24/7 if my pills are in gelatin capsules). I am now trying vaginal estrogen cream for the pain that I have left, but I havent had success yet. I havent been able to have sex in 3+ years. But I am determined to fix my issue and I dont give up trying. Good luck! Kimmisally_bibb wrote: Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I have. I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is relevant to me. Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the people following this group. Thanks - Sally Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I also only have pain on contact, so if I don't touch it and don't have sex, I am fine, its been four years though and its been awful, Anne --On Friday, January 19, 2007 11:46 AM -0500 Gambrell wrote: > > > > > > This describes me exactly also! > > > > Pain with intercourse > > > > Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who > experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or > irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse > that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse > anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know > that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only > one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of > us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From > most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the > same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of > you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want > to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I > don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel > like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I > have. > > I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed > with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much > more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be > a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without > regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very > helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related > to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is > relevant to me. > > Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd > just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing > something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the > people following this group. > > Thanks - > > Sally > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 >I too, only had pain on contact (tampons, intercourse) for about 10 years. >However, probably because I did not have good treatment, over the past 3 >years, I started getting stinging and itching pain out of nowhere. This >was also likely due to the pelvic floor sysfunction I developed secondary >to the vestibulitis. _________________________________________________________________ Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_do\ nation & FORM=WLMTAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 HI Sally and others wondering if pain w. intercourse is your main symptom? OF course it is with many of the women here as some just mentioned so you're in the right place hon. It just depends on who's active and what the current thread is. That is quite common and was me for a while too until I got worse and worse where it developed into the 24/7 pain and eventually the trauma was so bad some doctors feel it triggered LS where the skin looked like it was dead with that gray/white color and even the fusing of the labial lips and clitoral shaft. None of my pain was from pelvic pain or radiating pain nor was it diet, (and I tried 98% of all the things you may hear mentioned to no avail) The pain was all focused directly in the vulva and vestibule. It was the tissue itself that was damaged and that is what needed healed. It's like knowing if you have a surface cut (that pain) or if it's a deeper 'bruise' type pain.. you know you can touch exactly where the skin hurts and if you were to look with a high powered magnifying glass, mirror and flashlight you'd see those hundreds of tiny minute' little cuts, splits or fissures. (usually invisible to the naked eye) but they'd be there I can almost guarantee it. My doctor thought I was nuts till I made him pull over his colposcope (a hi powered magnifier)... and then he saw it and apologized. For me it was the rebuilding of that tissue with the two hormones the Estrace estrogen cream 'and' the testosterone cream. Both are used for getting the skin healthy. It took a long time to get better ( 6 months) as I ended up in horrible condition but it worked and that was just using those topically till the skin totally renewed itself. I know some think that testosterone is mainly for those with LS but believe me it's not, if the skin needs help 'both' the E & T can be of benefit. I'm also going to add something 'next' post that can suggest why adding the T (to the Estrace (estrogen) topically may be of benefit as it helps us with our estrogen 'receptors' and the skin esp. vulvar tissue depends on estradiol to thrive. Anyway believe me there are others in that same boat and there is most definitely help out there. After 10 yrs of suffering I've been well for 7 years now as long as I do a minimal maintenance of adding those two hormones (the E & T) topically once or twice a week to keep me well and using it topically is rarely if ever systemic for those who are younger. It was what did the trick for 'me'. Hang in there. Hugs Dee~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 HI Sally and others wondering if pain w. intercourse is your main symptom? OF course it is with many of the women here as some just mentioned so you're in the right place hon. It just depends on who's active and what the current thread is. That is quite common and was me for a while too until I got worse and worse where it developed into the 24/7 pain and eventually the trauma was so bad some doctors feel it triggered LS where the skin looked like it was dead with that gray/white color and even the fusing of the labial lips and clitoral shaft. None of my pain was from pelvic pain or radiating pain nor was it diet, (and I tried 98% of all the things you may hear mentioned to no avail) The pain was all focused directly in the vulva and vestibule. It was the tissue itself that was damaged and that is what needed healed. It's like knowing if you have a surface cut (that pain) or if it's a deeper 'bruise' type pain.. you know you can touch exactly where the skin hurts and if you were to look with a high powered magnifying glass, mirror and flashlight you'd see those hundreds of tiny minute' little cuts, splits or fissures. (usually invisible to the naked eye) but they'd be there I can almost guarantee it. My doctor thought I was nuts till I made him pull over his colposcope (a hi powered magnifier)... and then he saw it and apologized. For me it was the rebuilding of that tissue with the two hormones the Estrace estrogen cream 'and' the testosterone cream. Both are used for getting the skin healthy. It took a long time to get better ( 6 months) as I ended up in horrible condition but it worked and that was just using those topically till the skin totally renewed itself. I know some think that testosterone is mainly for those with LS but believe me it's not, if the skin needs help 'both' the E & T can be of benefit. I'm also going to add something 'next' post that can suggest why adding the T (to the Estrace (estrogen) topically may be of benefit as it helps us with our estrogen 'receptors' and the skin esp. vulvar tissue depends on estradiol to thrive. Anyway believe me there are others in that same boat and there is most definitely help out there. After 10 yrs of suffering I've been well for 7 years now as long as I do a minimal maintenance of adding those two hormones (the E & T) topically once or twice a week to keep me well and using it topically is rarely if ever systemic for those who are younger. It was what did the trick for 'me'. Hang in there. Hugs Dee~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 You are describing my symptoms exactly. I had pain on contact (intercourse, tampons, wiping too hard, etc) since April of 2001. No burning, itching, irritaion and if I never had sex or tried a tampon I would never know anything was wrong with me. It all started after childbirth and got worse after the 2nd child where sex was impossible. I also did estrogen creams, steroids, yeast antibiotics, injections in the areas of pain (ouch!) and more which in turn made the tissue that much worse because too much different meds like that can thin your tissue to make it more sensitive. I never had a diagnosis until March of 2006 after seeing 9 doctors. I finally had a name to my madness and that is where I found this group. The doc who diagnosed me told me that I should have surgery and I researched it for 2 weeks straight, never slept from being on the computer and spoke with about 4-6 others who had surgery for the same symptons and have been virtually pain free. So many people are afraid of surgery and want to use this as a last resort but if I would have known that a surgery was available 5 1/2 years ago, I never would have let myself suffer physically and emothionally with my husband and on antidepressants, gaining weight, etc. If you have a doctor with experience, that could really be the answer and you won't have to keep trying different methods that may make matters worse. I decided to go through with it, very scared but hopeful as after so long I could never imagine being fixed and here I am now 6 months after surgery having a normal healthy sex life after 6 years of pain! It took about 4 1/2 months to not feel much pain but now each time it gets better and better where I totally enjoy myself again! It took a long time to heal for me but it was totally worth it! Surgery is not for everyone but if your doc may recomend it, I would highly consider it1 Please email me if you have any questions about it! Best of luck to you! > > Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who > experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or > irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse > that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse > anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know > that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only > one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of > us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From > most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the > same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of > you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want > to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I > don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel > like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I > have. > > I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed > with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much > more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be > a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without > regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very > helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related > to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is > relevant to me. > > Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd > just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing > something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the > people following this group. > > Thanks - > > Sally > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 You are describing my symptoms exactly. I had pain on contact (intercourse, tampons, wiping too hard, etc) since April of 2001. No burning, itching, irritaion and if I never had sex or tried a tampon I would never know anything was wrong with me. It all started after childbirth and got worse after the 2nd child where sex was impossible. I also did estrogen creams, steroids, yeast antibiotics, injections in the areas of pain (ouch!) and more which in turn made the tissue that much worse because too much different meds like that can thin your tissue to make it more sensitive. I never had a diagnosis until March of 2006 after seeing 9 doctors. I finally had a name to my madness and that is where I found this group. The doc who diagnosed me told me that I should have surgery and I researched it for 2 weeks straight, never slept from being on the computer and spoke with about 4-6 others who had surgery for the same symptons and have been virtually pain free. So many people are afraid of surgery and want to use this as a last resort but if I would have known that a surgery was available 5 1/2 years ago, I never would have let myself suffer physically and emothionally with my husband and on antidepressants, gaining weight, etc. If you have a doctor with experience, that could really be the answer and you won't have to keep trying different methods that may make matters worse. I decided to go through with it, very scared but hopeful as after so long I could never imagine being fixed and here I am now 6 months after surgery having a normal healthy sex life after 6 years of pain! It took about 4 1/2 months to not feel much pain but now each time it gets better and better where I totally enjoy myself again! It took a long time to heal for me but it was totally worth it! Surgery is not for everyone but if your doc may recomend it, I would highly consider it1 Please email me if you have any questions about it! Best of luck to you! > > Hello - I am wondering whether there are any women on this list who > experience pain with intercourse, but otherwise do not have pain or > irritation? I have extreme burning, stinging pain with intercourse > that I've had for almost eight years now. I cannot have intercourse > anymore. This alone is a devastating problem for me. But, I know > that there are many of you on this list for whom this problem is only > one of many other life altering symptoms. I am so sorry for all of > us for every level of pain and emotional stress that it causes. From > most of the e-mails I read, I'm not sure if there are others with the > same set of symptoms I have or if I am a different case than most of > you because I don't experience constant pain or irritation. I want > to be in the right place as far as the vulvar pain support groups. I > don't want to be asking irrelevant questions or making anyone feel > like I should consider myself lucky to have just the problems that I > have. > > I am confused because so many of you say that you have been diagnosed > with vulvar vestibulitis, as have I, but what you describe is much > more extensive than what I am experiencing. I guess that vv could be > a general term that describes pain/inflammation in the vulva without > regard to intensity or duration. If that's the case, it's not very > helpful to me because the range of symptoms we talk about as related > to vv is so broad that I can't figure out what information is > relevant to me. > > Please feel free to e-mail me offline or respond to the group - I'd > just like to know if there are others out there who are experiencing > something similar to me or if I'm a different case than most of the > people following this group. > > Thanks - > > Sally > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Yes, I have pain with intercourse primarily. As a virgin, I didn't know that I had a problem except that I couldn't ever get a tampon in because it hurt too much. Then, for years, my only complaint was pain with sex. I simply couldn't stand any type of penetration; it felt like someone rubbing sand paper on that sensitive tissue right there at the opening (which I now know is the vestibule). It's only been in recent years that I've noticed any other symptoms of itching or burning during certain times in my cycle or the way I sit, etc., but these are still very minor complaints compared to the pain with sex. So, yes, you're in the right place. There are varying levels and degrees of pain with these conditions (vestibulitis and vulvodynia). No matter where you go, SOMEONE will have it worse than you. That doesn't mean you're not suffering! We're all here just trying to sort through the info and find what works for us. Welcome to the group and I'm sorry you're experiencing this terrible pain with sex. Becky No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Yes, I have pain with intercourse primarily. As a virgin, I didn't know that I had a problem except that I couldn't ever get a tampon in because it hurt too much. Then, for years, my only complaint was pain with sex. I simply couldn't stand any type of penetration; it felt like someone rubbing sand paper on that sensitive tissue right there at the opening (which I now know is the vestibule). It's only been in recent years that I've noticed any other symptoms of itching or burning during certain times in my cycle or the way I sit, etc., but these are still very minor complaints compared to the pain with sex. So, yes, you're in the right place. There are varying levels and degrees of pain with these conditions (vestibulitis and vulvodynia). No matter where you go, SOMEONE will have it worse than you. That doesn't mean you're not suffering! We're all here just trying to sort through the info and find what works for us. Welcome to the group and I'm sorry you're experiencing this terrible pain with sex. Becky No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I was actually going to post with a similar inquiry! I don't (usually) experience pain without some provocation...i mean, it happens, but not every day. I have noticed, tho, that during intercourse, the vulvar vestibule is the least of my problems...i've also experienced a burning, stinging pain from the urethra down (or back...i never know how to explain vaginal directions), and i was wondering if that was part of the v.v., because i don't usually see it mentioned on the sites... Ugh. this is a tricky problem, no? > > > > > >I too, only had pain on contact (tampons, intercourse) for about 10 years. > >However, probably because I did not have good treatment, over the past 3 > >years, I started getting stinging and itching pain out of nowhere. This > >was also likely due to the pelvic floor sysfunction I developed secondary > >to the vestibulitis. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. > http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_do\ nation & FORM=WLMTAG > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I was actually going to post with a similar inquiry! I don't (usually) experience pain without some provocation...i mean, it happens, but not every day. I have noticed, tho, that during intercourse, the vulvar vestibule is the least of my problems...i've also experienced a burning, stinging pain from the urethra down (or back...i never know how to explain vaginal directions), and i was wondering if that was part of the v.v., because i don't usually see it mentioned on the sites... Ugh. this is a tricky problem, no? > > > > > >I too, only had pain on contact (tampons, intercourse) for about 10 years. > >However, probably because I did not have good treatment, over the past 3 > >years, I started getting stinging and itching pain out of nowhere. This > >was also likely due to the pelvic floor sysfunction I developed secondary > >to the vestibulitis. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. > http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_do\ nation & FORM=WLMTAG > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re the yeast-don't give up too soon on that. In The V Book Dr. talks about how we don't treat yeast really thoroughly and that it can get embedded in the tissue. Daily diflucan and topical cream for a week wouldn't touch it, and six weeks is pretty short, too. If you start to feel better, maybe talk to him about staying on it weekly for longer than six weeks? Lindsey We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love(and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re the yeast-don't give up too soon on that. In The V Book Dr. talks about how we don't treat yeast really thoroughly and that it can get embedded in the tissue. Daily diflucan and topical cream for a week wouldn't touch it, and six weeks is pretty short, too. If you start to feel better, maybe talk to him about staying on it weekly for longer than six weeks? Lindsey We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love(and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I also only have pain with intercourse/tampon use! I was wondering if I was the only one or if I was in the right place, it's nice to know there are others out there in the same boat. I am very grateful that I don't have pain more often, but it's still tough...my husband is so frustrated, and he's very supportive but he's sad that I can't enjoy being with him in that way, that he can't give me an orgasm, etc...thanks for letting me know there's more of you out there! What is helping anyone? I am using lidocaine 4x daily and anusol suppositiores every other day, and my dr. wants me to try clobetasol but I'm really nervous about putting yet another topical medication on that area...what is working for you guys other than the Trumeel injections? I'm looking for ideas to take to my next dr. appointment in February. And to those who use clobetasol..is it scary or really not that bad? Thanks guys...it has made a huge difference to know I am not the only person in the world who can't have sex. And to my husband too=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I also only have pain with intercourse/tampon use! I was wondering if I was the only one or if I was in the right place, it's nice to know there are others out there in the same boat. I am very grateful that I don't have pain more often, but it's still tough...my husband is so frustrated, and he's very supportive but he's sad that I can't enjoy being with him in that way, that he can't give me an orgasm, etc...thanks for letting me know there's more of you out there! What is helping anyone? I am using lidocaine 4x daily and anusol suppositiores every other day, and my dr. wants me to try clobetasol but I'm really nervous about putting yet another topical medication on that area...what is working for you guys other than the Trumeel injections? I'm looking for ideas to take to my next dr. appointment in February. And to those who use clobetasol..is it scary or really not that bad? Thanks guys...it has made a huge difference to know I am not the only person in the world who can't have sex. And to my husband too=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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