I thought my worries were over !

The exact thing has happened to me. I had acute burning and pain last August, after about two months my symptoms were gone or almost gone. Then last month they started again even though I still use the yuvafem. Chronic feeling of UTI, and yeast infections, and burning pain.  Can't understand it. They increased my meds but still miserable.

I would however worry and see your doctor for the fever and chills, sounds like infection

Kathryn

Are you sure you don't have  UTI?  I am in the US...what are pessaries?  Is that Vagifem?  I insert Vagifem 2x weekly for my Atrophic Vaginitis.  Please make sure you don't have a UTI. Drink lots of water.  

I hope you feel better.  Please keep us posted...there is a lot of help out there.

wendy

Hi Kathryn, I've been dealing with "whatever it is" since this past July. I've been told it's an infection, than not, then vaginal atrophy, then not, then once again an infection, than Vulvadynia, then not, then I was told it "might" be a fibroid that's pressing against a nerve and I should have surgery to remove it and help the symptoms. I was also given a script for Estrace, which I didn't take because breast cancer runs in my family, and quite frankly, if my drs aren't diagnosing correctly, I'm definitely not taking.

What are your symptoms? With me it started with acute burning feeling which went on for a few months.... I took 2 weeks off from work....I bought one of those cushions, so I could sit at work when I returned. My symptoms subsided to almost gone....then I would feel like the area was sensitive to burning and inflammation once again. I have something new now.... after I urinate, not during, my skin burns in the area briefly, then goes away, and not every time. Sometimes once every three days, or once per week. It's sporadic. So, I'm thinking it's a nerve problem, not an infection. Or could be an after effect of whatever the original problem was. At this point, I'm beginning to just learn to live with it,which is very sad, since from the beginning I was up 24/7 researching everything it could be from the symptoms to every gyno issue it could be.

Three years ago I had intermittent itching and burning.  A year ago my GP diagnosed Atrophic Vaginitis, I also had pelvic pain.  I asked if it was possible that I could have eczema, life time history.  She insisted it's hormonal vaginitis.  Have been on hormonal creams including Vagifem and Estrace and two other.  With each treatment my symptoms went through the roof...everything itched, burned and felt like dozens of pins, day and night.  ALL hormone creams exacerbated problems.  I ignored the pharmacist who told me I would be on them forever and not to use cortisone cream.  I used a prescription cortisone I use for eczema and this is the only time I had relief.  My GP still insisted that I have Vaginitis and that hormone creams gave me another yeast infection, which the pharmacist told me I would get continuously on these hormonal oestrogen creams and pessaries.

A week ago I returned to my GP.  She had been thinking that my problem isn't Vaginitis.  She is now thinking Lichen Sclerosus.  I am awaiting to hear from the OBGYN office for an appointment to determine if this is the case.  Meanwhile, I was prescribed a steroid cream and used it twice a day for a week.  After 10 days all the itching, burning and pain has ceased.  I have been tearing myself to pieces for a year and finally I've had 10 symptom free days.

I am posting here because I was told that my problem was not eczema, yet cortisone cream such as Betnovate helped....yes it does thin skin.tissue.  GP now says, if hormone creams don't work or make the problem worse then it can't be Vaginitis.  I am putting this reply here incase someone else is finding zero relief or worsening of symptoms from hormone creams and needs to get another opinion.  Hope you all find relief soon.

how are you feeling? I have VA. The symptoms come and go. I was in and out of doctor offices, thinking I had UTI. I had a rash of UTIs about a year ago but nothing since. But I would feel like I was getting one. Plus, the itching and burning. I had the tests, did Vagifem,  creams, vitamins. They helped a little but I was still very uncomfortable a lot of the time. I'd have a few days of feeling okay and then afew days of feeling fairly miserable. I have  had 2 lasor treatments (ML) and I think I'm finally starting to feel better. I don't have the big swings and longer periods of feeling good. Ive stopped taking Vagifem, instead I take vitamins and V-Magic. Anyway look into the Mona Lisa treatments. I think it works, at least so far. But as I've counseled on this site, go to an  office that has experience performing the procedure. Make sure they use numbing cream if doing outer layers.