Clob - Ointment or Cream?
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I have just finished using the ointment the gyno gave me and when I opened the follow up tube I got from the doctor it is the cream. Should I get it changed and does it make much difference whether I use ointment or cream.
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sue47444 fran24104
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fran24104 sue47444
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Lodge fran24104
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Just out of interest, why is ointment supposed to be better?
Wero Lodge
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fran24104 Wero
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I think you are probably right but I will finish the cream and then try to change back to the ointment. I don't think the cream does the job quite as well and I keep imagining I feel an itch again. I hope it is only my imagination.
viv15674 fran24104
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I much prefer the ointment. It feels like it absorbs better and you also don't need to use as much. The cream actually felt like it burned a little bit, while I don't have any discomfort with the ointment. I see better results overall from the ointment. The one down side is that my doctor recently told me that the ointment is now much more expensive, so if you're paying out of pocket it's going to cost you more.
fran24104 viv15674
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Thanks Viv, The price may be why the doctor has given me the cream as I'm in UK and get my prescription on the NHS. Having thought my LS was under control after one tube of ointment, I have had another outbreak after starting on the cream and yes, I have used twice as much as it doesn't seem to go as far and I have gone back to twice a day.
viv15674 fran24104
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I'm fortunate enough to have excellent prescription coverage with my health insurance plan, so the ointment is covered for me. But my doctor asked me at my last appointment about my prescription plan for that reason--they've recently increased the cost of the ointment significantly and he didn't want me having to pay too much for my script if I had poor or no prescription coverage.
fran24104 viv15674
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