Help needed
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Hello
My 83 year old Auntie has LS & has phoned me in tears. She is in agony with it. Her GP has given her lidocaine to use & she also uses sudocrem. Clearly this is not helping at all. She is a lovely lady & I would really like to help her. I told her I would ask on this forum.
She says her vulva is red, sore & she keeps scratching (though tries not to). She has taken to going without underwear in the house to let the air circulate in hope this will help
Any advice on creams etc would be much appreciated. Many thanks
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Hazel1962 karen007
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Your aunt needs to get her Doc to prescribe Dermovste ointment, she needs to put this on daily for a couple of weeks before bed to give it a chance to absorb. Hopefully things will calm down after the two weeks then she can start using it twice a week continuously.
In the meantime get her some Lucy Bees coconut oil to use liberally, it's very cooling and soothing. She could also try emu oil. The former is available from Sainsbury if you are in the UK, the latter from amazon. I know others are also using pure aloe Vera and some are trying baking soda mixed with water.
She should also use something like Hydromol or another emollient to wash with. She should avoid letting urine settle on the skin and she should also moisturise with one if the suggested products after urinating.
She is definitely not alone in suffering this awful condition. She should also get a referral to a Dermatologist or Gynaecologist and have it properly checked.
Hope she gets sorted, it sounds like she is having a traumatic time.
Best wishes
Hazel
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karen007 Hazel1962
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Morrell1951 karen007
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Glad you came. We're all in the same boat and it helps us to help.
margaret289 Morrell1951
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Morrell1951 margaret289
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karen007 Morrell1951
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laura2218 karen007
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The best cream is Halebetosol.
Your aunt needs to see a dermatologist that specializes in LS
and have a biopsy.
Sitting in a cool bath helped me. Warm baths made it worse.
laura
Morrell1951 laura2218
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Clobex Lotion/Spray/Shampoo, 0.05% Clobetasol propionate
Cormax Cream/Solution, 0.05% Clobetasol propionate
Diprolene Ointment, 0.05% Betamethasone dipropionate
Olux E Foam, 0.05% Clobetasol propionate
Olux Foam, 0.05% Clobetasol propionate
Temovate Cream/Ointment/Solution, 0.05% Clobetasol propionate
Ultravate Cream/Ointment, 0.05% Halobetasol propionate
Vanos Cream, 0.1% Fluocinonide
Psorcon Ointment, 0.05% Diflorasone diacetate
Psorcon E Ointment, 0.05% Diflorasone diacetate
Topicort Spray, .25% Desoximetasone
justine89448 karen007
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Morrell1951 karen007
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winifred02134 karen007
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karen007 winifred02134
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Amitka karen007
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Morrell1951 Amitka
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Sea salt sounds good, so are epsom salts. We've all been talking about how good baking soda is – 1/3 cup in bathwater. Hanny had a dilation procedure and the opened part wanted to keep healing shut. Baking soda has really helped her get settled down. Some of us put a smidge in a spray bottle of water and mini-bidet after bathroom visits.
Morrell1951 Amitka
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