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Lichen planus diagnosed

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Pammy223
Pammy223

Hi,my dentist diagnosed oral LP  5 years ago  then following a biopsy down below  LP was also diagnosed on vulva no treatment was advised as symptoms were mild, however I am now showing signs of LS with fusing and splitting to anus and vagina, my question is has anyone found any thing that has reversed this fusing I am seeing GP this week  any advise will help Thankyou 

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  • karen41728
    karen41728 Pammy223

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    Hi pammy

    I have both LP orally and down below it's an absolute nightmare, do you have the burning mouth, my mouth has been so sore lately split on both sides got some cream off the doctor but it hasn't done anything it looks awful so I sympathise with you on this, and the doctors seem to dismiss it, how old are you pammy I'm 57 and went through the menopause in my 40s also I had cone biopsy years ago after an abnormal smear, have you ever had thus only I'm sure there linked

    • Pammy223
      Pammy223 karen41728

      Posted

      hi Karen, yes my mouth does burn occaisionally and sometimes I get red inflamed gums but nothing really too bad the white lines inside my cheeks and along the gum line are clearly visible but are not painful I use Difflam mouthwash when there is discomfort and it helps a lot until things settle down, as for down below I had a biopsy done on a red area and it came back as LP but it never caused any problems however what I have now is different and it sounds very much like LS I am 61 and had hysterectomy at 52 but I never had abnormal smears
  • tuppermom2
    tuppermom2 Pammy223

    Posted

    I'm sorry this is happening to you! My advise is to have your Dr do a biopsy down below, first. I know they are not fun, but you want to make sure what you are dealing with. You do not want to treat for LS unless that is for sure what you have, also you want to start treating this agressively if is for sure LS. The treatment that seems to help most is to treat with Clobetasol. The webinar by Dr. Goldstein in "New to LS, start here" at the start of this forum is very informative.
    • Pammy223
      Pammy223 tuppermom2

      Posted

      Hi, Thankyou for your help, I will look for that webinair before I see my GP 
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