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gayns9248
gayns9248

I have Lichen Sclerosus and have been following discussions on here for a while.  I have read that Lidocaine is a topical aneasthetic and someone on this site, somewhere has used it for treating painful sex.  I have that very same problem and have been to my GP to ask for this in  gel form.  I live in the U.K. and cannot remember what thread I saw it on, only that the person in question was given this as she was diagnosed before her wedding to be used on her honeymoon.  My GP says, she has never heard of the gel or the viscous form.  Again somebody replied and said they'd used the liquid with a cotton wool ball, inserted it into the vagina to numb the area. 

What my GP has requested is, has anybody any information on this product, dosage, strength, how to use it etc., etc.,  I'm at my wits end.  If anybody out there has any information on how I can get my hands on this or pass info to my GP I'd be eternally grateful.  I would just like to have some sort of sex life back.

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  • patricia86334
    patricia86334 gayns9248

    Posted

    What??  A Dr. who has not heard of lidocaine? That is very troublesome to me...are you sure you should not find a different dr??  Now, I am in the US, but I would think that every dr. on the planet would have heard of and prescribed lidocaine for one thing or another.  All the dr. has to do is look it up on line, even.  (not that I would really trust a dr. who had to look a topical analgesic up on line....)  Please think about it....can you trust this dr. to help you?
  • bennetta
    bennetta gayns9248

    Posted

    When I first was dealing with this flare up I was given some. The tears were unbearable and I was desperate. This was before they actually formally diagnosed me even. Anyway I can try to look up what exactly I was given, but I just put a small amount in the area for relief. It is short lived but does help. I just put it on like I do with the clob. Tiny amount on my finger and rub it on. Using it for sex works in dire situations. My husband was leaving for awhile for his job and we used it for that. However!! I was using it because I had tears and sex will make it worse, so I wouldn't use it solely for that reason if possible.
    • Morrell1951
      Morrell1951 bennetta

      Posted

      Agree, Benetta. If you have a tear or raw areas, sex will make it worse. This is the hardest fact about LS. I've lived with it for forty years. If you had raw chapped split lips, you probably wouldn't go apple-bobbing.
    • lori123159
      lori123159 Morrell1951

      Posted

      Idon't think doctors know anything about this horrible thing.I have had it for 5 years now and it is so painful every time i pee,doctors just gave me clob,that burns so bad.I know i will never have sex again there is no way.i am extreamly deppressed over this.mine will never even clear up what so ever.I am absoultly devasted!!!!!!
    • bennetta
      bennetta lori123159

      Posted

      I understand how you feel but please try to stay positive! You need to get the right treatment for you and things should be able to be managed!! There is hope! Fight for what you need if your doctor doesn't. I had to see over a handful of doctors before getting a diagnosis. Fight fight fight! Print what you can and take it in, about different treatments and see if they will work with you. If not, move on! Elidel/Protopic are non-steroid creams that help too. I'm allergic to protopic but Elidel helps even without the Clob! Ask if you can try one of those! Elidel makes me warm there but I got used to it.
    • lori123159
      lori123159 bennetta

      Posted

      I Shall ask the doctor about these 2 things you told me about
    • bennetta
      bennetta lori123159

      Posted

      Ask about these:

      1: protopic (some ladies here do use it and have success, I think some may have burning as well though.)

      2 Elidel (works for me down there without the use of steroids too)

      3. Lidocaine (topical)

      4. Atarax (oral pill, for itching, will make you tired)

    • lori123159
      lori123159 bennetta

      Posted

      I will ask but i just bet they won't give me any of them,but i am surely going to ask.thank you.i just so much want to get this undercontrol,just can't handle much more.thank you for giving me somethings to ask dr.about
    • bennetta
      bennetta lori123159

      Posted

      You could try printing some of the discussion posts from this site so they can see what has worked for other ladies here. And I would also print other info on it so you have documentation you can show them! Keep us updated and please know you will get this under control! Keep fighting and we are here for you and care about you!
    • lori123159
      lori123159 bennetta

      Posted

      I don't know how to print things out but i have wrote down these things and will be asking my dr.about them
    • Morrell1951
      Morrell1951 lori123159

      Posted

      I've been on Protopic for six months and it's been better for me than clob. Doctors hesitate to prescribe it because it's a lot more expensive than clobetasol. There's a good chance it will work for you.
  • lori123159
    lori123159 gayns9248

    Posted

    Are sex life is over,at least mine is.this stupid thing where the hell did it come from.I no i will never have sex again.i'm 55 and no more for me mine is way too bad.I hope you get help with yours
    • lynne1945
      lynne1945 lori123159

      Posted

      Lori, the first thing is try to calm down. You must know stress makes things so much worse. I'm so sorry for your pain, please read what the others are suggesting and try to take it in. I know when you are in the middle of a bad burn it's all you think about. I am there now too, Clobetasol is too strong, I knew it when I started 6 weeks ago and then 4 days ago I had a huge reaction which has made me feel I'll never be able to sit down again, never mind sex! Find a dermatologist who specialises in vulval health, I have found one in another city and go in two weeks. There must be one somewhere near you, surely. Where are you? If little old NZ can come up with some of these specialist for our genital areas then surely big countries like USA and UK have them too. And Australia and Europe etc Good luck, and Lori, don't let yourself sink into depression and if you think you are depressed, get help. X

       

    • lori123159
      lori123159 lynne1945

      Posted

      i dont think this clob is a good idea dont know why the dr. keeps giving it to me.right never mind sex i know that is over,never be able to have that again.this is so frustrating especially when the drs just really dont know anything about this
    • lynne1945
      lynne1945 lori123159

      Posted

      Lori, what I meant was that I can't even sit down at the moment, there's no way I could consider sex. I certainly didn't mean never mind sex or ever having it again! Just the clumsy way I wrote it. 

      Some doctors obviously do know about it though and this site is littered with people who have found great doctors and specialists who are treating them. 

    • lori123159
      lori123159 lynne1945

      Posted

      most of these poeple are from the u k and can afford drs.yea i can barely sit myself i'm in pain all the time i just wrote my dr,saying i need to see him by monday,i saw a female dr.yesterday and she didnt care how much pain i'm in.i can't take it anymore i need something for the pain,they wont give me anything.i hate pain pills but at this point i need something.i have no desire to do anything.why do we have to have this stupid thing,just doesn't make any sence.i really don't ever want to pee again,i'm going to scream.i feel like going to emergency,but they wont do anything either.this is bull crap;.i am depressed and so mad.will this ever get better,it seems to just be getting worse.and vaseline doesnt help nothing does.
    • patricia86334
      patricia86334 lori123159

      Posted

      Hi Lori...I am also so sorry  you are having this melt down...I understand, though.  A little over a year ago I left my ob/gyn and found a Vulvar Clinic with a Dr. there who specializes in LS.  She told me to stop using Clobetasol and put me on a milder steroid.  it is called Triamcinolone....I have had no problems at all and have been using it twice a week for about a year now.  I missed my last appointment, sadly, for reasons beyond my control, and cannot get another appt until next SUMMER!  wow....still, I am having no problems.  If something develops, I will call the dr. and take an appt. with one of the other drs. at the clinic, but if possible, I am going to wait for my appt. with the LS specialist....I really, really like her and trust her.
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