LS &LP gone mad after pelvic floor op
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Hi I had pelvic floor surgery 3 weeks ago which was done vaginally. I am now really suffering especially with LP. I use dermovate twice a week and vagifem monthly (can't at the moment as I still have loads of stitches ) but I am so sore. Not sure if I should use the dermovate daily for a week to see if it settles or not. My dermatologist isn't easy to contact for advice. Help !
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athena93317 nannylin
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nannylin athena93317
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renee77108 nannylin
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claire12259 nannylin
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So sorry you are suffering so much.
Personally I wouldn't use the dermovate for a while. (I stopped using it cos it actually irritated the skin which is very common). A lot of ladies on here use baking soda to spritz the area or put in a bath and have a soak. Sorry I don't know the proportions you should use but I'm sure one of these lovely ladies will let you know soon.
Good luck! Xx
nannylin claire12259
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claire12259 nannylin
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yvonne19574 nannylin
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My mum did start using it to clean her bath sad to say she ended up having to Dermol and special oil based creams on her skin over all her body twice daily.iD personally do with your dermatologist on this one.If in doubt put hot water in a pan add baking soda then out a knife fork or coin in it .If it gets really hot water it froths and rises like boiled milk but far more astringent
than most surface cleaners.I know when your suffering your tempted to try out things but check the long term reaction of products or like baking soda
if it does that to stainless steel what could it do to your private parts?
Good luck finding relief. Becareful .and best wishes Yvonne
renee77108 yvonne19574
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suedm nannylin
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Sadly I have come across many instances of horror stories because "it worked for my mother, grandmother " etc- hence my caution and liking of conservative properly researched treatments
Take care and hopefully the pain and the bruising of the area is getting better. You may find taking arnica by mouth helpful for the bruising as i understand many surgons are advocating and prescribing arnica these days- (See what i mean about old wives tales becoming useful modern remedies?)
good luck, Sue
lyn4668 nannylin
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renee77108 lyn4668
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suedm nannylin
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How horrid for you -did they not KNOW you had LS??? anyway i would re watch Dr G if i were you- i remember - i think that he said to use the Dermovate following surgery as it would prevent the Koebner(??) affect- ie making the situation worse where there was scar tissue-
I would also have a saline wash - ie the same salinity as the body hence no stinging. Think stiches after an episiotomy following a vaginal birth
The edges of the wound- if there are any stitches should be kept as clean as possible. If you can imagine the"healing" cells trying to seal the wound floating on a sea of slight moisture knitting the sides together will have an easier task than trying to cross a dry arid patch, you will see that healing will be faster in a SLIGHTLY damp CLEAN environment- but no soaking as this could wash away the "healing" cells- sorry if i sound a tad simplistic but i am unable to convey what i would like to say without being technical and long winded. Soggy boggy wounds take MUCH longer to heal than normal tissue. The tissue on the undercarriage is similar to the tissue in the mouth - and willtake the same amount of time to heal - if not infected - about 5 days +/-
Good luck Sue
Morrell1951 suedm
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suedm Morrell1951
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Sue
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