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mona lisa touch

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christine94142
christine94142

hi all i had my first treatment of the mona lisa touch a week ago  i will need to have another one before doing the homework if you know what mean.cheesygrin but it was was itchy for most of this week not sure if it was the cause or that i had a cold sore on my lip come up at the same time cos i get itchy down there when they are about to appear.  and the area around my anus is sore. but i will not give up and see what happens the doctor who did it is positive so we will see . there was very little pain it felt like little needles of the ones i did feeland he did put numbing gel on outside, so not bad. i go for second treatment on 17/7 so we will see what happens.

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  • Lainimac
    Lainimac christine94142

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    Hi Again.  I am responding because I think its important to keep up to date on the pros and cons of the MLT procedure.  I had my 4th treatment and the Dr. responding here is correct.  It was deeper and the discomfort a little longer and more severe in each progressive treatment, but it has now been over a month.  My tissue is much improved.  I have a mild itch sensation periodically but nothing that wakes me at night or keeps me awake like it once did.  I do not have any pain with urinating now either.  My doctor has said that I am to return if I have any serious symtons because the treatments build on each other and for LS, its still pretty experimental.  I am heartened by this procedure and optimistic that it will help me keep the LS under control. 
    • jane_13681
      jane_13681 Lainimac

      Posted

      Thank you for your feedback. Are you still using medications for your LS or has the MLT put you into remission?
    • Lainimac
      Lainimac jane_13681

      Posted

      Hi Jane,

      I am using the clob sparingly.  Maybe a little every 10-12 days if needed. Trying to do the bath in baking soda & epsom once a week and using the baking soda water spritz after urinating.  I feel as though I may be in remission, but honestly afraid to say it out loud.  I think the best description is that I feel it is currently under control and I haven't felt that for the past 8 years. smile

    • jane_13681
      jane_13681 Lainimac

      Posted

      That's wonderful news! Very happy for you 👍🏻 thank you for sharing your outcomes with others.
    • samantha1970
      samantha1970 Lainimac

      Posted

      I agree, I've had three treatments for external LS and would say I mostly now forget I have it, feel like I'm under control 😊
    • jane_13681
      jane_13681 samantha1970

      Posted

      That's wonderful Samantha! How long ago was your last treatment? And are you having more? 
    • samantha1970
      samantha1970 jane_13681

      Posted

      Hi Jane, I had treatment in Dec, Jan and Feb his year. Doctor advised to come back for a look after three months in May.
    • christine94142
      christine94142 Lainimac

      Posted

      thats great, yes i do feel that the tissuse has improved with colour somewhat returning i also had my treatment on the outside and found comfort improved with each treatment i very rare use any creams now and have a bicarb bath everynight . but still unable to stretch my vigina for intercoarse. but one thing at a time , i am also consintrating on trying to improve my imune system with diet. but not too drastically.

      i will see what itis like in early feb 2017 thats when i might need maintance as my gyno called it with a touch up of Mona. lol

    • jane_13681
      jane_13681 samantha1970

      Posted

      Hi Samantha

      i see from another thread you also suffered from vulvadynia. Has the MLT/PRP helped this? I have had 2 treatment of MLT with PRP injections so far and my skin s improved but I think I must also have vulvadynia as I have prickly pain in my pubic area. It is being treated with the MLT , along with the vestibule area but wondered if you had found an improvement and how many treatments did you have? The LS area is gone now after 2 treatments so am hoping now to kick he rest of the pain! Thanks so much for your feedback. 

    • samantha1970
      samantha1970 jane_13681

      Posted

      Hi Jane,

      l've had 4 MLT sessions over about 8 months and the skin looks a lot better (all external). The laser has had no affect/improvement on my vulvodynia I'm afraid. I think this may be related to a reactive bartholian cyst (that's the area) and possibly dairy. But not sure. I haven't got down to the bottom of it yet.

      good luck! 

       

  • jane_13681
    jane_13681 christine94142

    Posted

    Hi there Christine

    was wondering how you would rate the outcome of your MLT for LS now that you have had 3 treatments?

    thank you 

  • christine94142
    christine94142

    Posted

    hi all have not been on here for awhile but have still been reading posts the MONA LISA TOUCH was good for me as in it gave me relief from a lot of my LS syntoms but i had 5 treatments cost $2500 all up had very understanding gyno who wanted to fix me . he wanted me to wait sometime to see what happened but still no sex is able so he wants to do another fenton (have had 2 with good success) but cant afford to go private. so i went to the public gyno at hospital he was rude no sympthy at all and said everything looked good and he could fit 2 fingers in and that was all i needed unless my husband was a donkey. i was crying with pain as he did my internal but he didnt care so i told he was a assh... and left. i am now trying a dilator to see if this helps but it is the size of a index finger and hurts and i used coconut oil for lub,so we will see. i wiil try anything to be able to have sex with my husband again without pain. i have started to save for the op in case the dialator doesnt work.
    • justine89448
      justine89448 christine94142

      Posted

      That's disgusting behaviour from that doctor. If you have the strength report him, I hope he didn't get to you to much sending you a hug xxx
    • Guppy007
      Guppy007 christine94142

      Posted

      Thats a terrible story Christine, what an awful experience.

       I haven't been able to have sex with my husband either, its been over a year, to put it bluntly he is very large and is (6ft 5") tall and so this has made it impossible.  I have the dilators and I am going to start using them again.  For anyone reading this with LS, dilators are very important and I feel that if I had used them immediately after diagnosis I wouldnt be wheree I am now..unable to have sex.

    • mindy93747
      mindy93747 Guppy007

      Posted

      I agree totally with what you said about feeling you should have started using the dilators immediately. I wish I had. It's been 11 years now and I doubt there's any hope of a sex life for me. Fortunately this is the only thing bothering me . I did try using the dilators my Dr. gave me but found them hard and extremely uncomfortable. I went online and found softer rubber ones that vibrate and the differance was night and day !! I can at long last get a Pap smear .but I'm still dry and non-elastic. I'm looking into the Mona Lisa as a possible option. Thank all of you ladies for sharing your experience on here .   Peace & Light

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