New Possible LS Sufferer With Anxiety
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Hi guys. First off, before I introduce myself, I beg you: to other new or old LS sufferers in a state of panic or who have horror stories, please post elsewhere, I want this feed to be totally zen and calm to keep my anxiety on the downlow.
I'm Kat, I'm 23 and I've suffered for about 2 years with terrible cracking of my vagina, tears and general agony and burning after sex. Occasional mild itching, but generally, it's been sex. Nothing has helped, and after years of doctors telling me 'it's thrust - treat you and your partner, abstain', nothing has changed.
I've noted little pearly white crinkles either side of my vagina for a couple of years now, but I always thought they were just part of the skin that everyone had. After all, no doctors or gynos picked up on it.
After googling it, it all makes so much sense now. I'm seeing my doctor in 4 days (09/02/15) and insisting she checks to see if it's LS, but I don't think I'd even need to at this point, but it's the natural avenue to getting treated.
She's given me betnovate in the past, but it just made me inflamed, I suspect it's due to actual thrush being present when I used it.
I suffer from crippling anxiety, I've been treated for years and I'm in therapy. I'm also self confessed cyberchondriac, but this is one of very few cases that I believe lead to a genuine answer.
I'll be honest, I'm terrified. I'm terrified of fusing (which doesn't seem to be occuring), I'm terrified of my pain increasing over the next 60 years, I'm terrified of getting to a point in my life where I have lost all sexual function, and mostly, I'm terrified of the obvious big C (I can't even read the damn word without my heart rate speeding up).
My labia minora are abnormally small and always have been, could this be as a result of LS? What are the white crinkly bits, are they scars or do they fade with the (correct) stereoid cream?
Please help. Show me some positive stories. Have any of you lived with it for years and been happy? Is it really the end of the world like people make out it is, or does it not really interfer with your life all that much? I'm worried about being paranoid about my vagina for the rest of my life. I've already had my cervix caulterized. I'm sick of it and terrified.
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bennetta kat47146
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sheila49099 kat47146
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and also fused. Today I have pink healthy looking skin and the fusing has lessened considerably. I am still working on it.
The indescribable itch that plagued me for all those years has been gone for
a year. I use a baking soda spritz and keep well lubricated with coconut oil (not for
everyone) I do believe that keeping lucricated is one of the big secrets. Find what
works for you.
hanny32508 kat47146
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I don't know whether this thougt is of help - if I knew then what I know today, I would not have had the total fusing that eventually appeared. You are in the very early stages and have already been diagnosed. Chances are that you will learn to control your LS much easier than I.
I encourage you to read the discussions and form a good idea of how to control your LS. There is a lot of very good advise and positive experiences on this forum.
We're not all the same and most of us got wiser by trial and error. I can tell you what helped me and what made my fusions melt away, and perhaps it works for you as well. (the bicarbonate/baking soda and coconut combination) But then again, you may feel better with different oinments and such.
By now I am a bit apprehensive to tell you what you should do, or what not to do. I've told my story a couple of times on this forum: next to globetasol, I accidently discovered that the combination baking soda and coconut oil melted away the fusions. And it did. I was totally fused up and now I'm having a gently intimacy with my husband again. Perhaps it gives some kind of hope. I don't know.
rosalind84529 kat47146
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kat47146
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I've not experienced any fusion so far, or so I believe. I am having regular intercourse and haven't split in a while. You can be totally honest with me, because I need to know what to expect. If I'm in the early stages, where it's mostly just pain and soreness after sex, and the pearly white dots, should I expect fusion to happen, even if I start treatment now? Is there anything I can do to prevent it? Or at least slow it down?
phil21170 kat47146
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kat47146 phil21170
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Well I actually do take zinc daily, it's one of the few that I do take, next to calcium and vitamin D, so that sounds positive. I also don't drink!
hanny32508 kat47146
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Take note of the diet - no sugar! This makes a big difference. Start thinking of living with an alkaline diet: no sugar, no alcohol, no gluten, no dairy. It helps to prevent 'growth', like the fusing kind.
And try very hard to avoid stress. It's another trigger for LS to flare up.
Check your estrogen level. With the use of the pill and other, games have been played with our estrogen. Just to be aware.
kat47146 hanny32508
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hanny32508 kat47146
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It is important to keep on top of things and not let them get any worse. As I said earlier - if I would have known then what I know now, it would not have had to become as bad as it eventually did.
Your LS was detected early. This is to your advantage. Early action and being aware of what makes matters worse is your utmost gain.
zarathustra kat47146
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My suggested course of action is two-fold, external with castor/coconut oil mix. and internal with zinc supplements 30 mgm zinc a day, vitamin D3 4000 IU a day, and vitamin C 2000 mgm a day.
The castor/coconut mix is 2 parts castor to one part coconut oil; zinc oxide ointment made with castor oil is beneficial too, especially in cracked skin, and like the castor/coconut mix can be used internally in the vulva too.
Both the oil mix and the zinc oxide ointment should be applied to prevent urine making contact with the vulva tissues, and the area rinsed with plain water after urinating.
Where possible go without panties, get as much fresh air to your vulva as possible, I notice one lass has used crotchless tights, allowing warm dressing but air to the vulva.
Try to avoid the pharmaceutical approach, some of the substances used in maufacture can be very irritating. Never get soaps and bubble bath neart your vulva, just wash with plain water using your hand, no cloths; and dry with a hair dryer set on lowest heat, do not rub with a towel, pat dry. The hair dryer is best.
I hope thisc sets you on the road to recovery.
CaramelJJ kat47146
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My advice would be not to freak out and listen to you body. Some of the things you may have to do to get it under control may be a bit trying at times but once you find what works for YOUR body it will be like second nature. Communicating your concerns and changes or lack of changes with your doctor is a must. They have to know what's going on to be able to give you the right treatment so no matter how embarassing it may be keep the communication open no matter how big or small. Sending you healing hugs : )
kat47146 CaramelJJ
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CaramelJJ kat47146
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zarathustra kat47146
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Use and rub in the castor/coconut oil mixture 3 times a day, gentle massage is the key, pat any surplus off with toilet paper.
The zinc oxide is white, you can also use pink zinc, this is just ordinary zinc oxide coloured with very fine red oxide of iron; just make sure that castor oil is the dispersant used in the formulation.
You may find that emulsifying ointment can be used as a cleanser, it is gentle and turns milky white with water. It can also be used as a urine barrier, but needs to be replaced after each voiding.
The oily mixture can be used as a personal lubricant. or you can use straight coconut oil; both are ideal as they do not irritate nor dry out like water-based lubes. Coconut oils is NOT latex friendly; urathane condoms are OK with coconut oil.
This is a long-term treatment, if you are using clobestrol or other corticosteriods, try to introduce the castor/coconut oil mix slowly so that you are alternating the medication and oil mix, graduially increasing the oil mix to replace the medication. Your body's reaction will guide you here.
Best wishes, and keep a positive outlook; time is on your side.