Recently diagnosed with Lichen Sclerosus

I had my hystorectomy a little over 1 year ago. Four days after the surgery  I ended up back in the hospital with a 7.5 cm blood clot on my rectum and sigmoid colon. after healing from that, of coarse I started with the surgical menopause synptoms. I went on a hormone replacement to help with the hot flashes even though I still have one ovary. These symptoms started to settle down and the itching started thinking I had a yeast infection and used over the counter meds to treat. This didnt work. The pain and itching became unbearable. Sexual intercoarse came to a hault. After numerous doctor visits and different meds I was finally diagnossed with Lichen Sclerosus. I was put on a topical steroid for external vaginal itching and Estrace for vaginal dryness. The cram for itching helps with that but external itching is not the problem its enternal and the pain is crazy. So what do I do for the enternal itching and the swelling and the pain? Im 50 years old and should be enjoying my sex life not having it come to a hault all together. 

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