Scarring around clitoris

Thank you. Always hard to lose loved ones. And especially when you know the stress may intensify health symptoms.

Why do you see an oncology gynocologist? Because of cancer concerns in vulva? I should prob make an appointment soon.

Ok so it's an unrealistic expectation to keep the scarring at bay then?

The hood retracts easily. It just a ridge of tissue coming up the sides, especially up one side. I do use olive oil on it often and it rarely gets irritated anymore. I have noticed that it fluctuates in size,which is puzzling too. But I've never seen it with this much scarring.

If I were you I would keep retracting the hood, on a daily basis itis when the tissues get 'sticky' that I think fusing takes place. Are you sure you do not have or had a  mild infection in the area? That may be why there is scarring

In September, I had some mild itching. Used CLOB and it stopped. I usually do not have any symptoms......but I still get the fusing.

I don't think I have had infection there??? I put steroid On it last night and I think it settled some. I will keep retracting the hood. Thanks.

Where do you buy the borax?

The other member bought hers online. Quite frequently it can be found in the laundry aisle (I actually use it to help clean my daughters cloth diapers as well!). But don't let that freak you out...it's like hydrogen dioxide is just water, but the name is kinda scary. You DON'T WANT boric acid nor boron, as they are completely different things. If you decide to give this a try, what you want to do is make a saturated solution (which means slowly adding the borax to water and stirring to disolve, once the borax will no longer disolve, you have a saturated solution). I then applied the solution to the affected area with a q-tip twice a day, letting it dry. Be sure to take pictures as it really helps to show you how things are progressing. At one point I started to feel some itching, and that made me nervous. But what I discovered was that the itching was because the fusing I had was releasing and exposing some sensitive skin. I was so happily surprised.

I have been following the post you had started with much interest. I don't like trying new things but the results you are posting are exciting and I am planning to try to find the product! Thanks.

I was nervous as well, especially as I'm now living in Vietnam and am not quite certain about what type of health care I would be able to get. But my husband did a ton of research, of which he is very very thorough. I'm surprised I didn't come across the borax info during my own search. Anyway, I decided that my LS couldn't advance too far in 2 weeks, so we gave it a try. And obviously as you will have read, I am so glad that I did. Needless to say I can't speak to results for anyone else, but for me, the change has been significant. Plus, wherever we live I'm sure we'll be able to get our hands on borax When/if you do decide to give it go, please let me know if it works for you.

How often do you use the Borax and how long do you leave it on?

 

I've been applying it in the morning and at night. We made a saturated solution (we added borax to water until the borax wouldn't disolve anymore, therefore saturating the water) and I would use a q-tip to apply the solution. I would then just let it dry. For just over a week we did one side borax and one side baking soda (which people had mentioned having good success using). The difference between the two was crazy. After the week I abandonded the baking soda and started applying the borax to both sides - as we know, not everything works the same for everyone. 

I just started to have a very minor flare-up. Some white on my clit and the start of a blood blister there too. However I did my best to de-stress (as I've had a bit of stress building as of late) and continued with the borax and used a bit more of my vitamin E and jojoba essential oil mix between treatments. Within a day and a half the white was gone and the blood blister never materialized. Yay!!

After you apply the borax in the morning, do you leave it on all day?

The saturated solution won't be a thick paste, it'll just be water that is heavy with borax (water won't be clear but will retain it's consistency). So I dip a q-tip in it, get it wet, and then gently rubbed wet the affected area. Once it's dry I just put on my undies and go. Usually the next time I go to the bathroom I apply vitamin E or a jojoba essential oil mix I've made up for mositurizing. Then at night I apply it again, go to bed (I don't wear undies, just let the air get at my bits), and if I wake-up to pee I'll again apply some vitamin E or jojoba. This treatment has worked wonders for me. I felt some itch today, which normally would concern me (although I don't experience I lot of crazy itch, I have in the past, so I remember what it usually means). It doesn't anymore because I've found that when I have the itch it's because some of the fusing has released, and I know that the itch will go away shortly. As this is all new, only been doing this treatment for just over 2 weeks, I continue to monitor to make sure everything is good. And so far, it's great

Are there any known side effects to using borax on the skin?

 

I've read up a ton on borax. Some sites say you might experience (slight) skin irritation. In my opinion, depending on your sensitivity, many things can give you skin irritation. In fact, as initially we were testing one side with borax and the other with baking soda, it was always the baking soda that stung. Also of note, I'm not soaking in a saturated solution. I'm literally dipping a qtip in the liquid and then running that along the affected area. It's really quite minimal. All I can say is read up as much recent information as you can if you have concerns, but it definitely has a much less adverse affect (if it has one) to our body than continual use of a steroid cream. Read up on boron (which is borax) and it's effect in our body.

Heya Alistar

How much Borax to water?