So mad and fed up!

Hello Brenda, you are the only person I have read about on this forum who has a vaginal ring, like myself. Glad to meet you. Had it for nearly two years. It helped with the VA and lots of thrush. Recently for the first time I have has pylonephritis, kidney infection. I took the ring out for extra comfort as I was feeling it ther during the kidney infection. It's been 3 weeks now and the instructions in the ring said the symptoms could reoccur after 3 weeks of having it out. So just waiting to see what happens.

also for the past year I have had an eye infection, red eyes which I can jot get rid of in spite of much intervention from the hospital. They suggest some weakness in my immune system but find nothing.  

I had this strong notion that the ring could be the cause... Don't know 

have you any thoughts on this. I am so fed up of infections and antibiotics. I am 64

Hi Sus, nice to meet you to. I also have never met anyone whohas a ring.  My experience with this condition has only been related to urinary symptoms, mostly reccuring uti's and frequency before diagnosis along with the pain and burning.  I tried estrogen pessaries, which were fantastic when being used every day for 2 weeks, but as soon as doctor reduced to twice weekly symptoms returned very quickly and within 2 weeks I was suffering again.  Since using the ring I feel fantastic, I call it my miracle cure. I am perimenopausal, age 47, and I am very aware of the estrogen low in my cycle, and particularly aware then the ring is keeping my symptoms at bay, they lurk in the background if that makes sense.  I have had no side effects from the ring, and as it is local estrogen I am not surprised by that.  I dont think your other conditions are relative to the estrogen,simply because you have had estrogen in your body all  your adult life, and the ring is just a top up of depleting hormone.You  are very brave trying without the ring, good luck I wish you all the best. This condition is very misunderstood unless you are a sufferer, its great women are talking about this subject, and helping eachother through some awfull days. 

 

Will,let you know if I put it back in. It does say on the instructions suggested use about 2 years. How long have you been using yours?

I've never heard of the ring you are talking about. Wonder why my dr did not mention or suggest it. I am in the U.S...

Hi Pat. The ring is excellent, No mess with creams, insert and forget!

Worth mentioning to your doctor, truly fantastic medication. I live

in the UK

Brenda, What is the ring called and how long does it last? Is it easy to insert?

Hi Brenda ,great that works and you find its helped ,wish drs would just give this to women ,instead of letting them go from one thing to another from a chemist shop ,and we all know ,they're not long term answer. As for most it will take a few of the shelf remedies and then it's on a hope and a prayer it helps .How long did it take you to get this ring ? From when you first went to your Dr ? I intend to now ask about it .My daily anxiety is just awful ,wake up to it. Like its stored up adrenalin over night since I've been like this ,then whoosh when I wake ,always said it was Gyne anxiety bottom of it ,as day goes on it will subside .So maybe if it's helped you ,may just be my answer ,worth a try .I to live UK .

It's Estring. 7.5 microgram/24 hours vaginal delivery system.

It contains Estradiol hemihydrate. It's HRT that acts locally in the vagina.

Thank you for the information Sus28....I am going to make note of that to discuss with my doctor at my next visit.

Thanks for the reply Brenda

hi Pat, I have the ring and am in the UK.

The manufacturing holder is in Kent, England.

It appears to be the manufacturer is in Sweden

Ok

Thanks Sus. I will take a screenshot shot of that for future reference. :-)

Hi Brenda, Yes a terrible, painful chronic condition. I have found urological symptoms awful too, especially with the burn and more so when I had my hip replacement last December! Not a good combination. Other hip to be replaced soon too. Did the painkillers and hit water bottle help? Glad to hear you have a fantastic doctor. I think you are right though, without HRT this problem will never resolve and like you, my symptoms fluctuate from day to day. I never know what sort of a day tomorrow will be. The Vaginal ring sounds fantastic. So glad you are more or less symptom free and have got your life back. I am going to try Ovestin Cream soon. Hopefully this is safer than pills or patches too. If it doesn't help, I will ask for the Vaginal ring. I would ask about it this week but I have already got the cream so I will try it out now I have got it.

I've had a good day today where VA is concerned but tomorrow could be the total opposite.

Thank you again for your message and info. Much appreciated. :-)

I've been recently following this discussion and, needless to say, I'm in the same boat. I tried the vaginal ring and it was terrible for me. Made me feel like peeing all the time even more! I had to remove it after five days. I'm now on Vagifem, day 3. No real relief yet. I'm hoping. I also have good days that make me hopeful only to have my hopes shattered the next day or evening. Some nights I can't sleep because I have to get up and pee constantly. I've been so depressed. I have not had intercourse with my husband in over 3 months. I was on a compounded estrogen/progesterone cream that worked great for 5 months, and then it suddenly stopped working. And I do mean suddenly! I can't take the constant desire to pee anymore. 

The constant desire to pee all the time is awful isn't it DMRsmom. I can get about a day without it every week and once every blue moon I can get almost a week without it. But its there most of the time. Totally and utterly sick of it. Today I've wanted to pee all the time and of course when I get there, any urine is minimal. That winds me up too. I know that feeling of having my hopes shattered too. Had a bad night tonight with me being badly sore up inside my Vagina. Can't take it. Had enough. :-(

So sorry you are going through this.Have you been checked for an infection just to rule it out?Also i am thinking about vagifem does it hurt to put in.?.makes me nervous.

I've been checked for all kinds of infections, bacterial and yeast. Nothing. Vagifem doesn't hurt at all. Unlike the Estring, I can't feel aything inside of me with Vagifem.