soreness

Hi, i sometimes get a bit of white discharge at the top end. what is the cotton bud test ? thank you for your reply x

sorry what is clob x

There is some white areas, i havent been diagnosed with LS, i typed my symptons in and it came up with LS. x

Hi chinney.

its were the dr gently touching the soreness to see if it is painful as the slightest touch with vestibulardynia is so painful like a needle.  At least if you know about these things you can remember for future dr visits.  I hadn't heard of this either but couldn't believe the pain.  

Thank you, got to see the consultant again  at hospital the  25th may. x

Clob is short for clobetasol or the other name Dermovate steroid cream or ointment. X

The doctor gave me a couple of creams which both irritated it, the hospital consultant gave me hydromol, but that seemed to irritate it too x

 

one of the ointment the dr gave me was Mometasone 1% it made it worse xx

HI, im not sure, x

 

Thank you x

 

just checked out borax bath and to be honest  i dont think you should use it think it could cause harm  . its not been proven yet. x

 

There are many, many women on here who have found great relief and healing with the Borax treatment.  That should be proof enough.

I Didnt mean to offend you, it said on the website that it hadnt been clinically proven, i appreciate ur input. x

 

Hi Chinney,

No offense taken, my friend.  I was just trying to point out that Borax does help.  There won't be any clinical trials on it because it is a natural remedy.  Pharmaceutical companies have to pay huge sums of money to conduct clinical trials, in order to sell their drugs.  So no one is going to spend a small fortune to clinically prove something that won't bring them any monetary gain.  We are so lucky that the wonderful women on this site are willing to share their tips and success stories.  It makes me sad when I think of all the women who have suffered silently with this before the Internet was invented.  We are truly blessed.

I haven't been diagnosed with LS, Seeing the gyno consultant again the end of may, she gave me hydromel ointment which. when I put it on it felt as though it was irritating it more, I used an haiir remover down below last week and I think it probably irritated it and started the flare up, my symptoms are the same as most ladies on this site, at the vulva clinic last time she said she would probably do a biopsy. Thanks you for your time xx

Hi Chinney,  I was diagnosed without a biopsy because my doctor could see the LS very clearly.  I never took steroids, but some people prefer them.  Others have bad reactions to them.  Oddly enough, even plain old soap can be an irritant.  We all react differently, but I've found that the baking soda baths and borax treatments really calmed things down for me, and began the unfusing process.  That was a miracle because I didn't know I could get back the tissues that had disappeared.  But it took months before I saw the beginnings of unfusing.  Also, keeping well moisturized with coconout oil, or emu oil was really helpfu.  It involves a lot of experimenting, to see what works, and then some oils need to be rotated after awhile with different oils.  Good luck with your visit to the vulva clinic!

Hi, thank you for replying. It all started last may, I thought I was having an herpes attack, and as it was on a weekend I went to (I cash ) which is a vd clinic. The doctor there said it wasn't herpes it was lichen planus,, which makes me wonder the previous year I kept getting herpes attacks it could have been this, however when I saw the vulva clinic in November last year she didn't think it was, I had took a photo of it on my phone to show her., she said when I go the 25th may she might do a biopsy, I have been putting sudocream on it. x

Hi Chinney,

That’s so frustrating when you’re not sure what it is you’re dealing with.  Apparently, many doctors are not that familiar with LS, and the ones that are can be dismissive.  I know mine was.  I’m not certain how to deal with lichen planus, but others on this site have mentioned having it.  Hopefully they will share their tips.