Re: New member from England (London) - looking for advice and a doctor!

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Hi Lea,

How did you get on with the specialist? I'm interested to know as I have

similar symptoms to yourself and am seeing a Vulva skin specialist

myself in two weeks ( I'm counting down the days ). I'm in the South

East too.

I had to Gynaecologists tell me it's a hormone problem but I want a

second opinion before I go down the HRT route. I tried local Oestrogen

but it made things do much worse.

Hope you don't mind me asking.

Vicky

> > Hi All,

> >

> > My name is Lea and i have been suffering from vulval pain for

> nearly

> > three years now. it started when i finished university - i had a

> full

> > time job and this coupled with wearing tight clothes and sitting

> down

> > for 7 hours a day started to irritate me. i ignored the pain for a

> > long time assuming it was thrush and buying over the counter

> > remedies. after a while i went to see my doctor who mis-diagnosed

> > thrush and i was prescribed more medicine. ultimately this had the

> > effect of drying me out and i went through an obsessive stage of

> > always washing. big mistake. so with no avail i went to a GUM

> clinic

> > with the hope that they could sort out what ever it was. i had

> tests

> > for everything (STDs etc) and they also took swabs to se if i had

> > thrush - all the tests came back negative.

> >

> > i then moved in with my bf and so had to look for a new GP. before

> he

> > would refer me to a gynocologist however, he insisted i have all

> > these swabs taken and be tested again for everything (including

> > diabetes). once referred the gyno said everything looked normal but

> > referred me on to have a colposcopy. finally i thought an answer to

> > my problem is near. but the colposcopy was a waste of time - the

> doc

> > said i was prob allergic to something that irritated the skin but

> > didnt want to try to find out what.

> >

> > so now i am back to the beginning, do i go back to my GP? do i go

> > private? what some doctors don't seem to understand is that it

> > affects your well-being, self-esteem and your sex life. my bf has

> > been great but sex has got to a point where it's really painful (i

> > guess it doesnt help that there is a certain mental association and

> > it's quite hard to relax and enjoy it when all you can think about

> is

> > how much it's going to hurt). But it also feels in some bizarre way

> > that my muscles have tightened up so even if i am lubricated it

> hurts

> > because when he enters me it is causing friction against the

> outside

> > bits.

> >

> > it's more painful when i sit down but i find at the weekends when

> i'm

> > not confined to my desk it's a bit better. the pain certainly

> > increases when pressure is applied and clothes rub up against me. i

> > use aqueous cream which provides some relief.

> >

> > i guess i want to know if anyone knows of any UK doctors (south-

> east)

> > who have been a help to them. i am tired of being told there is

> > nothing wrong with me (i'm beginning to question my sanity).

> >

> > i am 24 years of age and in some ways i cant help but think this

> pain

> > will never go away.

> >

> > any advice would be greatly apreciated - i'm at the end of my

> tether!

> >

> > Many thanks,

> >

> > lea

> >

> >

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