question for Tom

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have dysesthetic vulvodynia. I have had it for 15 years.

I don't know if that is what I started with, because I

had surgery. I have been on elavil for most

of those years. However, I was able to go off of the elavil

for about 5 years. I recently had a flare in which

I had intense itching. I am afraid of the physical therapy.

My feeling is if the elavil controls it, leave it alone.

Are their patients that have tryed the therapy and been

made worse from it? Thank you, I am getting my emails

on the yahoo site for now, since I am going on vacation

soon, so if you answer me I may not answer for awhile.

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Millie,

The wrong therapy can certainly cause a flair up, especially if the

tissue is very excitable.

Elavile controls the nerve pain and the emotional components and if

this eliminates the symptoms that is great.

But, it may not completely address the true cause (s.)

Do you have an idea of what caused the flair up???

What was going on in your life at the time of the flair up??

TKOPT

goodman_millie wrote:

Hi, I have dysesthetic vulvodynia. I have had it for 15 years.

I don't know if that is what I started with, because I

had surgery. I have been on elavil for most

of those years. However, I was able to go off of the elavil

for about 5 years. I recently had a flare in which

I had intense itching. I am afraid of the physical therapy.

My feeling is if the elavil controls it, leave it alone.

Are their patients that have tryed the therapy and been

made worse from it? Thank you, I am getting my emails

on the yahoo site for now, since I am going on vacation

soon, so if you answer me I may not answer for awhile.

Thank you.