/Re:Life after VVS Surgery

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I had surgery last June 2006 because my symptoms were only pain on

contact. I think that having only that symptom you can have a greater

chance of success. It is now just over a year since I had my

vestibulectomy and have never been happier. I wish you luck!

> >

> > Hi ,

> >

> > It is strange - but pain - which ruled my life - is hard to describe

> after

> > the fact. I don't know what " certain " type of pain you mean. My

original

> > gyno - before he sent me to the vulvar specialist diagnosed me

with VV,

> > along with pudendal neuropathy. The specialist (Dr.

> >

> > - The " V " Book) diagnosed me with LS, which also

> > " supposedly " causes pain. So I had pain from three different sources.

> >

> > My pain was all over the entire perineum/vulvar area. At times it

looked

> > inflamed to me, other times it didn't. It burned unbearably, itched

> some of

> > the time. I could NOT be touched anywhere in the entire area, but

the 6

> > 0'clock area was the worse. When I went for my pre-surgery LS check

> up with

> > Dr. , she said everything looked just as bad as ever. There was

> > nothing more she could do for me as I had tried everything. I took

> all the

> > medications, topicals and huge amounts of narcotics she had

> suggested. I

> > even had a pain management doctor. She thought I was so bad that

even a

> > vestibulectomy would not help me. BUT, I did not listen to her - I

> listened

> > to the surgeon who was going to do my pudendal decompression

surgery. He

> > told me he could do the vestibulectomy at the same time, and I

would be

> > fine. I thought what did I have to lose - I did not think I could

> get any

> > worse. He was right - I did great.

> >

> > Does this answer your question?

> >

> > nne

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: VulvarDisorders

> > [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of femifesto

> > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:13 AM

> > To: VulvarDisorders

> > Subject: Re:Life after VVS Surgery

> >

> >

> >

> > perhaps you both could describe more specifically what type of pain

> > you have/had? isn't it known to be more helpful for certain types of

> pain?

> >

> > julie

> >

> > _,_._,___

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