My story: vulvodynia pain

I am 75 years old - I live in the west and leads a very active life: I'm out five times a week, I read McGrath, I volunteered, I need gardening. I was sitting a few years Planyu lichen may cause pain, suffering from a disease, but it does not affect the quality of life. Then in February 2015, my daughter went to the car, drive eight hours, after which I felt very unexpected. My life changed in an instant. He is due to lichen plan, and I think that was the first dermatologist. I was diagnosed with vulvodynia.

Since the diagnosis, I suffered every day for seven months. I try to determine the cause of several identified during the test, but they have no reason to. Treated with the highest tolerable dose of amitriptyline and gabapentin. There was a little help, but the side effects are also changing: the Life: constipation; severe dry mouth; mouth ulcers; conversation and, more importantly, loss of short term memory loss and recovery. For four months, I can not be any previously enjoyed activities. Indeed, at a conference in one hour is too difficult.

I found a specialist in the study confirmed the diagnosis and treatment of a large hospital. He ordered that no conclusion other oils. And the pain reduction and management as the next step to begin the recovery may offer pudendal block.

Unfortunately, four others later, I was no help, and I continued to feel a few days to ten. I try to enjoy the gardens, the family-medication, and I spent every day dealing with time management, I learned to make a decision with the events.

I recently had a university hospital, we found a vulvodynia clinic, medicines and dosages to find a balance to zero and start working together. After seven months, can do very little, I gradually gaining strength. I sat down and read, institutions, and I can continue farming. However, this is too slow. After some days, even easy, for five days, and some seven or eight.

This way, I have a lot of doctors, friends and family members on the details. I was lucky to be diagnosed immediately, but waited for treatment, and this trip was not easy to find experts on the management team.

I hope that you will find the schedule, one day, I wake up in pain. As well as for people with the disease and other medical experts to contribute to the education of the public, we can find help and my experience was much earlier than desired.