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sex... (tmi) vestibulitis/ vulvadynia? (litlte vent too)

thebubble09thebubble09 member
in March 2011 Moms
lucky me... the pain i've been experiencing after childbirth (and during pregnancy) turns out to be not normal at all.  the doctor diagnosed vestibulitis, my main symptom is excruciating pain at the opening of the vagina during intercourse making it...  mostly impossible.  i started using a topical cream two weeks ago to help it out and DH and i are going to try again tonight.  if theres no improvement i have to use a numbing agent while we figure out what medication will help it, but apparently it's the kind of thing that starts suddenly and stops suddenly.  anyone have any experience with this?  im a c-section mama and had a super wonderful pregnancy.  i knew all along something was wrong and i'm so pissed that after asking all these docs im just now getting to teh bottom of it...
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Re: sex... (tmi) vestibulitis/ vulvadynia? (litlte vent too)

  • klovesyklovesy member

    You're not the only one!  And thank goodness your dr is aware of what the diagnosis and is trying to help you.  I had to doctor shop to find one that actually knew anything about it and could help me when I was dealing with it several years ago.  I ended up seeing a specialist at a vulva pain clinic at the University of Michigan- Dr. Haefner.  It would feel like I was tearing open whenever we tried to have sex.  It was horrible! Especially since it started right as my now husband and I were getting to know each other. 

    What eventually worked for me was a combination of taking Lyrica (a medication usually Rx for people with fibromyalgia pain) and also using a topical compound of amytriptiline (basically a cream of Elavil, an antidepressant).  My doctor said that we had reset the pain receptors in my vulva.  Luckily, after about 6 months, it got better.  Unfortunately, my sex drive took a huge nose dive because of the association with pain.  I ended up seeing a sex therapist for a little while. 

    I'm 3 months post partum now and unfortunately it seems to have come back.  We've only tried to have sex a few times and it was horrible. Looks like I need to start back on something for the pain again :-(

    I wish you the best.  This type of thing totally sucks, especially when you have multiple dr. appointments.  It's not like you can just announce at work that you have to go back to the doctor for your broken hooha.  I hope your husband continues to be supportive. Mine has been fantastic and how he responded to dealing with this was one of the things that made me know he was a keeper. 

    Here's a link with lots of really good information from the UM clinic.

    https://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/cvd/ref_phys.htm

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