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Vaginal burning: What could it be?
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I appreciate the reply. This started out as lower abdominal burning for 1.5 months. The paIn then moved Out of abdomen into the vagina. I am 67 years old and have had no medical problems. Medication included Cymbalta for 6 weeks but am now off as I did not feel well while on that medication. I am on Gabapentin but not as much as I was as again I did not feel like myself. Since being in pain management I have been on Vicodin until a week ago when I started to itch. I am taking tramadol now and Zyrtec and try to take as little as possible and only when pain is really bad. I want desperately to get off the pain medication. Last Thursday I had a epidural steroid injection by pain management at the T-12 and L-1 area. It did not stop the burning. I need to find out what is causing this pain and how to get relief without pain medication. My ob/gyn prescribed estrogen cream to try for the burning. I am living in Sarasota and feel as though no one here has been able to diagnose my pain. I am losing weight, frustrated and depressed. This pain has consumed my husband’s and my life. We feel we have no where to turn for help.
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Pudendal neuralgia ? pudendal block done by a very skilled anesthetist is your next option. Have a Urolgist do a cystoscopy at the same time to rule out potential pathology in the bladder. It's a nightmare to live with. Hope it works
for you - I sympathise with you for having this distressing condition.
I have had vaginal atrophy since my cancer treatments. During treatments of adryomicin and cytoxin i had hemmorrage cystitis. I have had issues ever since. Numerous UTIs, have done several treatments with urologist, My cancer dr ok'd a small dose of estrogen that I insert vaginally. I don't think it works. My urologist has told me to take several supplements, cranberry capsules, D Manosse, I am also very incontinent. I had my bladder lifted, a rectocele and a hysterectomy. I still have my ovaries. To be honest I dont think I will ever get back the possibilty of have sex again. I am currently having an issue with blood in the urine for almost 2 weeks on top of having Covid. Going for another urinalysis tomorrowl. I am 73 and still working.
I am so sorry to hear this. I had pretty extreme vaginal burning once, for a couple days. I had upped my progesterone from 100mg to 200mg, and after a couple days of burning, I went back down to 100mg and the burning went away almost overnight. This may be anecdotal or coincidental. But if you're on any sort of hormone replacement therapy, you could look at what you're taking, maybe with the help of a urologist or ob-gyn who specializes in women's sexual health. Hormones are really powerful.
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@mmoss- I know that this is very stressful. Did you have a chance to read the sites that I sent you? If you are unhappy with your doctors can you seek a second opinion, preferably at a teaching hospital?
Is the tramadol now and Zyrtec working?