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Vaginal atrophy and painful intercourse: What helps?

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Wow...this is like meeting a superstar. Good afternoon @cindylb. I have taken some time to review your refreshing and extensive "history" on Connect. How lucky we are to have had an opportunity to hang in with you for many years. I love that you have had your own business and use some of those "executive skills" to care for yourself and your husband.

I joined Connect in 2017 as a caregiver for my life partner. Now Connect is the #1 activity I engage in and from which I learn how to handle aging, medical, and even insurance situations. Actually, my daughter now handles my insurance situations because my memory and cognitive challenges make it impossible for me to follow directions accurately.

I just read your last post and am interested because I have been treated for vaginal atrophy for several years. You are right.....it can be unnerving. I have an appointment with my urologist next Tuesday to review the results of my recent bladder sling surgery and the atrophy. My insurance won't pay for any estrogen so I use Premarin. Is that something you have tried? So what might be my final attempt at orgasm was, to put it bluntly, disgusting.

The bladder sling surgery which I chose in a shared decision with my surgeon has not been more than 25% effective yet. Can you call upon your helping and mentoring experience to tell me what to say, or ask, or bemoan?

I have read about Viveve through Northstate Plastic Surgery. Is there other information I should be reading?

Thanks for your help. I will get back to you the following week if I learn anything of sharing value. Now it is time to go back to my normal Support Groups.

May you be safe, protected, and free from inner and outer harm.
Chris

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@artscaping Thanks for what you do as a volunteer!! I would really like to do that someday but I'm still pretty strapped with my caretaking duties. I'm just now getting back to taking care of my medical 'issues'. Someday I hope. This site and all the great people who share on here are lifesavers for me (and others I'm sure).

I'm still researching this Viveve. I asked my new primary care about it and (not completely sold on this guy) said he knew nothing. I had a great feeling about the Urogyno I saw (first/only visit) as she's in her late 70's and is very frank and forthcoming. I'll share more as I learn more too.

If you're looking for bemoaning experience, I've taken that to an art form (ha ha). I have learned that you really have to do a lot of your own research (at good sources) and get input from others in your situation and then take that back to your doctors. Quite often I have brought up things to my docs and my husbands (armed with printed materials) and the doctors are surprised to learn something. Most important...you know your body. I find doctors gaslight me a lot (sigh) and I have to temper my anger about that with facts and being persistent. If what they've done isn't working and if this might be another, second or additional option then ask them to explain how this treatment might help restore your vaginal tissue. I'm still researching myself but I'll certainly share as I move forward. Lovely to meet you! Hugs