Hi everyone, hope you are all doing okay.
Just wondered how all of you fellow Lichen Sclerosus sufferers are doing.
I thought I had just about beaten it, but lately noticed it is very pale and shiny down there and lots of splitting. So I have started using the steroid cream again for a while.
Have been reading a lot about it again today and there seems to have been a change of opinion in the treatment. Now it seems it is not harmful to keep using the cream a couple of times a week ongoing - I have hardly used any for the past couple of years because I was told only to do so if symptoms recurred
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Apparently they now think that it is better to keep using the cream quite regularly as it can actually prevent the skin from thinning and splitting.
This is from patient.co.uk site, quote:
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After the initial regular treatment for about three months, you may then only need to use the ointment or cream once or twice every 1-2 weeks to keep symptoms away."So I have probably done more damage through doing as I was instructed.