Hi
Can anyone offer any moral support/reassurance/advice, please?
After years of apparently worsening VA I got to the end of my tether and tried Vagifem but the discharge it created made my burning, sore, bleeding skin so painful and even more irritated that I had to stop it after a few days and swap to Ovestin. This as well as other management techniques (no underwear at night, Dermol 500 for shower, YES VM to moisturise etc) has given some relief and I am comfortable some of the time now.
However the skin down below is still very fragile looking and I have what could be a split or an erosion of the skin on one side of the vestibule which is sometimes very painful (particularly after a shower or if I forget to use YES and then walk).
My GP was happy for me to use the Ovestin every night for 5 weeks but then asked me to reduce it and so I dropped to alternate nights and now I am dropping to 3 times a week (I do put a bit on externally every night though). I am wondering if I am likely to continue to improve on this maintenance dose? I don't feel like I have reached a sufficiently healed/comfortable state to be 'maintained'!
Should I try something else now?
The GP mentioned referring me to Gynae if the sore patch had not completely resolved by now, but I know the wait will be long and I wondered what else might help. Or should I just persevere? Am I expecting too much too soon?
It's been 9 weeks in total...