Hi
So before I start, I know a doctor is who I should talk to, but I have. I have some medical background myself aswell, and honestly I know a community of women are probably going to be more help because im out of ideas.
iv had chronic itching below, thrush like symptoms, at times spreads to my bum too. Itching, which then causes soreness cos i itch in my sleep, and a thick discharge not coming out asin it’s in my underwear but it’s present around the area, I notice it when I cave in and have to itch.
Iv tried thrush treatment several times, BV treatment many times, no soaps, no washing powder ecen, keeping clean with water, not cleaning and letting it do its own thing, iv taken metronidazole orally as I read about TRICHOMONAS which is a parasitic infection once thought to be std but can be caught from towels, pads from them bathroom machines if theyr unsealed and in sanitary etc. I convinced my gp to give me the vaginal metronidazole gel after I finished my oral course as it wasn’t better. Iv tried anti itch creams, iv tried anti fungal treatment, only wear cotton, let air get there as much as possible and keep it dry (you know what I mean lol like after shower endure dried properly) I have tried natural remedies coconut oil, almond oil, hemp oil, iv tried vaginsl biotics (oral ones) . It’s hard when iv caved in & itched and it’s so sore and broken skin but I can’t put sudo on because I’m scared to put anything on. I haven’t had intercourse protected or unprotected since a year (ish) before this started. Iv tried changing my diet, new mattres & duvet even. Really clutching at straws here. I am on codine so do at times get very mild hemmeroids so ino that explains anal itching but it’s vag too, and the discharge too. Im constantly irritated but mostly at night. It’s been going on for months now, I met someone and had to end it I was too embarrassed to be intimate. I don’t think there’s an odour but I know you don’t always notice your own. I have done std tests now even though it started aboit a year after I last had intercourse. I know they will be negative. My gp is like well youv had the metronidazole so do std test if negative then just use vagisil itch cream. That isn’t good enough. Can anyone think of anything? Iv not given birth so not a birth related issue. Im just reading up on lichen sclerosus, mentioned to my gp who almost scoffed at me. I can’t even have my smear because of it, because don’t know what it is. My periods are regular but I can’t even wear a pad or period knickers it’s so sore I’m having to use a rolled up extra soft face cleansing towel in my underwear luckily I work from home!!!
sorry for TMI but I know an army of women are my best chance of support or advice at this point.
thanks for reading this long essay. Im so desperate to get this sorted x