Hi im helen im 19 and was diagnosed with lichens in march 2012, I have had problems since I was 15, with prolonged menses and only now lichens has been noticed, I am always sore, sex is so painful I end up with splits and tears all the time soemtimes sex can even make me cry with pain but I push through it for my partners sake. At first I went to get the coil out at the GUM clinic and it was only then when a new doctor seen me that she said it was not right, I told her everything and she said I think you may have this condition, she referred me to a dermatologist who I have now seen twice, I had no biopsy she said straight away I have this and gave me dermovate told me to use it every day for a month then every other the next month and the last month was three times a week, I went back a few days ago for my appointment with her and she is referring me to a gynocologist to have surgery. I have a partner he understands I am in a lot of pain all the time and understands why sometimes I say I dont want sex, I feel awful but its just so painful and burns a lot. I am really scared about the surgery they say its because I am too narrow. Its really hard going physically and mentally. I Looked at these forums to see what other people experienced with this and I would just like some advice on other things I could do to try and stop the pain and what the surgery might entail. Helen
Hi helen im so sorry to hear you have this awful afflication, can i ask what part of the world are you from and could i maybe send you a private message? i have exactly the same and no what you are going through.
Regards
Molly
Hi im currently living in scotland.how about you? and yeh u can send me a private message i have updates on this too xx
Hey Helen! I'm 18 now, was diagnosed at 13...the doctor gave me creams but they do not work...I was wondering if you could private message me with how you are going...if the surgery worked, what it entails, etc...xx
Hi i have the exactly same position as you. I wounder if u did the surgery and how it did go and how they did and how u feeling now. Thank u