I was diagnosed with vin3 in Jan 2014. I had surgery in the Feb and had 3 weeks off work recovering. My consultant told me that I would need about a week. I then had laser surgery in sept 2015 and then after cells appeared immediately had more surgey 5 weeks later. Is it just me or is the recovery time under estimated. I keep being told that it is only a week to recover but the pain is excrutiating. I find standing up difficult and have to roll over to get up. I don't think anyone realises how painful this condition is post op and I feel like I am trying to avoid work when asking for a sick note! I'm really fed up!
Oh that's sounds terrible. I completely agree, while I havnt had the severity you have I had several biopsies in the vulva area - all under local. I got told I was good to return to work the next day. I had to get a sick line, the pain was ridiculous. First couple of days I struggled to move at all. I feel the medical professionals lack some basic knowledge of how they condition impacts people on a day to day basis and also how painful it is.
I hope your condition gets better as soon as possible.
I think LS just makes everything more difficult, so our bodies take longer to recover as it's always fighting some infection
I am very grateful for all comments posted on the forums as I have learned so much. I was not given any advice or treatments other than surgery! My consultant offers follow up appointments of 6 months and then a year. Unfortunately after a year things had got really bad an I am now really suffering. My surgery didn't go well, I bled a lot and now have hole in my labia where the stitches were not so good. I think that I will go back to see my GP much better informed with what is on offer and ask for more support. I find self examination difficult due to my age and not being as flexible anymore and I has never heard of clomp.