Health Organization for Pudendal Education

You were right my gp was great she prescribed me Gabapentin to go along with my duloxetine and she wrote to my consultant to get the referral done asap so im going to chase that up at the end of the week. So thanks so much for the advice x

Yorkshire! Not too far from me just other side of the pennines in Merseyside. Im on Duloxetine 60mg it started to make a difference to the vaginal discomfort as soon as I went on to 60mg and then another jump forward after six months. The side effects are not great but thst only lasts a week or so. ...

Hi Lise I got your private message but your message on here didnt seem to appear?! Try and post it again x

Hello I am new to this too but ive been living with the pain for around 16 months now and just got my diagnosis so im afraid im not much help but didnt want to read and run. Maybe we can help each other? Im in the uk and I have a referral to a pain clinic where I am going to get injections to stop t...

Wow thanks for that advice it makes sense but I wouldnt ever had thought of it.
Luckily my mother in law is a physio and she can do acupuncture so I can get it regularly and for free!!
I hope to get an appointment with my gp tomorrow I will let you know how it goes x

Thank you
I would say the duloxetine blocks 80% of the vaginal discomfort but does not seem to stop the coccyx pain at all.
I attend the pain clinic on 22nd so will update then
I had acupuncture on friday and having it again on tuesdsy it seems to help relax the muscles at least

Thank you! Two questions is it worth going to local pain clinic while waiting to see baranowski or could this be counter productive? Second can you pay to see him privately and avoid the wait on nhs? I feel like my duloxetine stops a lot of the vaginal and bladder pain but does nothing for the coccy...

Thank you for answering. I want to try the injections but got scared by what my physio said I dont want to end up eorse but I've been having physio for nearly a year now and it isn't helping. I dont really want surgery as I look after by two young sons who are not in school so I dont know how I woul...

Hello I am new to this site and I need help desperately. This post will be long im sorry for rambling. I gave birth 16 months ago and after the birth I went into urinary retention but this was not detected and my bladder inflated to four times its maximum size causing nerve damage. I was unsure for ...