This is exactly what you need to say Joy.calluna wrote: Ok, your pain is in the pudendal distribution - yes? That needs to be clear. Pain/numbness, in the area reaching from the front of the vulva to the back passage.
And the pain is of neuropathic origin. Ok, that's pudendal neuralgia.
How I put it to my GP - I said something like this: I've been wondering what to call this, just a name to give it. The pain is in the pudendal area, and I've been told this is neuropathic pain, so am I right in saying that we'd call this pudendal neuralgia? He said yes, pudendal neuralgia. Which gave me a nice conversational opening to say oh good, because I have found there are several consultants with a particular interest in this condition, please could I go and see one of them? ... and so on.
Thanks Calluna