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[sfreesto]

Hello you lovely supportive ladies,

So after reading a lot on this forum, posting and getting your helpful responses I think I’ve had a lightbulb moment about what is giving me the most problems with my VA, it is the watery discharge. I believe this might be what is causing a lot of the vulval redness and soreness. I believe this is like if you leave a wound covered up too long and it ends up soggy and the edges break down (maceration - I used to work in wound care). I really do feel way to wet rather than dry - just the wrong kind of wet I suppose (I have no infection btw).


So questions…

1. Has anyone found that the watery discharge ever goes away?
2. How to you all prevent it causing more soreness?

Xx

[Dierdre]

Use more local estrogen. You're right, the  watery discharge does not lubricate, it has the opposite effect washing away any moisturise you may have accumulated and leaving you sore. I use Ovestin externally and Vagifem internally every night. Also I use Bepanthen as a barrier cream over the Ovestin as it sometimes stings and irritates.

[sfreesto]

Thanks Diedre, does the watery discharge ever stop or reduce with treatment?

[Dierdre]

Yes it does, just up your dosage for a while until you're comfortable again.

[dahliagirl]

I found it went away with antibiotics/antibiotic cream/thrush treatment but came back again.

I haven't had it again since I started using vagifem, even when it was taking a while to get the vagifem dose right.

[sfreesto]

So is it pointless trying to use a vaginal moisturiser? Are there any that stick or do they make matters worse in this case?

I’m on Intrarosa and I don’t know whether increasing the dose would work like Vagifem. I have got some Imvaggis estriol pessaries still so maybe add one of each each night?

Xx

[Dierdre]

Can you mix Intrarosa and Imvaggis?

[sfreesto]

No idea really. I wouldn’t have thought they would interact, just wondering how much stuff you can throw up there. X

[fiftyplus]

I agree sfreesto I think your theory could be right - it makes sense - if you feel you are too wet just pat dry