Just wanted to add on here & send hugs & empathy to all of you struggling with this wretched pain. I really still cannot comprehend why we are still suffering & not getting the appropriate help & treatment. It is true that no one would disagree how to treat a broken leg or many other health issues - so why this one?
I went down the multiple painkiller route years ago when my GP & gynae didn't know shat my GSM was. Not one of them gave any relief. I even had a steroid injection in the entrance to my vaginally & apart from being really painfull did nothing.
To concur that the lidocaine cream does help & regular use ( 2-3 times a day) does seem to really calm things down. I use it internally & externally.
This really is not good enough, is it, in this day & age. Makes me livid.