instill FOR urethral pain

[icbop]

Yes, the urethral pain is hard to take. I guess DMSO is not helping you?


BTW, you do not need to have visible redness to hae VV or the other type of vulvodynia. I do have redness but all that came back from the lab from a biopsy was 'inflammation.' Like we didn't know that!

I ahve the MSM gel too but was unable to use it without burning my inflamed nether regions. Sigh. I'm sure we'll all find something at some point that helps!

My number one complaint about IC is my urethral pain. Sometimes it is the urethra other times it is the sides. I have been gettin DMSO instills since July 2006. I do have MSM gel but I guess I should be using it 3x a day instead of just 2. Maybe consistency is the key. I seem to have burning every day.

I have been on nortriptyline since 4/26/07 until now. I am wondering if I should go back to Elavil which seemed to help subside the burning after 2 weeks, but I became outrageously hungry all the time. That is why I asked to be switched to nortriptyline.

I also went to another gyno last week to see if I have VV. Everything looks wonderful in those regions but slides to the lab were sent anyways. I go back next week. Can you believe the day I go in to see her, I have no pain at all? UGH.

[bunnykinb]

I called JacobsLab and spoke to the doctor. He said that MSM gel may feel like some burning for the first two weeks with consistent use but after that I shouldn't have anymore burning sensation from the gel.