Hello, a question about pain...

[arquel.livejournal.com]

(I posted this a while back, but it was a friends only post, and I didn't get many replies at all and really no answer, so I thought I'd give it another shot without going friends only  -_-)

Hi there. This seemed like a good place to ask, you peoples seem to know the answers to a lot of things.

Basically, my problem is,at various stages of arousal I start getting pains in that entire area. Sometimes it's very localized and mild, like an ache in my vulva and the area surrounding it, and sometimes the entire works down there seem really achey and congested, including interally. Sometimes I only feel it after I orgasm, and sometimes I start feeling it the minute I get a tiny bit aroused. Sometimes it doesn't hurt unless I touch down there, sometimes it hurts very much without agitation. It -seems- to change according to my cycle, but honestly, as I am not actually sexually active and never have been I don't really monitor my cycle all that closely. It does seem to happen mostly around my period, both before and after, so maybe it's hormone related?

I'm unsure what on earth these pains could be, or how to make them stop. Sometimes it hurts -really- bad, and that's obviously not a good thing. If I had to describe what they feel like, it feels kind of like... like the blood vessels (or whatever is down there that could be hurting) are congested and full. It doesn't -sting-, it's more of a deep ache, and when I kind of probe around the areas of the pain (just inside the labia majora and outside the labia minora) I can sort-of feel some tiny, painful lumps, almost like congested blood vessels. The lumps and pain subside gradually. When the internal stuff is involved as well, it almost feels like a menstrual cramp, albeit much more mild than they cramps I get while menstruating.

Also, I -think- I may have endometriosis, although after talking with some of the girls at the endo community it seems if I have it it's fairly mild compared to them. Don't get me wrong, I'm in horrible, horrible pain when I menstruate, but it seems somewhat inconsistent. Sometimes it's absolutely awful just-let-me-die-already pain with nausea, sometimes it's merely horrible but I survive somehow.

Anyone have any ideas what could be causing it? I'd appreciate any help.

Comments

[pinkgerbil.livejournal.com]

I have edno, get checked for it , try taking naproxin sodium ( over the counter drug) about an hour before hand. it may help. It helps me. Of course when the panty elf pays me a visit , I tend to linger in the tub ( hot ).That helps too.

[dead-corvette.livejournal.com]

i sometimes get a little achey too but i dont think its anything to worry about, unless its REALLY sore :)

[clarinka.livejournal.com]

It could be some kind of vascular problem, that is, your blood vessels might be acting strangely in a manner similar to migraine. If your blood vessels quickly go from being very dilated to constricted, it hurts--in your head, it's called migraine. It's just a hypothesis, though, and probably a crappy one at that.

For us non-doctor types, this might be a little out of our league--if it's unbearable and constant, go to a gynecologist.

Also, do you suppose you could switch your icon to something a little more safe for work?

[parodie.livejournal.com]

Go see a doctor. And if the doctor doesn't help, go see an other doctor. Etc.
Those symptoms sound like they could be several things - endo (like the first poster said) or vestibular vaginitis (unlikely since you mentioned it also hurts inside) or .... something else entirely. My experience has been that doctors aren't always very up on their game when it comes to diagnosing things like this, so please don't hesitate to be persistant. Really. It's not normal for there to be pain.
Good luck!

[emmieslost.livejournal.com]

i have endo...but from what i understand some women with endo have no symptoms at all, so just because you don't have severe pain (like some of us are blessed with) :) doesn't mean you don't have it...you should talk to your dr. though, cuz i'm not a dr.! i do know that endo is pretty common though especially if you have a family history... no one in my family has it, however, i guess i just got lucky!
i hope you figure something out soon, that doesn't sound like any fun...