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KathyLauren

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I still get frequent sharp pains around my clitoris / inner labia. It's the sort of thing that people call "nerves reconnecting", but a year and a half after surgery, any nerves that were going to reconnect would have done so a long time ago. These pains feel like skin trauma.

I think that all the flexing and stretching from the clitoral hood extending and retracting are the cause. Of course, I can't see a darned thing down there. Squatting over a mirror, I am too far away from the area to see the microscopic detail of what is going on. And much of the problem happens when the hood is extended (clitoris retracted), when I can see even less.

Lubrication seems to help. But I have to re-apply the lube several times a day, especially before exercise.

I have been using Astroglide. It works, but it turns to glue as it dries.

Questions...

1. Do others have similar problems? I am not talking about vaginal pain / lube. I am interested particularly in the clitoral area and inside the inner labia. And, to a lesser extent, the area between the outer labia.

2. What is a recommended lube for that area?

3. Any other recommendations?

Thanks!
 
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My Gynecologist has me on an Estradiol cream that I use when things get dry.  It is prescription stuff, but it works very well in that area and for that purpose.  Give your Gyno a call and it may be right for you. 

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10 hours ago, VickySGV said:

My Gynecologist has me on an Estradiol cream that I use when things get dry.  It is prescription stuff, but it works very well in that area and for that purpose.  Give your Gyno a call and it may be right for you. 

I hadn't thought of that as a lubricant.  I have some, so I'll give it a try.

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Apropos of nothing, on my Activity stream this morning, this thread immediately followed the thread on someone's "Amazing Trip to Get Oil Changed."  ?

 

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1 hour ago, Carolyn Marie said:

Apropos of nothing, on my Activity stream this morning, this thread immediately followed the thread on someone's "Amazing Trip to Get Oil Changed."  ?

 

Carolyn Marie

LOL!

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On 9/30/2021 at 10:11 PM, VickySGV said:

My Gynecologist has me on an Estradiol cream that I use when things get dry.  It is prescription stuff, but it works very well in that area and for that purpose.  Give your Gyno a call and it may be right for you. 

 

Since I had some, prescribed earlier to help heal scar tissue, I tried it.  It is working well so far.  It doesn't turn sticky like Astroglide does, and seems to be helping with the sharp skin pains.

 

So, thanks for the suggestion!

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1 hour ago, KathyLauren said:

So, thanks for the suggestion!

 

Glad to help you.  It does make my skin, especially in the vulva area moister.  I never used astro-glide,  Marci told me ONLY use water base lube unless my gyno said to use the E cream.

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I had a checkup scheduled with my GP yesterday.  Although she has no trans experience, I figured that just getting some new eyes on the problem would help. 

 

She examined the area and said that the sore spot looks raw, like an abrasion.  Which is what I had guessed, though I couldn't quite tell from looking in a mirror.

 

I told her about using lubrication.  She agreed that that is a good idea, and she gave me some samples of something called Uberlube to try. 

 

She talked about using a pad to prevent the lube from staining my underwear.  I explained to her that when I put my legs together, the labia push everything so far inside that the lube isn't going to get anywhere near my underwear.  That conversation tells me that, like I suspected, my labia are larger than "standard", and could be the source of the ongoing pressure, and therefore the ultimate cause of the abrasion.

 

She is going to give me a prescription for something to treat the abrasion.  She is also going to set up some imaging to see what is going on internally.  Yay!  At last, possibly some progress.

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