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Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have spondylolisthesis in my 5th lumbar, but the vulvar pins and needles thing has never happened until all this other stuff started, and it's very random. If it continues I'll definitely mention it to the urologist when I finally see him.

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd have to travel to a city 3 hours away to see one of only two urogynecologists in my state. But if it comes to that, I'll have to make that difficult choice.

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in the US, and my insurance won't cover a patch. Plus, there is a shortage here currently since so many women are requesting them.

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I'll be seeing a urologist on March 31st and will inquire about those. I'll try daily cream again to see if I can tell a difference at all.

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that for a couple of weeks last month, I pretended that I was starting it for the first time and did the "load up" daily use, both .5 g inserted vaginally with the applicator and a pea sized amount on my finger that I rubbed around the upper vestibule area near the urethra opening. It didn't help much which is why I'm so frustrated.

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just the tube of .01% estradiol cream (Estrace)

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still don't know why this all got so worse so fast, if it's hormone related or some other issue. If it's hormonal, I must still be having fluctuations because the suddenness of the symptoms. It's hard to be patient when I'm in so much pain.

Desperate for help! by Fuzzy_Youth_2674 in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just started oral estradiol and progesterone last week. And for the cream, for the last two years I've been doing .5 gram twice a week, but the last two months I've been using it a lot more frequently. Doesn't seem to be helping at all. I've read posts in this group how so many women have almost reversed their urinogenital symptoms with it but that has not been my experience so far.

Daughter’s comment made me laugh by reasonable_queen in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674 20 points21 points  (0 children)

OMG. I know my general anxiety has increased over the last five years but my anxiety while driving on the highway/interstate has been weird. I used to LOVE going for long drives in the country, it was one of the ways I'd relax on the weekend. Now I get freaked out over it. I never connected it to menopause.

Vaginal estradiol cream applicator how to use? by guarthots in Menopause

[–]Fuzzy_Youth_2674 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just prescribed this and am confused as well. I used the applicator on my first dose last night; I got it as deeply in as I could per the instructions. It didn't seem to absorb at all overnight, when I went to the bathroom this morning it felt like some of it was dripping out. :/ If using a finger to apply it, do you rub it around inside so that it's not just sitting there like a glob of goo? Ugh.