Expander after radiation

NoniK said:

Prescription strength lidocaine???

The prescription I got is for 2% gel and it doesn’t help me at all. I swear my eyes almost rolled back in my head from the pain. I know I have to do as I have a friend with serious urinary issues because things closed up down there.

Thanks for your help.

Hugs, Kristin 

You might consider pelvic floor physical therapy. However sometimes it’s difficult to find one. My doctor thought it was a good idea but had no idea where to refer me. I had to find her myself. 

derMaus said:

No Damn Fun

I was given the set of dialators after radiation with little instruction. I didn't do anything with them until a couple of months later, when I pulled them out and discovered they were rock hard and completely straight. Seriously ? Is there a human orifice out there that that will comfortably go into? I doubt it. A few excursions into the smaller ranges revealed that my problem wasn't width as much as angle and tenderness, so I got some fancy silicone ones that are curved and tapered. I'm not having a lot more fun with those, though: the tissues are so thin that everything hurts, regardless of size. I don't currently have a sexual partner so that's not an active issue, but I do need to work on this more 'cause pelvic exams are NOT fun. This is all so strange: I never had ANY problems in this area before, now I'm hyper sensitive. Ah cancer, the gift that keeps on giving...

derMaus, can you tell us what brand of silicone dilators you got? Thanks!

derMaus said:

Silicone dialators

I got Inspire silicon dialators. I saw a video about them on YouTube. https://youtu.be/KA2K3orfbl0.

I bought mine from the Pleasure Chest but a quick Google search also found them on Miles Kimball: 

https://thepleasurechest.com/inspire-silicone-dilator-kit-pink.html

https://www.mileskimball.com/buy-inspire-silicone-dilator-kit-356605

I also purchased a set of silicone 'anal trainers' on Amazon for $14, but haven't tried them yet. They appealed to me because they're short and stubby, but have a sharp indent at the base so they stay in. My problems w/dialators in general is that I have a tipped vagina and they want to slide right back out and when it's already painful to get them in, that's the last thing you want. I will let you know how the 'trainers' work when I get around to trying them.

Thanks for the info!

I had vaginal radiation  month ago and felt great until last week. I had a bad bladder infection and it’s cleared , I guess, after antibiotics. I have started having burning in my pelvis area. I wake up because of it so sleeping isn’t great. Also how far into the Vagina do you guys insert your dialator??