what is vaginal protector

sephie
sephie Member Posts: 650 Member
edited March 2014 in Anal Cancer #1
i read that Dr. Crane gave some of you a vaginal protector during radiation??? is this a dilator or something else. i did not have Dr. Crane last year when I was going thru treatment but was given dilators after treatment. maybe they learned something better. sephie

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  • nellie67
    nellie67 Member Posts: 28 Member
    #2
    dilator
    Hi sephie
    Im currently receiving treatment at MDA and Dr Das is my doctor. They are using a dilator during the radiation treatment, they found it lifts the vagina out of the radiation beams and helps to protect the vagina walls. I also got one for home use which Im to use 10 minutes a day also the gyno gave me estrogen cream that im to use 2 times a week. So far so good, im itching quite a bit at times and today is the start of my 4th week...
  • sephie
    sephie Member Posts: 650 Member
    #3
    nellie67 said:

    dilator
    Hi sephie
    Im currently receiving treatment at MDA and Dr Das is my doctor. They are using a dilator during the radiation treatment, they found it lifts the vagina out of the radiation beams and helps to protect the vagina walls. I also got one for home use which Im to use 10 minutes a day also the gyno gave me estrogen cream that im to use 2 times a week. So far so good, im itching quite a bit at times and today is the start of my 4th week...

    dilator
    thanks for the reply. good for MDA. my radiation oncolog. was Delclos. sounds like they learned something. i had to reopen my vagina and am still using dilator each day or almost each day ( tired of all the maintenance) for 10 minutes- my last chemo and radiation was July 2009. i have not used the estrogen cream because i am still too sore around my anus for any sexual activity. it would pull on the tissue too much. my poor hubby has had to endure this. oh well.
  • lizdeli
    lizdeli Member Posts: 569 Member
    #4
    sephie said:

    dilator
    thanks for the reply. good for MDA. my radiation oncolog. was Delclos. sounds like they learned something. i had to reopen my vagina and am still using dilator each day or almost each day ( tired of all the maintenance) for 10 minutes- my last chemo and radiation was July 2009. i have not used the estrogen cream because i am still too sore around my anus for any sexual activity. it would pull on the tissue too much. my poor hubby has had to endure this. oh well.

    Same here
    I had Dr. Crane and it was used during radiation. I have had minimal problems as a result. Dr. Das is good, very serious though! lol I met with him once when Dr. Crane was out of town.
    Liz
  • nonichol
    nonichol Member Posts: 170
    #5
    lizdeli said:

    Same here
    I had Dr. Crane and it was used during radiation. I have had minimal problems as a result. Dr. Das is good, very serious though! lol I met with him once when Dr. Crane was out of town.
    Liz

    help
    so I seriously need to know the difference between a dialator and a dildo. MY rad Doc didnot have dialators available and I am wondering if I should order a dialator instead of just a novelty item.
    Norma
  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #6
    nonichol said:

    help
    so I seriously need to know the difference between a dialator and a dildo. MY rad Doc didnot have dialators available and I am wondering if I should order a dialator instead of just a novelty item.
    Norma

    Hi Nonichol
    In discussions on this topic that I've been involved in previously, there are some women who say they prefer using a dildo. Their complaint about the dilators has to do with the rigidity of them. I use a dilator, but have given considerable thought to trying a dildo for the very same reason. It's definitely a very personal personal choice!
  • nonichol
    nonichol Member Posts: 170
    #7
    mp327 said:

    Hi Nonichol
    In discussions on this topic that I've been involved in previously, there are some women who say they prefer using a dildo. Their complaint about the dilators has to do with the rigidity of them. I use a dilator, but have given considerable thought to trying a dildo for the very same reason. It's definitely a very personal personal choice!

    thanks
    Thanks for the info.

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