My chronic pain… the options I was given.

So after the age of 21 when I had my daughter I began having the worst pelvic pain. I could not have sex, could not have a pelvic exam, could not exercise properly, etc. I have pudendal neuralgia, high tone pelvic floor dysfunction, vulvodinia, and lavatory ani syndrome. I saw every doctor possible. Luckily after a few years I was referred to an urogynocologist that specializes in pelvic pain (not all urogyns do) and an interventional radiologist in Baltimore MD. Anyways every year I get Botox injections into my muscles, a cryo nerve freeze of the pudendal nerve, and some injection into the coccyx for my back (don’t know if I’m explaining all this right). I get it once a year. I literally gets rid of all pain and symptoms and relaxes my muscles allowing me to live. So the urogyn tells the interventional radiologist where to inject…. That’s how it works, but it’s been a life saver. She also prescribed a compound medication ( a suppository that can be used rectally or vaginally) consisting of gabapentin, diazapene, and baclofen (don’t know if I’m spelling it right)… it literally gets rid of all spasm immediately or prevents them! In facts this medications was part of the reason I could have a second child). I have a really severe case of chronic pelvic pain due to fall and muscle tension from my seizure and these were the ONLY things that worked for me after trial and error. Hope this helps someone.