In January, 2023, TLLC partnered with Lichen Sclerosus Support Network (LSSN). This means my new 2023 blog posts will be published on LSSN’s page. For full details on what the partnership entails, watch this video.
Have you ever sat there wondering, “is my itchy vulva due to a yeast infection or lichen sclerosus”? Perhaps you thought, “maybe I’ll head over to the pharmacy and get some OTC yeast cream”? If so, you are not alone. I’ve wondered this countless times. In today’s blost post, I’m going to be discussing yeast infections and lichen sclerosus.
Did you know there is a difference between signs and symptoms? I sure didn’t. For the longest time, I called everything a lichen sclerosus symptom. Unbeknownst to me, I was using the wrong terminology for quite some time. However, once I learned the difference, I realized this is an important distinction that folks with lichen sclerosus should understand. In this post, I will explain what differentiates a sign and a symptom. I will highlight lichen sclerosus signs and lichen sclerosus symptoms. Finally, I will explain why, in my opinion, this difference matters.
Do you have an upcoming vulvar biopsy scheduled? Are you worried about what the biopsy will involve and how you will recover? Do you want some tips and tricks to help set you up for success? If so, you have come to the right place. In today’s post, I’m sharing tips for before, during, and after your vulvar biopsy.
In today’s post, I review vulvar biopsy basics for lichen sclerosus. I highlight the two main ways lichen sclerosus is diagnosed, what a vulvar biopsy entails, what they are looking for to make the diagnosis, and how you get your results. Stay tuned for my next post where I will share biopsy tips for before, during, and after the procedure.
Health anxiety is common in folks with chronic health conditions, including lichen sclerosus. stress management, cognitive behavioral therapy, and medication for health anxiety. I speak both from lived experience and from evidence-based information for psychology papers.
The topic of this post is health anxiety and how it can affect folks with lichen sclerosus. I being by explaining what health anxiety is, including its perceptual, cognitive, and behavioral components. After, I dive into the ways in which health anxiety can manifest with lichen sclerosus and then share my experience with health anxiety.
Today, I break from the diary-style entry blogs of my week-to-week experience with dilators. Instead, I focus more on the dynamic between my husband and me during this process, how he helped me, and I share a super intimate and vulnerable moment.
Gina is a fellow LS Warrior whom I had the pleasure of meeting (virtually) over a year ago at one of the Lichen Sclerosus Support Virtual Meetups. Her warmth radiated through the screen. She was such a beacon of light in uplifting others on the call and has always been incredibly honest and transparent about her lichen sclerosus journey. When she reached out to me to add her poetry to The Grief Project, I was overjoyed. When I read her words, my eyes filled with tears. I was deeply moved by her poetry; I felt her words in my body and soul. Gina has such an incredible talent for conveying complex experiences such as grief with LS through poetry.
Today, I talk about my dilator journey for weeks 7 & 8. This post will be TMI, so if that’s not your thing, click out. For example, it will include discussions about oral sex, masturbation, lube, etc. In addition to highlighting the physical aspects of my journey, I document how working with dilators affected my mental health. I had a pretty big mental health breakthrough this week, and I can’t wait to share this with you.
In this post, I continue my dilator journey from weeks 5 and 6. I highlight the physical and mental aspects of the journey. I discuss some setbacks I experienced and how I dealt with those.
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