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Thanks a lot, Becca! Yes, your post really did help! I’ve started taking deep breaths and doing the kegels whenever my anxiety peaks and that seems to be helping me. Hopefully, I will get used to the dilation soon. Also, it was reassuring to know that other women face anxiety with dilation post procedure too.

[sandy]

Hi everyone!
I had my procedure today. FYI for future patients- you won’t feel a thing during the procedure. So don’t worry about it =)
I actually passed out when they put the IV in, thanks to my fear of needles and probably dehydration. Once the IV was in, Dr. Pacik gave me IV Verced, which helped with the anxiety. During the procedure itself, I remember Dr. Pacik doing the cotton swab test. Next thing I know, I was up with the biggest (blue) dilator in me! Unfortunately, due to the tightness of my vagina, I wasn’t able to insert the pink dilator (#5) in me. But I’ve had #4 in me since I removed the blue dilator and trying to make myself comfortable with it.. So far, so good!
Hopeful57 also had her procedure today, and she did great!

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Quote from KatieG07 on April 30, 2014, 20:50
Good luck Sandy! Keep us posted on how everything goes…Excited for you!

Thank you Katie! I’ll keep you posted. Good luck to you too for your treatment in June!

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Quote from laura57 on April 30, 2014, 23:47
Hello, all. I am a May patient. My procedure is just in a few days. May 5th to be precise. I am traveling from Pensacola, Florida to Manchester and will be happy to escape the extreme rain for a few days!
Like you, I am a mixture of excitement and fear. I have a great deal of anxiety about the pre-op exams, the findings during the procedure, and the post-op exams. I truly believe that God has lead me to this. Are there any others out there who will be having their procedure on the same day that I will?

Laura, I will be coming in on May 5th too! It is nice to meet you (=
Like you, I am very anxious. For other reasons.. but still very anxious! I am very concerned about dilating and hope that I will be able to insert dilators in me. I have never been able to insert anything so far. It’s a good thing for you that you’re actually looking forward to this!
I do understand your fear and can totally relate to it though and since I’m in the same boat as you are, I don’t really have any suggestions on how to feel better about it. But hopefully, we’ll be knocked out and won’t even realize what happened 🙂
One thing that is helping me a lot right now though is keeping myself very busy! I only end up feeling low and worried if I’m free and I think of all sorts of what-if scenarios. So it’s best to just keep myself occupied instead! The plus side to this is I have a really clean house right now 😀
Look forward to meeting you on Monday!

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Heather, I really can’t thank you for all the encouragement and optimism you give to people like me! I can’t wait to come in too and start this new phase. At the same time, I’m anxious about the procedure itself and the outcome. I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who has anxiety regarding this and that you faced it too.
We plan on making a vacation out of our trip to NH so I’m really looking forward to that! Yes, it is nice meeting fellow patients on that thread. I will keep you updated on how it goes!

[sandy]

Looks like I’m going first among the ladies here on this thread! My treatment date is on May 5th.. not even a week left. I will be coming in from the west coast. I’m excited/nervous/anxious and a whole lot of other things! I am really scared of needles and have not been able to dilate successfully or have an exam yet. So I’m really hoping everything goes well- fingers crossed!
Heather, I’ve communicated with you earlier via email. Thank you for being so very encouraging =)

[sandy]

Hi Everyone!
I’ve been suffering from primary vaginismus for 3 years now, ever since I got married. I come from a very conservative family, which is why I never attempted intercourse with my college sweetheart till we got married. I am booked for the treatment on May 5th and I’m hoping our lives will finally resume after that since it feels like it’s been on hold ever since we got married. Now that I’m coming closer to the treatment date, I am a bundle of nerves/emotions! Sometimes optimistic that life will (?) get back to normal, fear of the what-if, and stress about simply not knowing what’s going to happen next!
Anyway, it’s nice seeing this forum dedicated to patients/people suffering from this condition. I hope to be able to get some encouragement from this forum during the process 🙂

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