My affliction is back, despite a respite of almost half a decade. The labia is again weeping blood from the outside, not the inside. (See here. In fact you should see here, because that post-menopausal post from five years ago sums up my attitude today.)
Since my reproductive hormones have utterly shut down now, I would have thought that would be the end of my pudenda problems. But, actually, it’s comforting, since I know I can write off endometriosis or hormonal fluctuations as a cause for the spontaneous labial bleeding.
It’s probably been an infected ingrown hair, only … there’s no hair there on the inner lady curtain. Or perhaps there is, only they are small. I have fuzzy hairs everywhere else now, why not.
Really, that’s should be my attitude about the entire crotch issue. All the emotional attachment to my labia is gone now that I am ‘paused. Do what you want, crotch: spontaneously bleed, spout glitter, rub together and make sounds like Cuban diplomatic crickets. Over. It.
4 responses to “Lady Garden Blight Returns”
So, I, uh, “know of” ultra-wimpy labial skin that will in fact bleed if you wipe it firmly with dry toilet paper. This can be gotten around by cleaning with (no perfumes, no additives) lotion/moisturizer/cold-cream-sort-of-stuff (like Aquaphor or Cetaphil). In theory, as per one horrified gynecologist, unscented baby wipes might work, but have not been tested because Option 1 worked and didn’t have to be purchased.
No idea if the level of bleeding or location of bleeding is similar, but in case it is just “hi, we’re ludicrously oversensitive and occasionally will rip like wet tissue paper at the slightest provocation” skin, then that might help. But probably that is not the issue. Good luck.
Going to pretend – your writing style is easily identifiable. And I would agree, only there is swelling first, and I think the swelling is giving rise to stretched skin that ruptures. However, I do know that things down there become more delicate after the pause, and that perhaps that’s why that parts gets its hackles up so easily now.
Yes, I figured it would not be anonymous to you (also, I hope my writing style is not terrifically annoying – apologies if it is). But somehow it *feels* vaguely less like someone might be able to somehow google and connect it to me IRL. Not that I admit to personal possession of the occasionally wimpy skin in question or anything like that…
Eugh, swelling too! Sorry. Altogether, this is pretty high on the list of top ten general body parts whose hackles I do not wish to have raised. I hope it returns to a placid state soon, whether randomly or by OTC cream intervention or more “official” medical intervention.
Going to pretend – it has straightened itself out again already. And you are not at all annoying. It is distinctly easy and natural.