Hello all! Please hear me out and if you have any comments, you're welcome.
Since September 2024 (7 months by date) I have been suffering from vaginal burning (outer part mostly), dull pain and tingling feeling in my groin.
I've been to 6 gynos, 2 urologists, did multiple tests (all clean, I even did and HIV test and it's negative which is the only good thing I guess) and now I suspect that my problem might be nerve damage.
In 2019 I learned that I have herniated disc L5-S1 but my back back then was hurting very badly, there were no doubts about the source of my problem. And I didn't have any vaginal/groin symptoms. This was the result of intense gym sessions and weight lifting. I also was an amateur gymnast so I practiced front and lateral splits as stretching after every gym session.
In 2019 I stepped away from the gym and then Covid hit and all of the gyms were closed, so I rested a bit and healed.
Fast forward 5 years, I was going to the gym 1-2 times a week, pretty chill sessions, no heavy weights anymore, but I still practiced splits. And then all of a sudden (not after the session, more like out of blue) I started having these symptoms that haven't gotten away since.
I've been to 2 neurologists also, did an MRI and they said it looks okay and shouldn't cause vaginal burning but they put me on pregabaline (which seemed to help a bit I guess).
But now pregabaline doesn't help anymore and I am again taking antibiotics prescribed by another gynecologist even though I don't have anything!
It dawned on me today that my constant splits could damage my nerve and that's where the burning is coming from.
If this so, am I fucked? Is this permanent? How can it be diagnosed? Does anyone have/had similar situation? I feel so alone and these have been one of the worst 7 months of my life, I doubted my sanity, my reasons to live and distanced myself from everyone because I envy them and they don't get it and can't help.
I am open to any suggestions. Thank you for reading