Hello Ladies, I just completed my 2nd dose of aldara and so far I am experiencing discomfort down below with extreme fatigue , back aches and headaches I also have some stomach cramps. Is anyone else on this? what are your symptoms? do you feel its working for you?
Now on my 5th week of aldara treatment ,I can only manage to leave on for 6 or 7 hours at most before washing off as it really burns and I seem to be quite swollen it is such a relief when I apply the hydromol ointment ,don't think I could cope without it .I look very red and sore but the white area does seem to be going I have a hospital appointment on 2nd Feb so hopefully I will have good results. BEe careful you don't use too much as you only need to apply a thin layer.
Thank you both for your reply! I am glad your Dr. prescribed you an ointment.My Dr. told me I just had to deal with the pain. Luckily , my first two applications weren't AS bad as I was expecting. However I heard after each application it gets a little worse but not sure if that's true. I have another round tonight. Just cant wait to start seeing results if any. I heard something about not using regular body wash down there, and I've heard im not supposed to take pain reliever that has anti inflammatory? Any knowledge of that?
Hi Jayne 508, Just come across your message here. How are things with you now ? I am going through the Aldara treatment, the vin has faded - only another month to go.
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