Dawn (palm bay, fl) on 09/20/2008

I been suffering from BV for about 3 years now. The smell is the main thing. People were noticing it. I even lost my desk job (for bad hygiene), because my whole cubicle smelled like dirty vagina. I was even more devastated when i was packing my desk stuff up, my then ex boss took my desk chair and rolled it outside to the trash, since i permanently stunk it up.My job wasn't the only thing that was suffering, my marriage was as well. Since my husband cant have children, we never used a condom. And my BV seemed to flare up even worst after sex. After sex, the bed and the room was filled with bad odor, so bad my husband would sleep on the couch. He wouldn't give me oral, or even touch it, if he didnt have to. And i didnt blame him. I felt nasty all day 24/7. I was scared to get another job, (i been unemployed for 2 years now). We couldn't afford to go to the doctor, and to be honest I am extremely embarrassed.
I found this site, and I tried all the recommended remedies. I have been taking acidophilus orally and vaginally. And folic acid orally. I douche with the HP all the time, I wear loose fitting clothes, and cotton underwear. I even dry my privates with a hair dryer. I feel clean for maybe 2 to 3 hours, then it comes back. I have to Constantly wear panty liners to keep from ruining my underwear. I put on perfume and body spray, all the time, to try to mask the odors. I have to keep changing desk chairs, or else it will stink up the computer room. Nothing seems to work.
The husband and I barely have sex anymore, and i find myself feeling more alone then ever. I sit in the shower and cry. Cry from shame and frustration. How did I become this way? I have only had 2 sex partners in my life, and im an extremely clean person. No woman ever deserves to feel this way. I have gone into depression, and BV is the only thing I think about all day. BV is running and ruining my life. I want to be fresh again, I want to be like all the other women, to wear tight clothes and dresses...to be sexy and smell sexy! I would love to be spontaneous again and have sex with my husband whenever the mood strikes, instead of running off to the bathroom to shower before.
Good luck to all you ladies out there, who have mild to extreme cases of BV. And feel free to email me anytime, its good to know you're not alone.