Lichen's post pregnancy

Hi girls, this is directed to the local girls who i think are in a similar situation to me. I was diagnosed at around 16 with lichen's and have used cortisone on and off for years, I have tried not to use it all the time for the reason of thining skin. I have just had a baby 5 weeks ago. During my pregnancy i had a flare up of the condition, and in the last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy had alot of swelling from the top of my pubic line down. As a result I am now tighter than i have ever been in my life and not happy about it. I was wondering has anyone else experienced this? and I really dont want to continue cortisone. Has any one found anything else natural that has worked in this case.
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