Thank you all so much for you responses! Although I wouldn't wish these kind of issues on anyone, it is comforting that there are other people out there who actually "get it" when i talk about these weird symptoms. Mine is kind of a long story, but basically everything started when I was 16 and started having vulvar pain. Unfortunately, I wasn't properly diagnosed with vulvodynia til I was 21 (after no positive test results and many failed treatment attempts including excessive topical yeast meds which made everything worse). The only thing that did help me during that  latter part of that 5 year period was effexor (anti-depressant). When I was 21, began seeing an osteopath who determined that my pain was the result of internal/external trigger points. From the first injection, I got relief. Did that for a year, then moved to Chicago and began weekly PT with someone who is a renowned expert in the field. After about 2 years of therapy, I became virtually pain free with occasional flares that only lasted a few days every now and again. I was doing so well that i was able to backpack through europe, have an active sex life and even reintroduce my trigger foods (chocolate and coffee - in moderation). It was more like i just had a minor sensitivity, but no longer a major issue. I would go for PT tune ups about every 9 months of so if that.
I was in good shape for about 4 years. Then close to 5 years ago, when I started dating my now 
husband and was having a healthy amount of sex, i got my first-ever yeast infection. i had no 
idea that is what i had and just assumed it was a flare. i let it go for awhile and by the time I was diagnosed (a few weeks later), I was in really bad 
shape. Unfortunately, the nurse practitioner I went to see also misdiagnosed me and told me I had 
BV, so i went on a round of Flagyl. Needless to say that kicked the yeast into high gear, so I took 
Diflucan. Unfortunately, I was so worried about the yeast that I also went way overboard taking a ton of REALLY strong acidophilus every day and ended up with an overabundance of leptothrix (kind of the opposite of yeast) which causes similar symptoms to yeast. So had to get my ph back down to a more alkaline level. ugh.
Eventually, I was able to get back in balance, but by that time my nerve endings, especially in the 
perineum area, were all turned on again. I felt like I was walking around with sandpaper under 
my skin. Went back to PT and was feeling better (although nerves still sandpapery), and 
then got another yeast infection 6 months later. Took diflucan within about two days of it starting, but after that, my nerves and connective tissue in the area were just shot. Had to double my effexor dosage and went back to weekly PT. 
Now, four years from that point, I am still struggling. I was able to go way down on the effexor 
and have gotten much better, but cannot fully lick the problem. And now, I have other symptoms, like what i mentioned before - the nerve issues behind my thigh. Well, up until about a month ago, it was just one leg i had all the issues with, now it is my other leg. It's really strange too becuase I came off of having a really great week (syptoms wise) and then I just spiralled into a flare that now inlcudes the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve in both legs! My PT basically says the nerves are just hypersensitized and continue to fire pain signals to the brain even though the connective tissue is better and there is no nerve damage. I get that, but why after years of PT are they still not settling down completely? Makes no sense!As far as yeast, I don't seem very reactive to foods and have never had another infection, so really don't know if there is a yeast connection. I just hope that even if there isn't Matia can still help. Does everyone she treats have yeast? So many "ifs"... well, thank you for listening.