Ureathra and clitoral pain

Hi Guys,

Since I came back from Adalaide I have not suffered with this except from once because Marek desensitised the trigger points around the ureathra and bladder neck.

It has come back in full force with that horrible burning heavy bladder feeling and frequency it feels like someone is trying to stick a tooth pick up my wee hole

Any tips to get rid of this? I don't see my physio for another week and I am not game enough to get my husband to try and get to those trigger points it is way more sensitive than the ones in the vagina.

Help...it hurts too much to bear.

Hi hon,
I'm so sorry to hear that you're hurting so much. It sounds like at least a urinary tract infection ... sounds like you should see a doc or even go to emerg. Is there burning when you go, and horrible pressure after? Have you had this before? If so, you might want to investigate interstitial cystitis.
Hope it gets figured out asap!

I had that exact pain when my V first started, I used to describe it as a knitting needle in the urethra though. I don't know what to say about the trigger points though as I've not had mine done there. Do you think switching from relaxing to strengthening has set this off? Was it too soon to start the strengthening after all?

no I have had this one on and off for a while. Seems to coninside with my period. I have not changed the approach I am not doing strengthening yet. Hope you are well Sarah

Apologies I thought you'd switched to strengthening with a different PT. I'm still trying to get back to physio myself and want my physio to start helping me relearn how to use the deep stabilisers functionally so I'll update when I finally get there! Do you have very stingy painful areas either side of the urethra? I have those and have no idea what to do with them, I went through a phase of thinking they were the skene's glands but I'm not sure if they are now.

Hi Sarah,

Those stingy points either side of your urethra will be the trigger points there. I have got my Husband releasing them now for me in between physio appointments. I went to physio yesterday and she said my trigger points were releasing so quickly and asked what I had been doing. I told her my Husband was doing the trigger points and internal massage daily for me. She said KEEP GOING it's working. Get your physio to get some lidocane on the urethra even put it inside and then do the trigger point work. Trust me if you haven’t had these touched before do not try and do it without lidocane, it is murder. After a while you won't need to use the lidocane and they should start releasing slowly.

Best of luck! xxx

Thanks for that, is your huband doing a press and hold technique on your trigger points or a massage method? I've got horrible pain in the superficial pelvic floor muscles which causes stinging, nerve pain, aching and soreness when they are pressed but they don't seem to be releasing very well (tightening up immediately afterwards because of my loose SI joints is more like it). Oddly my left side feels really tight but the right side isn't at all, exactly the same thing I have going on with my external muscles around the pelvis too.

Same with me, one side is worse than the other. Mine seem to tighten up immediately after but not to the extent they were prior to the trigger point work.

My Husband uses press and hold, but on the real sore ones he might give a bit of a massage. I am in tears sometimes with the ureathra ones but it is working. I know when I get to physio and she has a feel, they release quicker each time but it is getting them to not tighten up again in the first place that I am struggeling with.

I saw an SI Belt in my physio's office last time I may ask her about it. On the plus side I am on my period and no ureathra or bladder pain! that is a first. Hubby must be doing something right. Poor thing, feel so bad for him.

Hope you are having a pain free day Sarah xxx

Did you find any temporary things that helped with the heavy bladder feeling? I thought I had a UTI, but the test came back negative and I don't have pain while peeing. It is quite uncomfortable and I am also about to have my period.

hi Anna, my bladder pain always comes around my period too. As for the clitoral and ureathra pain, i tried coming off lyrica and not had pain there since. It is still sensitive to touch but i have not had provoked pain there in 20 days and counting. To relieve bladder pain hot water bottle is best and avoid trigger foods. i recently went0to urogyne and she has given me oxytrol patch to relieve spazms in bladder causing pain and frequency. It has helped with both. Bladder was only holding 200ml before i thought i was going to burst. Now holding 350 and only been two days. Good luck x