Hey guys,
I've read alot of posts over the years on this site, it's been really helpful. However, I've had these symptoms now for almost 10 years, and I seem to have hit a wall. Any advice would be great!
In a nutshell, symptoms are:
-General hard flaccid, improves when laying down/warm
-Soreness/tension in perenium and right side of shaft
-Some hourglassing, especially after urination
-Mild urinary issues (can't empty bladder fully)
I can get an erection with no issue, really, unless I'm really sore. I have a pattern, where, I ejaculate, then next day, it feels OK. Day 2, it's at it's worst. Day 3, it's slightly improved. Day 4, I get some tension in pelvic floor, and if I ejaculate again, it's back to a slight improvement, and the cycle starts again.
I get erections at night, generally no pain.
I've tried:
-RK's as well as kegels (mostly RK's). It sometimes makes it worse?
-Yoga (butterfly and happy baby poses). Generally makes it worse as well for a few days.
-Heat
-Pelvic physio off and on for a few year. I went religiously for months, internal trigger point plus biofeedback etc. Did help a tiny bit.. never really helped, especially immediately after.
-I take Omega 3s. Sometimes naproxen helps (muscle tension?)
-I've tried Alpha blockers, Pentox, amytryptaline, and L-Arginine, you name it. None of these helped, except temporarily perhaps.
So, I'm living with it. It wouldn't be so bad, I can get hard, but I want to try to improve, even a bit. I'm concerned, mainly because I know it's pelvic floor, but RKs/stretching/yoga just causes flare ups. Not sure what to try as it seems to backfire. Also, I'm in discomfort alot, though over the years, it's gotten SLOWLY better. I'm over 40, single again, don't really want to date in this state if I can help it.
Otherwise, I'm pretty healthy, not overweight, diet is OK (no fast food/fried stuff etc)
Where should I start? Thanks all!
I've read alot of posts over the years on this site, it's been really helpful. However, I've had these symptoms now for almost 10 years, and I seem to have hit a wall. Any advice would be great!
In a nutshell, symptoms are:
-General hard flaccid, improves when laying down/warm
-Soreness/tension in perenium and right side of shaft
-Some hourglassing, especially after urination
-Mild urinary issues (can't empty bladder fully)
I can get an erection with no issue, really, unless I'm really sore. I have a pattern, where, I ejaculate, then next day, it feels OK. Day 2, it's at it's worst. Day 3, it's slightly improved. Day 4, I get some tension in pelvic floor, and if I ejaculate again, it's back to a slight improvement, and the cycle starts again.
I get erections at night, generally no pain.
I've tried:
-RK's as well as kegels (mostly RK's). It sometimes makes it worse?
-Yoga (butterfly and happy baby poses). Generally makes it worse as well for a few days.
-Heat
-Pelvic physio off and on for a few year. I went religiously for months, internal trigger point plus biofeedback etc. Did help a tiny bit.. never really helped, especially immediately after.
-I take Omega 3s. Sometimes naproxen helps (muscle tension?)
-I've tried Alpha blockers, Pentox, amytryptaline, and L-Arginine, you name it. None of these helped, except temporarily perhaps.
So, I'm living with it. It wouldn't be so bad, I can get hard, but I want to try to improve, even a bit. I'm concerned, mainly because I know it's pelvic floor, but RKs/stretching/yoga just causes flare ups. Not sure what to try as it seems to backfire. Also, I'm in discomfort alot, though over the years, it's gotten SLOWLY better. I'm over 40, single again, don't really want to date in this state if I can help it.
Otherwise, I'm pretty healthy, not overweight, diet is OK (no fast food/fried stuff etc)
Where should I start? Thanks all!
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