Depressed with testicle, rectum and coccyx pain.

[webslave]

No, cranberry will make it worse. Seriously — it burns people with inflamed bladders. Drink more water.

Studies have proved that cranberry is useless anyway in UTIs etc. No better than placebo.

[MrDavid]

Thanks Webslave, I will try to drink even more water.

By the way, I feel that I'm not depressed anymore. I haven't cried in 6 weeks (I think). My pain is not changed at all, but I'm more clear in my head. Looking forward to pelvic PT next month

[MrDavid]

Finally found someone in Holland who treats internal triggerpoints! My appointment with Fetske is at the end of this month, but by luck I found someone to help me in the meantime

Admin comment: good show!

[NeoKortex88]

Hm maybe I should go there too just to learn internal by myself... please tell me how it went :)

[MrDavid]

This pelvic PT treats my internal triggerpoints multiple times a week till the end of this year (due to insurance and some luck this is free for me this year). It hurts like hell! She expects that Fetske is better in explaining it to me on how to do it myself.

But just to be sure: she said that I should increase my stretching routine on my abs (cobra pose + laying back over a ball), glute stretch (foamrolling + figure 4) and adductor foamrolling plus stretch (sitting feet together + kneeling legout adductor stretch ).

I'm doing this now since a week, but it increased my pain so freaking much. Tailbone hurts 24/7 and my testicles are even more sensitive. At the same time, my rectum pain has decreased to almost not-existing.

Should I continue or what..

[NeoKortex88]

tell me please how ur appointment with Fetske went :) maybe i will go there too. Holland aint that far from munich.

[MrDavid]

I will start on the 22nd of November, so next week. I will keep you posted on my recovery, but it is very hard to get a proper view on a Pelvic PT in just one session.

I spoke with her on the phone and she seems very nice and has a lot of knowledge on the subject. She explained everything very calmly and simple! Perhaps calling her is an option for you? If I remember correctly it was 50 euro's for half an hour on the phone. As everyone is different, it seems not to be fair to not visit her if she cannot help me. Maybe she can listen to your story and tell you whether she can help you or whether she knows someone else that can help you. Worth a shot :)

[NeoKortex88]

thanks for the information :) so you stay for a week or more?

Well i would want to visit her so she can show me how to do internal

[MrDavid]

My first meeting will be two days. For me it is "only" 1.5 to 2 hours driving, so we decided to spread it more out on several weeks. This is better for me considering my financial situation. The first meeting is a diagnosis (3-4 hours) where she again will look at my story and my body and come up with a plan. I think the second day she will show me how to treat triggerpoints, breathing, stretches, etc. :)

This is all speculation, but based on her website and the phone call I expect it to be structured as above. In The Netherlands she is famous among all pelvic PTs and everyone advised me to go to her, so I think that says a lot.. I hope for the best and will keep you informed!

Edit: And she works together with someone who is trained by Tim Sawyer. This little detail makes me even more looking forward to next week! :)

[NeoKortex88]

That sounds great :) how much are you paying her for?

[NeoKortex88]

ah i see 1500€

[MrDavid]

Yes that's the one. Not cheap, but compared to other clinics not extremely expensive.

[NeoKortex88]

I wrote her an email to schedule a phone call lets see. I think we can really get this fixed. The most troublesome for me is the ED component.

[MrDavid]

It's getting more and more clear that my testicle pain is related to tight abdomen and tight psoas. Has anyone dealt with this and perhaps has any advice for me?

I already incorporated the cobra pose and the kneeling hip flexor stretch in my stretching routine, but till this date they do not offer me relief. Perhaps other stretches? Or should I strengthen the psoas because it is too weak?

[Amonges]

Hey I had this pain as well. The best remedy that helped me is do a deep squat and breathe in and out for about 1 minute. Work on doing internal trigger points especially the levator ani which is 1 o’clock and 11 o’clock. When pressed on it creates my testicle pain. Also another stretch that has helped me is the butterfly stretch.