Much worse after perineal release with ball (dihard)

[dihard]

I've heard people with CPPS talk about sitting with a tennis ball on the perineum to release muscles but was initially afraid to try. I tried a bunch of internal pelvic PT but it didn't really do anything and the PT lady was too weak or gentle to make me feel anything on the external pressure. Finally I came across this video

...that shows perineal massage with a softer inflatable ball and I bought one, sat on it, and I felt a shock down my urethra and over the week things have been declining. I grew to have a full feeling in my perineum that's uncomfortable to sit on, feeling mild urgency (had none before), my ED has gone from ~50% impaired to 100% impaired and most worrying thing is today I got a 10% erection (which took forever) and that caused an electric shock seemingly starting from the front of my anus down my urethra and now it is persisting even after. Yesterday I was able to get an erection and ejaculate but felt the electric shocks and then they stopped, so it seems to be getting worse.

I feel so stupid for trying this, my symptoms were holding pretty mild other than the ED and I'm worried this ball may have injured some nerves running along my urethra or the junction where the urethra passes through the pelvic floor sphincter? No blood came out of my urethra but I am worried I may have done something bad around it.

Also, after reviewing the anatomy of the area I don't think this is a very safe technique at all. Most guides say to put the ball in the perineum which is in front of the anus implying that the strip in between the anus and balls is 'safe'. But if you look at this diagram the delicate urethra runs surprisingly far back towards the anus. The left arrow shows my area of concern, it seems like you are putting a lot of pressure on a very delicate junction and men with prostatitis may already have impaired urethral tissues. There are warnings against pushing against the prostate too hard because it can tear the urethra on the top side of the sphincter, so couldn't this cause the same thing on the outside of the junction? Paradoxically it seems like a wider softer ball is actually more dangerous in this situation.

[dihard]

This is a weird minor symptom I've observed since I had my initial prostatitis infection. I've become very prone to red splotches on my foreskin and portion of the glans under the foreskin. By very prone I mean this will happen even with daily cleaning. If I skip a day or two my glans will almost look like it has a red tan line where the foreskin ends. I've actually had to up to cleaning twice a day to stay on top of it. It doesn't hurt or ooze but it makes my glans feel less sensitive almost numb. This never happened before. Now I hadn't had sex for months before my prostatitis and I've tested negative for all STDs.

Now I'm not sure how this would be explained under the non-bacterial theory. If neuromuscular issues could give us skin sores our perineums would all be bright red! I wonder if maybe the upset in my urinary tract flora is allowing opportunistic yeast to grow? Every doctor I've asked about testing for yeast has said I don't need it, can men get yeast under their foreskins?

[webslave]

Wait a couple of weeks before you decide that sitting on that ball has actually harmed you.

Red patches of skin on glans is a common symptom that seems to be connected to nerves. Nerves can discolor skin (search google images for "nerve skin rsd" for an example).

[gran torino]

I have similar experience with redness on the penis shaft, foreskin and glans and scrotum as well. The intensity depends on the overall activity of the syndrome so to say. The worse muscular and neurological symptoms I have, the redness is more visible and my skin is much more sensitive to touch etc. The feeling is far from numb, it is more like burning or paresthesia †.

No bacteria or fungus were found down there, so infection has been excluded, as well as all sort of STDs. There is no other logical explanation than the concept that it is caused by nerves.

I haven't found exercising with tennis balls problematic so far, but I focus mainly on buttocks, hips and thighs.

† Paresthesia refers to a burning or prickling sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet, but can also occur in other parts of the body. The sensation, which happens without warning, is usually painless and described as tingling or numbness, skin crawling, or itching