I agree! Good post! Crytears and Painfree you KNOW what you are talking about! I have had this problem for a long time now. It is a very, very long story but in addition to the pelvic floor dysfunction, I have lumbar issues, cystocele and rectocele and just found out I had fractured my tailbone...sometime...years and years ago! (Stupid go cart accident when I was 12 ). ALL of this factors in. I saw a Urogynecologist about a year ago; had ALL the testing and could never seem to get the PT done as I was dealing with my neck (fusions). So...I FINALLY get to start pelvic floor PT in another week. My Urogyn did say though that if the pain was severe during PT, to stop and he would do the repairs. As of right now I have been Graded out as a 1....so he is hoping PT is all I need. And that may even include some blocks of some kind. I just recently had my coccyx injected (right where the old fracture is) and that was a godssend! And that was per the Uro in order to calm down any nerves before going into PT. And I also wanted to mention that for those of us that have had hysterectomies, low estrogen can also cause a lot of this. So, another thing I have to do is to use Premarin cream. Anyway, I will post back after PT and let you know how it went. But, yep, there are very, very few specialists that do this.

I can't do the lidocaine gel but I now put it inside of me with a cathater. They give me the liquid and the things I needed to put it in my bladder and vaginal area. It has calmed it down a lot.

What I found also, I can't do premarin or premarin cream. They make my pain much worse.

Ada

Really...we each can contribute to help our fellow sufferers!'
My sister has a bicuspide uterous...almost like is two uterouses.'
She had no complications with childbirth other than producing very spoiled girls!
I've had a complete historectomy back in 85...and am considered surgically menopaused. I've been on HRT ever since.
The premerian cream or other creams does little to help with muscle disfunction in your pelvic floor.
I do have testostorene cream....
Is supposed to help rev up my engines! adds zoom zoom! to my womb tomb! LoL!
But since having these type Physical therapy...I've had only 1 bladder infection! This was after having one every time I had sex! So was very bad all the time and the pain was awrful ALL the time!
I will be going in again next Wednesday...will find out more info and web sites to share with you.
Its considered womens health PT...so if you're needing to google search for one, this should help.
My gyny didn't know about this 3 years ago..he does now!
Blessings, cheryl

Shoot I should have posted awhile back. I finished with the Pelvic Floor PT and it was the best thing I have ever done! The pressure I was feeling from the cystocele and rectocele is gone, the sciatic type of pain is gone and the best by far is the sit pain...totally gone! Please, if anyone thinks they might need this or it might help, give it a try. It really, really worked well for me.

My Gyno described the painful intercorse as there is a rubberband type muscle in the vag area deep inside. When it gets tight from either not enough hormones or stress or lack of bodily fluids (in my case)--during intercourse it causes the painful feeling. He prescribed a hormonal cream Prem Vag Cream until the muscle stretched again and intercourse was not painful. It worked! I still have to use it once in a while but things are much better. I had tried all kinds of creams and ointments and nothing was helping. My husband thought I just didn't want to have intercourse with him, even when I tried to explain how painful it was for me. I went to numerous doctors until finally found one who knew what he was talking about. I have Sjogren's Syndrome which is an automimmune disease and causes the mucus membranes to dry up which I take medication for now and Fibromyalgia and both were interfering with my love life...now it's just my bad days. I hope this helps those who are having this type of problem.

i know this post is fairly old, but i have a question and wanted to know if this is the same thing. i have herniation in L5/S1 and bone spurs with spinal stenosis. i had to stop using tampons a few years ago because of the pain, and my sex life is non existent due to fear that if a tampon hurts, my DH is much larger so far more pain. only reason it hasn't hurt our marriage is he has issues too so it is seldom that he "can" due to pain, and pain meds.

Hi Lostone.

It is possible to have pain in the area that you describe from herniated lumbar/sacral nerves.

L5/S1 supply the bowel and bladder, while S3/S4 are more related to sexual function.

Here's a chart that explains the nerve distribution in a bit better detail:
http://www.disabled-world.com/artman..._picture.shtml

From what you say, it sounds like fear is a big part of the problem that you have. Anticipation that intercourse will hurt is often enough to cause the vagina to tighten, even spasm, which in turn causes more pain.

May I suggest that you discuss your fears with your GP or OB/GYN. Although it may not be a total 'cure', relaxation exercises, or a muscle relaxant, may be all that you need to overcome this in the initial stages.