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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 12:24 PM ·  

Reborn from the ashes ❍

Continuing on from my last health share ~

After 10 months of severe chronic pelvic pain that I could have lost my life to, I ended up seeing one more specialist before being referred to the Mayo Clinic. With this new specialist & her examination + the examination of my pelvic floor physical therapist who I’ve been working with for 9 years & is one my closest friends, we discovered that along with the pudendal neuroalgia that I was also suffering from severe Hypertonic Pelvic Floor. Hypertonic pelvic floor is a condition where the muscles in your lower pelvis are in a spasm or state of constant contraction. This can be temporary or constant. When your pelvic floor muscles are in this state, they can’t relax & coordinate the control of certain bodily functions. This causes pain (either constant or with certain activities), problems with urination & bowel movements, as well as sexual dysfunction & painful intercourse. The severity of my contractions were up there with labor pains with a woman giving natural childbirth. Everyone who witnessed me at my worse said I looked like a woman giving birth. Indeed I was given vaginal nerve blocks that are given to women in labor.

The combination of pudendal neuralgia & hypertonic pelvic floor along with interstitial cystitis & irritable bowel syndrome, along with the scar tissue from endometriosis made my life in a truly living hell. I couldn’t urinate or have a bowel movement without screaming my lungs out. Needing my mom to hold me as I sat on the toilet & catch me when I would pass out from pain. I ended up passing out multiple times a day where I needed constant supervision since I would stop breathing & be unconscious. I ended up passing out due to the severity of pain up to around 500 times from April to October. I thankfully only hit my head twice during all those times, I had gained an awareness of fainting through having the condition POTS (Postural tachycardia syndrome).

After months of trying different medications, herbs & diet changes, I was placed on a new muscle relaxer with the new specialist which was a true game changer.

To be continued ~

Hugs & love,
Never give up xxx
@freepeople @taylor_munholland @rrawimpact
 California 

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Reborn from the ashes ❍ Continuing on from my last health share ~ After 10 months of severe chronic pelvic pain that I could have lost my life to, I ended up seeing one more specialist before being referred to the Mayo Clinic. With this new specialist & her examination + the examination of my pelvic floor physical therapist who I’ve been working with for 9 years & is one my closest friends, we discovered that along with the pudendal neuroalgia that I was also suffering from severe Hypertonic Pelvic Floor. Hypertonic pelvic floor is a condition where the muscles in your lower pelvis are in a spasm or state of constant contraction. This can be temporary or constant. When your pelvic floor muscles are in this state, they can’t relax & coordinate the control of certain bodily functions. This causes pain (either constant or with certain activities), problems with urination & bowel movements, as well as sexual dysfunction & painful intercourse. The severity of my contractions were up there with labor pains with a woman giving natural childbirth. Everyone who witnessed me at my worse said I looked like a woman giving birth. Indeed I was given vaginal nerve blocks that are given to women in labor. The combination of pudendal neuralgia & hypertonic pelvic floor along with interstitial cystitis & irritable bowel syndrome, along with the scar tissue from endometriosis made my life in a truly living hell. I couldn’t urinate or have a bowel movement without screaming my lungs out. Needing my mom to hold me as I sat on the toilet & catch me when I would pass out from pain. I ended up passing out multiple times a day where I needed constant supervision since I would stop breathing & be unconscious. I ended up passing out due to the severity of pain up to around 500 times from April to October. I thankfully only hit my head twice during all those times, I had gained an awareness of fainting through having the condition POTS (Postural tachycardia syndrome). After months of trying different medications, herbs & diet changes, I was placed on a new muscle relaxer with the new specialist which was a true game changer. To be continued ~ Hugs & love, Never give up xxx @freepeople @taylor_munholland @rrawimpact !California! @taylor_munholland
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