Re: Urethral syndrome

[Guest guest]

Hi Lona,

I would have to agree with you that you think that your pain is coming from the

Urethra, I also believe that that is where my pain is coming from and I felt

excrutiating pain when my urologist inserted the catheter. I did get my urethra

dilated, but It did not help. My VV specialist told me that Elavil will help

desensitize the nerve endings and to put Estrace cram around the opening of my

urethra and Vaginal opening. I did an experiment with myself where I put a

mirror close to my private area and took a q-tip and pressed all around the

opening. The spot where I feel the most irritation is the tissue around my

urethra. I tried the months of antibiotics, yeast-free, sugar free diet,

diflucan, sporanox, and now I am on 50mg of elavil and I have felt better on

this. The week before my period I feel the most irritation. I can't wear

tampons anymore, but when I have a heavy flow I feel pretty good. I think that

I need to toughen up the tissue, but sometimes Estrace makes me irritated.

ughh...

I just hope that this will eventually go away.

Oh, taking calcium citrate has really helped the stinging upon urination. I

take 500mg three times a day and it helps with oxilate levels.

Do you sometimes not have a pain or an itch, but a wierd feeling that is hard to

describe? If I press up on that area I feel pressure. Ice cubes have also

helped with the inflammation.

thanks.

a

[Guest guest]

" the skenes (urethral) glands that are on both sides and just below

the urethral opening. "

For an illustration showing the Skene's glands use this link.

http://www.the-clitoris.com/net8.jpg

The file is 158K so it will take a couple minutes to download.

Debbie

[Guest guest]

I too had pain that migrated over to the urethral area. I thought it

was the urethra itself, my regular gyn dignosed me with urethritis,

but the specialist who checked me out says it is actually coming from

the skenes (urethral) glands that are on both sides and just below

the urethral opening. And those symtoms for me went away as soon as I

identified my food allergies and started avoiding the food.

in SF

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> Hi Lona,

> I would have to agree with you that you think that your pain is

coming from the

> Urethra, I also believe that that is where my pain is coming from

and I felt

> excrutiating pain when my urologist inserted the catheter. I did

get my urethra

> dilated, but It did not help. My VV specialist told me that Elavil

will help

> desensitize the nerve endings and to put Estrace cram around the

opening of my

> urethra and Vaginal opening. I did an experiment with myself where

I put a

> mirror close to my private area and took a q-tip and pressed all

around the

> opening. The spot where I feel the most irritation is the tissue

around my

> urethra. I tried the months of antibiotics, yeast-free, sugar free

diet,

> diflucan, sporanox, and now I am on 50mg of elavil and I have felt

better on

> this. The week before my period I feel the most irritation. I

can't wear

> tampons anymore, but when I have a heavy flow I feel pretty good.

I think that

> I need to toughen up the tissue, but sometimes Estrace makes me

irritated.

> ughh...

> I just hope that this will eventually go away.

> Oh, taking calcium citrate has really helped the stinging upon

urination. I

> take 500mg three times a day and it helps with oxilate levels.

> Do you sometimes not have a pain or an itch, but a wierd feeling

that is hard to

> describe? If I press up on that area I feel pressure. Ice cubes

have also

> helped with the inflammation.

> thanks.

> a