What Do Your (Pelvic Floor Spasms) Feel Like?

[cassie14]

Mine feels like constant stinging - sometimes like ants inside of my vagina.

Either constant stinging or just unpleasant burning.

[AlexA810]

Burning. Tingling, numbness, sharp (like being pricked with a large needle), shooting nerve pain

[cassie14 in reply to AlexA810]

Are yours constant like mine?

[AlexA810 in reply to cassie14]

They are daily but not constant. Its dependent on my activity or how long/position I sit in. I have levator ani so that can cause vaginal pain. I use dilators and that helps with my vaginal pain... if you use dilators, make sure you are using them correctly. I heard some people use them like dildos and it's not the correct way, it can make you way worse off.

[B56bingo in reply to AlexA810]

I’ve always wondered about that - how to use the crystal wands. Do you just try to press on where you feel pain and have it release?

[AlexA810 in reply to B56bingo]

Crystal wands are different. If you have seen a pt for internal work, you would just mimick what they do. But yes, the idea is to press on those muscles and it will be uncomfortable, maybe painful. When my pt does it with her finger, she can get feedback from the muscle (like, she can tell if its releasing or not). With a wand, you can't sense that. And if you apply too much pressure with the wand, you may aggravate your muscles and go into a flare. I'm not comfortable with the wand. I have one and have used it, but having someone else control the situation (ie how much pressure to apply and how long) is much better. So I do that. However if I didnt have access to a pt, I would use the wand but be very careful. Def read the instructions to avoid urethral damage.

[ssgirl]

Mine feels like stinging but mostly like a twitching constantly. I don't have that much pain but more of annoyance with the twitching that I get