Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Hello, I have been suffering with intense pain for about 18 months now , started with numbness and pins and needles a year before. I have lumbar stenosis and facet joint probs which started after a fall in 2010. Id been coping pretty well , then this pain started , and it has got much much worse. I constantly feel my bowels arent empty , urination is hard to start , and sitting is completely impossible ! this last week or two I have increased sciatica right to the soles of my feet . Basically from my bottom down im in agony . I am going to see doc ,to see if he will get some tests done for PN, because im at my wits end now .
anyway thats me

Welcome to the forum. Several of those symptoms (e.g., pain with sitting, feeling like your bladder isn't empty) are common with pn. You say you do have an appointment with a doctor? You could ask the doctor to refer you to a pelvic floor physical therapist. They can be very helpful when trying to distinguish pn pain from other types of pain.

April