Problem With No Name?
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vaginapaginaI'm so, so hopeful that someone in this community will know what I'm talking about. :( This has been going on for about 9 years, and the doctors I've tried to describe it to on various occasions had absolutely no earthly clue. One suggested that it isn't a physical problem at all, but I can't imagine I'd just be TOTALLY alone in this.
When I get dehydrated (or sometimes simply unlucky, there are times that it happens when I'm very well hydrated), there'll be an unusual and extremely unpleasant sensation in my urethra. I wouldn't call it pain. It's an intense discomfort that feels sort of like a constant tugging, which painkillers won't help (really, it just isn't painful). There seems to be a psychological side-effect as well, and maybe I'm the only one who has that particular problem, but whenever this happens, I suddenly feel, like. . . exposed, I guess is the right word. It's a really violating sensation. I can't stand to be looked at when it happens, because it seems like everyone would stare in that area, even though it doesn't make any sense that I'd think that. I'll cover myself with pillows and baggy clothing if I have to be around people, and usually just go close myself in a bedroom.
Water and time are the only things that help, and both are unsatisfactory. The more I drink water, the more I need to use the restroom, and when I'm actually peeing is the only time it hurts. Right about the last 5 seconds of urination, the pain is just absolutely unbelievable. It's an extremely sharp, relentless pain, and I'm aware of what feels like fast flexing of muscles in that area. It usually takes about 2 hours for this whole cycle to run its course, and takes about 6 glasses of water to get there. One of the doctors I spoke with about it was actually running SEVERAL tests on my bladder, kidneys and urethra at the time for an unrelated issue, and found nothing.
I know I sound like I'm off my rocker, I apologize, but it's happening again this morning (while I've got an uninvited houseguest) and I just thought I'd take a shot in the dark and see if anyone else has experienced it, and what has helped them.
When I get dehydrated (or sometimes simply unlucky, there are times that it happens when I'm very well hydrated), there'll be an unusual and extremely unpleasant sensation in my urethra. I wouldn't call it pain. It's an intense discomfort that feels sort of like a constant tugging, which painkillers won't help (really, it just isn't painful). There seems to be a psychological side-effect as well, and maybe I'm the only one who has that particular problem, but whenever this happens, I suddenly feel, like. . . exposed, I guess is the right word. It's a really violating sensation. I can't stand to be looked at when it happens, because it seems like everyone would stare in that area, even though it doesn't make any sense that I'd think that. I'll cover myself with pillows and baggy clothing if I have to be around people, and usually just go close myself in a bedroom.
Water and time are the only things that help, and both are unsatisfactory. The more I drink water, the more I need to use the restroom, and when I'm actually peeing is the only time it hurts. Right about the last 5 seconds of urination, the pain is just absolutely unbelievable. It's an extremely sharp, relentless pain, and I'm aware of what feels like fast flexing of muscles in that area. It usually takes about 2 hours for this whole cycle to run its course, and takes about 6 glasses of water to get there. One of the doctors I spoke with about it was actually running SEVERAL tests on my bladder, kidneys and urethra at the time for an unrelated issue, and found nothing.
I know I sound like I'm off my rocker, I apologize, but it's happening again this morning (while I've got an uninvited houseguest) and I just thought I'd take a shot in the dark and see if anyone else has experienced it, and what has helped them.
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