Yeah it does sound a lot like PN.DrewWapner wrote:Hey everyone, for the past 9 months I've been dealing with many symptoms. They started out very mild with just moderately frequent urination. Every 2-3 hours maybe. I didn't think anything of it at first. But then around September of 2011they got real bad. This seems to all correlate with a new mt bike I had built during the summer. The new saddle was applying pressure on the pudendal nerve and the last time I rode I made a mental note to adjust the saddle before I go out next time.
Two years prior to that summer I had a mt bike accident where my pedal hit a rock and my body flew forward with my pudendal nerve hitting a sharp metal part of the bike (the stem for all you bikers). Urination seemed slightly affected afterwards but nothing alarming. I thought there were going to be major problems and when nothing really happened I figured I got lucky.
But over the past 9 months I've been experiencing burning pain at the tip of my urethra, most days a constant urge to urinate even after I've gone, a tense/inflamed/aching feeling in my penis, burning during urination, no more random erections, no more morning erections, sometimes my penis feels cold, symptoms often worsen after a bowel movement, and for awhile my scrotum was retracted almost constantly especially when I was in pain. I'm usually pain free when I wake up but usually after my first urination the pain begins for the day. I haven't had a normal urge to urinate since this all started. I don't even remember anymore what that feels like. When I wake up I don't have that strong urge to go. I get angry because I'm a young guy who loved mt biking and feel guilty in a sense because I built this bike and if I'd have chosen a different saddle or changed the geometry none of this would be happening. Now I may not ever be able to ride again. School is really difficult now too and I never go out anymore. My urologist was of no help either. Despite me telling him all these symptoms and asking if it could be pudendal issues he was set on prostate issues without even giving it any thought. I've tried a few medications to no avail.
Sorry about making this so long but can anyone lead me in the right direction? Is there any hope, can it eventually go away? Does this even sound like it's PN? There were no doctors listed for my state on this site but a neurologist is what I would want to seek out right?
Thanks a lot
From what i read in the web, bicyclists can get it. Maybe you traumatized the nerve.
But dont give up hope. There's still something or someway to live. I also have something(not from bicicling) and the urologists checked my prostate and is treating me for that although i feel i could also have other stuff related to PN going on.
Things just happen, don't be so harsh on yourself. Some people get car crashes even though they're good people.
I'm sure we can find some way to heal ourselves. and find some relief.
But don't give up. keep seeking help. And i've been panicking alot and stuf but people tell me that's not good and that we should find out ways to reduce stress and accept what we are now.
I also dn't have the Strong Urge to go when i wake up in the morning. It's interesting. And i'm in my early 30s. We're suffering from similar stuff. I have many of the symptos you have in terms of Urination problems.