I am a big advocate for pelvic floor therapy, it was one of the best things I ever did for myself!

That said, it was a long, tough process. It was frustrating for me because it took so long, but it was SO worth it. On my first visit with my doctor she put this thing (sort of like a dilator) up there and it measured the tone of my pelvic floor. It showed that my pelvic floor tone was through the roof and in a constant spasm! She started me on 10 mg of valium vaginal suppositories once daily. I had to take them every night for 6 months, and for the next six months it tapered to 5 times a week, 3 times a week, and then as needed. Dealing with teh valium was a little tough for me because even though I took it before bed I was pretty groggy, however I was in school full time and I did well, it was just weird not feeling energized even when drinking a lot of caffeine lol. I also had pelvic floor physical therapy once a week for a few months, which tapered into every other week, every four weeks, and as needed.

One of the hardest things to deal with is occasional regression. Here and there it would flare up pretty bad again which would mean increased visits to the PT and increase in valium dosage (if it was at a point where I wasn't taking it every day). When things flared up on my full dosage of valium and weekly PT I would go into the office and get injections IN my pelvic floor. That was pretty painful, but having the medication injected directly into the muscle did do the trick when the soreness from the needles calmed down.

Sex is a struggle during therapy, but that too gets better with time and diligence. My PT gave me exercises and stretches and I still do them daily to prevent issues, as she recommended. I was also prescribed a pain reliever, antispasmodics and other medications to prevent excessive urination (the high tone in my pelvic floor combined with interstitial cystitis had me peeing constantly!). I had to have check-ups on my tone once a month for almost a year, but in the end it was a small price to pay for the long term relief I have now! My PT only sees me as needed now, valium is only for flares, and I only have to go to the doctor for it once a year for a check-up unless I have a problem.

If you have any questions, let me know. Good luck!

I have had good luck with it also. I only had one session with the pt as that is all that my insurance would allow. But she gave me a bunch of exercises to do at home and advice. When I feel awful I force myself to do my exercises and I feel much better. I also notice that when I fall off the wagon with my routine the pain starts to come back as well.

I had very good results as well. I had immediate result. It can be painful at first but worth it ... if that makes sense. After the first appt I recommend taking a motrin or whatever helps with that pain before and after your appt. You may need a heating pad for alittle bit after youget home but ypu ate better in a few hours. I pray that you see results.

I did it too for vulvodynia and vaginismus. It def helped I now have a very healthy sex life when before I couldn't. My therapist found knots and was able to massage them out for me (who even knew). They give you exercises to do, but I'll tell you what the vag massage was the best thing ever. I had so much pain and than when she was able to release the knots I walked better, I almost want to go to one more session just to get a touch up haha. Seriously though, I think you'll be happy!

i'm glad to hear good results, i am optimistic about this.. thank you