Loss of sensation in clitoris? (UPDATE: pudendal nerve topic most likely)

I can't help much but reading old posts is a great idea. Prolapse typically would not cause a loss of sensation down there or it doesn't seem that it does from the posts I have read. I understand freaking out would be natural.

I expect there is definitely an emotional aspect to it as I think it takes all of us a bit of time to be comfortable again. Sex is a common topic on here and people finding peace again with that.

Reading through this post and your original one......We are definitely not medical people here on the Forum, but if you have a consult coming with Christine through your DPF purchase, I think you should make that a priority. Prolapse does cause a range of discomfort and sometimes pain, but I don't think it causes smelly mucus from the butt. Nerve damage is most often related to some kind of trauma or a badly-managed birth. Shortness of breath, no, not unless you are letting your anxiety take over. Loss of sexual feeling might be related to your medications and general stress and being so overwhelmed by everything.

There are a lot of stages to go through, in coming to terms with all this. Prolapse itself is rather a benign condition, uncomfortable and scary as it may be (until you learn to manage it). I wish that you would consult with Christine first, before you schedule any of those complicated and invasive procedures. You may well have other things going on, and a little guidance in what to look for and what to expect would be in order. She could tell you which things to pursue, if any.

Don't overdo the work; take your time, focus on the basics of posture, remember this isn't a quick fix but a way to break away from the fear and dread that this can cause initially. Talk to Christine. - Surviving

Breathing through the belly, and not the chest, is a very importannt part of this work. If you have been chronically holding your belly in tight, then you may have reversed natural breathing, as so many of us did. The relaxed belly and strongly lifted chest of WW posture has you breathing correctly in and out of the belly, and I have noticed over the years that many women have to correct their breathing first. I didn't.....I had to work more on relaxing the belly, and the belly breathing followed. But this is why I say, it ALL starts with the posture itself. - Surviving

BeingHuman,

I could not speak on the medical aspects of what you are experiencing, but I can say that upon first discovering my POP (which included pains in my abdomen and worsening of others symptoms barely noticeable to me before POP) I had for the first time in my life, little, mini-panic attacks. It's all so new and sudden and shocking. I too noticed the hanging, deflated female parts which used to be plump and pretty. I can say that on good days and most days in general in the posture the healthy look and sensation has returned.

I also was "freaked out" and "thought" that I had lost sensation in my clitoris. That turned out not to be the case. Once I began to practice the posture and breathe thru these many panic days and nights (very common for many new to POP), things began to return to normal. Your situation is not like mine but I suspect that like you said, the anxiety can be mentally and thus physically debilitating. I contemplated taking a zanax for the first time in my life. Thought that I would never get any sleep or peace if I didn't get some relief from the anxiety.

Listen to these ladies, the posture and the breathing will help. You are lucky to have the consult with Christine. I am sure that you will get the most important (big) questions answered. In the meantime, feel at ease that you are surrounded by a group of women who understand and can help with a good portion of the physical, psychological and emotional issues that may drop in your lap periodically (like they did me). Everyone responds differently, but if you find yourself scared, know that we are out here and understand how these early days can feel overwhelming.
We are here to let you know that there are good days on your horizon, if you can breathe and practice the posture in the meantime. - Sierra

BeingHuman, in my premenopausal days, I developed very sensitive bowels. Loose, urgent, even kinda slimy at times (sorry folks, TMI). Somewhere buried in my subconscious, I think there is a memory of some kind of mild food poisoning or gastric disturbance of some kind, which was the trigger for this. I was surely developing prolapse at that time as well, but wasn't aware. But ever since then, and even now, my bowels are extremely responsive to stress and bad food (two problems I've never totally solved).

The WW work made this better in many ways, because with my organs in a more natural alignment, there is just overall a better degree of control. I can still fluctuate back towards the constipation end of the spectrum at times, as well.

In addition to everything else you're going through now, you're on some drugs which might have been prescribed to help, but may just be complicating things. Drugs are like surgery......there are certain acute conditions that they may help solve, but for chronic conditions like these, they can do more harm than good. Talk to Christine. - Surviving

PS: I just googled Linzess and I see that it is prescribed for constipation, and has diarrhea as a side effect. Now I'm getting confused, why are you taking it?

I would hope that Christine could give you some natural options to help you cut-back and eventually eliminate the medications that you are on. I would certainly consider including that in your consult. - Sierra

BeingHuman, I haven't checked out your link, and I don't want to overwhelm you any more right now; but suffice it to say that there is a LOT wrong with conventional pelvic floor therapy, and many members here whose own experience supports that. I know there is a tendency at the beginning to want to throw every possible solution at this problem, but with prolapse, more is not better, if it's the wrong stuff. So proceed slowly and do schedule your consult soon. - Surviving

I too am in the northeast, so I know what you mean!! Keep the faith. - Surviving