Re: Sexuality

ann lindstrom (allindstrom(AT)hotmail.com)
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:07:59 PST

Lisa - Welcome to the group. Sexual function is a problem for several
of the members. You are fairly early in your recovery, so the nerves
that are involved in orgasm may still do quite a bit of feeling. As I
recall, it took several months before I regained that capacity, and
sensations in that area are definitely not as acute as they were before
TM.

I am posting this to the whole group, because I believe that there are
other women out there dealing with this. How to put this delicately...
with nerve damage I believe that you have to keep letting your body know
that you need your signalling system back. Continue to stimulate the
area, so that your nervous system will work on finding new routes to
take. Ann

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I am new here and I don't know if I am doing this right...but I had some
questions and wondered if anyone out there has experienced my symptoms
and
what there is to do about it. I am lucky because my case of TM was mild,
onset
was Nov. 1998. I can walk fine now, and I am able to urinate naturally
when
pushing on my bladder...it just takes me longer than normal. Also, I
have had
three episodes of loss of bowel movement control. All and all though, I
am
dong pretty good! Those issues aside, I am also having trouble during
sexual
intercourse. Where I used to be able to do things before, I no longer
am(i.e.
orgasm). Can anyone give me any insight into this and what can possibly
be
done?

Lisa

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