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Violet M wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 5:55 am Did the suppositories to relax the muscle help at all?

Bladder and bowel symptoms have improved. Numbness remains. I believe I fall into the ‘hard flaccid’ syndrome, so I am exploring that currently.

So, it sounds like they ruled out cauda equina syndrome on the imaging. Is there anything you can pinpoint that might have caused the numbness -- like an accident, injury, medical procedure, heavy exercise, etc.? History can be important in helping to determine the underlying cause. You could try t...

KevinThomasw, I think MRIs of both the lumbar spine and sacrum/pelvis are important to rule in or out an underlying spine issue and anything else obvious that could explain your symptoms. I can understand how numbness is very concerning. Physical therapy is also a great place to start while you are...

desperate and looking for some kind of help here. about a week ago i discovered that my penis had lost sensation. i also have difficulty feeling a full bladder/bowel, although the muscles still work. i dont have any other real symptoms other than a sore psoas muscle. i went to the hospital and they ...