My husband offered to help with my pelvic floor therapy. “Babe, I’m board certified.” Yes, but a vascular surgeon is not qualified to direct this department. Please respect the hiring process.
In this follow-up to the vulvodynia episode, Anisha tells you what finally healed her: pelvic floor physical therapy. After a month in bed that no doctor could fix, two of her best friends stepped in: a physician and her seven-months-pregnant wife, a pelvic floor physical therapist. They picked up their baby’s crib, opened their practice at 7:30 on a Sunday night, and treated her for three hours for free. Her husband sat in the back of the room on a work Zoom the whole time.
We get into:
• What pelvic floor PT can actually involve, internal work included (nobody tells women anything)
• You don’t need to have had a baby to have pelvic floor dysfunction
• How jaw clenching, TMJ, stress and side sleeping can all end up in your pelvis
• Why Kegels aren’t the answer when you’re already clenching everything
• Meeting the Kiwi: not a sex toy, basically a Theragun for your pelvic floor
• Six sessions later: no more vulvodynia, no more nerve pain, even fewer headaches
• A love letter to female friendship: the outfit-check FaceTime, the “have you eaten?” friend who sends a Wendy’s baked potato, and the restaurant-bathroom bestie who now hates Chad
If you’re dealing with pelvic pain, vulvodynia, neuropathy or symptoms nobody can explain, this one’s for you. Then call the women in your life and tell them you love them.
This episode is Anisha’s personal experience and comedy, not medical advice. Pelvic floor therapy is different for everyone, so talk to a qualified clinician about your own care.
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