Althea, I saw that you had posted a response to Dr. M's blog about the benefits of Chinese medicine, and you mentioned someone who had gone to a world-renowned pelvic floor therapist and got major help and relief. Do you know who the therapist was? Or is it possible to get my contact information to the patient you were talking about? I don't mind posting it on the forum. I've been in very high pain for the last few months and when I had an exam done by my urologist, he said the highest pain is coming from the vaginal and pelvic floor area. Bladder hurts also, but the worst is pelvic floor. 

I also discovered through an extensive blood panel that I have very low iron and vitamin D, so we are working on getting those things into my system without making the pain worse. I am going to try IV iron infusions and see if that works. I am trying an iron supplement right now that is helping with my energy, but it also causes me pain. I think everything will settle down over time, but I want to look at every possible solution. I also think I need more testing to see what is going on in my gut.