Well guys, I was awakened this morning by another wet dream... And the pain was so intense that my eyes went crossed, I felt hot and flushed all over, and I very nearly cried. It really scares the hell out of me whenever the pain gets that bad again. I'd been having a few relatively good days lately, and then to be awakened like *that*...

Whenever the pain gets that intense, my balls always draw up so tight, it looks like they're trying to withdraw up *inside* of my body. This morning, as soon as I could get my breath again, I drew a tub full of hot water and soaked in it with epsom salts for nearly an hour. By then, things were relaxed enough to start hanging down lower again, but now I know what I'm in for over the next few days -- that constant achey, bruised feeling again. It just scares me to death whenever this happens because those severe, painful contractions are exactly what I experienced all day long for weeks on end when the infection was still active. It always makes me think the infection is coming back all over again...

While I was soaking in the tub, trying to relax, I started thinking about what I'd said in an earlier post here on the board, about how we all seem to be dealing with different variations on a theme that all cause pain down in the same area. I finally realized why some of you guys are such advocates of masturbation and ejaculation. You're undoubtedly the (lucky?) guys who are dealing with fluid congestion. That would explain why you experience relief from taking fenugreek and whacking off every day *would* help to clear out those clogged up pipes...

However, if you're dealing with pain from damaged nerves and muscle tissue like I seem to be, ejaculation seems like the worst possible thing in the world to do. It obviously only increases the inflammation in those sensitive tissues, prolonging the delicate healing process even longer. Since I've been slowly getting better, I have only purposely masturbated once or twice, and while the pain wasn't as severe as it was this morning, it still wasn't a very pleasant experience. I just hate it when my body betrays me by racking myself in the balls while I'm asleep...

Well, thanks for listening while I got that off my chest...