I have tenderness of the bladder. I do not think it is a bladder infection, I do not feel spasms or urgency to urinate. I have had very few bladder infections in my life time, but I do know what they feel like. M I feel a tenderness in the bladder when emptying. Tender to use the bladder muscles to empty. I have a tenderness with any pressure, sitting down, intercourse, body jarring. I am not urinating small frequent amounts. Urinating with normal frequency and amounts for me.