Hello All. Here is an update. It has been a while since I posted anything. My search for diagnosis and answers to my sciatic problem started in 2000. After 4...
It is good to hear your long wait is nearing an end. Hope the surgery is successful. Let us know how you are doing after your recovery from surgery. Good luck,...
Thanks Mary. With my history of a blood clot in the same leg it is with apprehension that I am having the knee surgery (which is known to be a major cause of...
Hello, My father is a 73 year old male with Parkinson's, having been diagnosed in 1996. He is not athletic. Since August 2006 he has has a tremendous pain in...
Hi. There was a Parkinson's patient who used to post here (search "rvinecore "). You might try emailing him - don't know if his email address is still active. ...
Hello All, I had athroscopic knee surgery recently. It was the next step in trying to discover the source of the nerve pain I experience when sitting. A Bakers...
Hang in there James! It sounds like you have a PT who knows her stuff. I'm impressed she understands the importance of the nerve's ability to "glide" through ...
Hi Mary, My physiotherapist is excellent and very knowledgable about all the aspects of the human body that I have questioned her on. She tells me it is...
Due to the recent spate of SPAM postings here, this group has been changed to a monitored group. This means all postings will be reviewed by the monitor before...
As the new moderator of this group, I'm trying to update the website. And I need your input. How can we make it make it more useful to new members? What do ...
Hi All, My physiotherapist seems to think that my sciatic nerve is being compressed by the hamstrings at the back of my leg in the area where the hamstrings...
I hope your physio can work out the problem for you. Keep us informed! As you know, I'm a big believer in PTs/physios with advanced manual training. They can...
James - No you didn't. That also sounds very interesting. The possible causes of sciatica are so numerous, it is often infuriatingly hard to pinpoint what the...
You may have already heard about Dr. Jerome Groopman's new book, "How Doctor's Think". Shockingly, he says doctors typically give a patient 19 seconds to ...
Our dear friend Joyce in England has been dealing with a major setback.(Background - She had a L5-S1 fusion done due to misdiagnosis & since had hardware...
Hi Mary, Sorry to hear that Joyce is in so much pain. I think most of us have been there to some degree. There was something that I think you said a long time...
I've been looking at the Botox studies & here is a summary of what I have found. There are lots of Botox studies on the net for Low Back Pain(LBP) & piriformis...
Hey James - DId anyone ever tell you not to sit with your wallet in the back pocket? You may already know that sitting on a wallet can cause back pain,...
Hi Mary, I have heard that and have not sat on my wallet for years. My wallet is very thin these days, I have been unemployed since October (laid off). James. ...
James - I wish it had been from a fat wallet. Laid Off! Oh, no!! I hate to see another person lose their job because of a painful condition that doctors can't ...
Hi Mary & James Having a wallet empty is the best thing for men! Joking apart, I can feel an imaginery wallet right under the ischium when sitting for longer...
Hi everyone. Since we have not heard from Nilgun recently, I emailed her to see how she is doing. I have summarized her answer below. She talks about a...
Good to hear form you Joyce. I have been worried about you. Maybe you should call the Pain Mgmt clinic to ask about your app't. Sometimes, things get "lost in...
its been 1 year of sciatic symptoms. I have had mri's, ct's and an emg for my lumbar and pelvic area to look for causes. 4 orthos, 2 neuros, 4 PT's and no...
Hello Darren. Since you went to the Cleveland Clinic, former home of the prolific Piriformis Release surgeon, Dr. Henry Bohlman, we have to assume you do not...
I don't know if this applies to either Darren or James, but I'll post it, just in case. This was posted here (message #179) by a doctor with P.S. He is ...
Hello Joyce.I had a long, interesting conversation with my PT about Botox & PS Surgery yesterday. It is going to take a long time for me to type up the ...
For a few months in 2001, a doctor with Piriformis Syndrome posted on our website. His posts were so informative, especially about Botox & PS surgery, I have...
Mary, Thanks for the information. I found veronique manchec here in fort lauderdale. I have an appointment with her on Friday am. I'll let you know if it helps...
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