In the last 3 months I have had 3 epidural injections for what was Dx'd as spinal stenosis causing radiating sciatic pain. The relief to date has been...
Thanks Sy, for letting us know about your progress. It points out the importance of having an MRI to rule out disk problems or stenosis as the cause of the...
Hi Mary and of course everyone following this group: Back from surgery! I was a 'bit out of it' with the anaesthetic and morphine on Friday but the good news...
Hey Joyce, I've been out of the boards lately and am so glad you have made it out of surgery okay! Take it easy... Curious, who ended up doing your surgery? ...
Welcome home. I hope you recovery goes as well as your surgery. As I recall, your surgeon's plan was to follow the sciatic & pudendal nerves and remove any...
Hi there, I haven't posted in forever being busy with the move to PA and all, but we're finally settled in and I wanted to give an update and call on Mary's...
Hi Mary Your thoughts match perfectly with mine. The MRI only showed that my left piriformis was atrophied but no scar tissue showed up. I think I sent you...
Sorry Mary forgot to say that yes, I did have a nasty fall on my butt in 1994. Previous to that, I had a car accident. I was stationery when a vehicle went...
Hi Katyi - It is good to hear from you again. And glad to know you are "settling in" in PA. Have you found someone to do soft tissue work on you? I cannot...
Hi Mary, Unfortunately, I haven't found a bodyworker within comfortable driving distance - yet. There is one fellow about an hour away that would probably be...
Hi Mary Just to let you know that I had the best night's sleep in years last night. I went for 10 day follow up yesterday. There was a lot of thick fibrous...
It is so wonderful you are getting better sleep and less pain. I hope it lasts. I think it will because they went after the scar tissue pressing on the nerves....
Hello, I had an injury 4 years ago and feel like I have am spending all my spare time searching for answers while still in pain. I have a hard time driving and...
Welcome to the group. I hope we can be of some help to you. Several members have SI problems. The standard treatments for SIJD are injections, PT, chiro,...
After years of reading posts here, I've concluded there are several different types & causes of PS. They include: * a chronic overuse syndrome (runners,...
I just joined the group and see that we are being asked for our medical history in regards to our PS diagnosis. I am not a medical doctor and don't have all...
Oh - a couple corrections (sorry). I used PT instead of PS in some places. Hopefully you can tell when I'm talking about the syndrome and not physical...
I have been recently diagnosed with Small Fiber Nueropathy at the Cleveland clinic. For 21 years I have suffered pain starting at my feet, has gotten worse and...
That is the most frustrating thing - it feels like there should be a definite thing we can do or not do that will "fix" us. My doctor basically said this is...
Hi, One thing you may want to look up is pudendal neuropathy (PN) or pudendal neuralgia. Many with pudendal nerve issues also have piriformis issues. There are...
If you have any questions on the pelvic pain issue, please let me know :) And if you feel this may be something you want to see a gynecologist or physical...
Hi Tiffany, What were the symptoms of Pudendal nerve problems ? Â Thanks, James. ... From: Tiff <bestel63@...> Subject: [Piriformis syndrome] Re: New To...
Hi James, Check out the following web sites for more info. Pelvic pain of all sorts can be due to pudendal neuralgia. Urinary problems, pain with intercourse,...
Some interesting news. My rheumatologist decided to do an oblique x-ray on both of my SI joints. This time, they found "very unusual appearance in the left...
Hi Kayti. Well, it is nice to know you don't have AS. As for the irregular edge of the left SI bones, it may just be a slight variation that isn't really...
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