Hi, My name is Carol and I just joined the group. I have been suffering with PS for 3 years. Thursday I was referred to a new doctor for consideration of PS...
Hi, I won't bore you with long intro but the bottom line is I have been home since 10/02 and unable to work to this date. I am a 42 year old single mother of...
BG- You have my sympathies. Permanent nerve damage is hell. You did not indicate you have been diagnosed with Piriformis Syndrome. So maybe a Chronic Pain ...
Hi Mary, Actually the reason why I joined is on my last appt. before the last set of injections he stated on his report among all things wrong with me...
BG - The first thing I would ask him(or her) is how did he make the diagnosis of Pirformis Syndrome? Take notes & let us know his answer. From what you have ...
Carol- PS surgery works great for some people & doesn't work for others. Things to consider before having surgery: 1- How many times has the doctor done this...
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Hi Carol, My experience sounds very similar to yours. I had been suffering from PS for about 3 years and underwent every test you can think of to pinpoint the...
Dear Bg, Wow our lives sound so similar. Except my surgery was on the piriformis muscle that resulted in severe damage to the sciatic nerve. And this surgery...
Hi Deana, how was the sciatic nerve damaged by the surgery. I presume it was cut or nicked in some way or did it stay compressed even after the surgery ? I was...
how was the sciatic nerve damaged by the surgery. I presume it was cut or nicked in some way or did it stay compressed even after the surgery ? The sciatic...
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Good Evening, Thank you for all the thoughts I have received so fare. It's nice to know other people can feel you "pain"!! I will try to make it brief but...
Hi Carol, I am interested to know how the doctors saw the scaitic nerve passing through the piriformis muscle on an X ray ? Are you sure it wasn't some other...
One of my favorite website is worstpills.org, which is run by the Public Interest group & headed by Dr. Sidney Wolfe. Detailed information on drugs is ...
Carol- Zonegran has not been reviewed by Worst Pills. Do you know that Zonegran, like Neurontin is a drug to treat epileptic seizures? And you will probably...
Hi James, I have had several MRI's, nerve conduction studies, x-rays. All of them have never been able to show the nerve thru the muscle. On the bi-lateral...
Hi Mary, Thank you so much for sharing the website worstpills.org with me. I have never heard of that one. I have been on Zonegran for over 1 1/2 years now...
Carol- We have never had a member, who developed PS as a result of car accident. So there is no prior experience to draw upon. There was one woman, whose PS ...
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Hello Carol, the surgeon felt that I had a Piriformis related problem before the surgery although no test that I had undergone confirmed that. He thought that ...
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Hi Mary, Thank you for sharing this with everyone. I have had several friends come up after reading/seeing the coverage in the news. "Carol was what not the...
Carol - Have you tried a good muscle relaxant like SOMA or Valium? Now that the botox is wearing off, it may be a good time to see if muscle spasm is a big...
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Hello everyone, I finally had the visit with the surgeon regarding piriformis surgery -- and what a visit!! He agreed he would do the surgery anytime I want...
A second opinion sounds like an excellent idea. You may have to go out of state to find a doctor, who has a lot of experience with this. My hunch is Dr.Henry...
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