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...
Hi Carol, I went for piriformis release surgery on April 5th, at least that was the plan. After I came round in the post op area the surgeon came to see me and...
Hi Carol, how did the neurologists visit go ? James. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! ...
Hi James, Thank you for thinking of me. The visit to the neurologist went well. I explained the surgery recommended and he also supports the surgery. I had...
Hi Carol, did you ever print off the surgical procedure that I posted that was done to me in April ? I thought my problem was Piriformis syndrome, it turned...
Hi James, I did bring up all the information with my doctor you gave me. Since we have the x-ray picture showing the placement of my sciatic nerve in the...
Here is my two cents worth. I am concerned about you having the piriformis removed. You have lived your entire life with the nerve running through the muscle. ...
Hi Carol, I was not aware that an x ray would show the placement of the sciatic nerve in relationship to the piriformis muscle. I thought x rays did not show...
Thank you for all the feed back. It's sometimes hard to explain everything that has taken place in the last three years without writing a novel. Sometimes I...
I will be out of the office until Monday, 8/2. I will be checking voice mail twice/day and will respond asap to urgent messages. If you are a consultant...
Hi Carol, I had also spent 3 and a half years of pain and doctors visits that were geting me no where. I decided on the surgery and although it was not a total...
Carol- Aren't you taking Darvocet? I was just listening to "Fresh AIr" and heard an interview with Dr. Jerry Avorn about his book "Powerful Medicines : The...
Here is a link to an interview about conflict of interest in medical research. It explains how drug companies manipulate doctors & medical journals to publish...
I will be out of the office until Monday, 8/23. I will be unable to read e-mails until 8/23 but will be checking voice mail twice/day. I'll respond asap to...
Hi Mary and James, Thank you for all your input. It is greatly appreciated. After a lot of research I have decided on the doctor near me. Therefore yesterday...
Carol - It's not that I go looking for information, it just washes over me. Between National Public Radio, the NY Times, the Chicago Tribune, our local paper, ...
Hi Carol, What surgical procedure are they doing ? I am better since having the surgery by about 50%. I think there is still some nerve entrapment where the ...
Hi, I'm new. I've noticed that no one has been posting lately, so I guess I'll finally jump in. I've been trying to read thru the other posts, and it's been...
Hi Kim I'm new too so you're not alone! I know what you mean - we can both walk without problems - in fact walking relieves my pain. I have had fusion at...
Hi, is it Jo or Joyce? I'm in the U.S., down in Alabama. Mine didn't flare up until I had total knee replacement surgery less than 3 months ago. My sciatic ...
Welcome to the newcomers. I hope you can find some useful information & emotional support here. Mary __________________________________________________ Do You...
Joyce - When you say walking relieves your pain, I see a red flag. With true Piriformis Syndrome, walking or running Increases your pain. I doubt you have ...
Hi Mary There seems to be conflicting evidence and reports about walking. Some of the articles on the www.kalindra.com site say that walking or standing...
Hi Kim James seems the guy to talk to. Have read his postings. since you've had knee surgery, your case seems more complicated than most - like mine! Jo ... ...
My case is a little complicated by a recurring sciatic nerve. It was mildly annoying before surgery, went away while I was in the hospital, and came back the...
Kim - Although you still have pain, I find your situation very encouraging. The fact you are experiencing "heaven" simply by doing stretches is extremely...
Carol - How are you doing? Any new developments? Are you still taking Bextra? Last night on CNN, I saw that Bextra is associated with a higher heart attacks & ...
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