Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Hi Michaela, I had four injections for pudendal neuropathy last year, then had the decompression surgery in Sept of '10, with Antolak. I am 11 months post op and in worse pain now than before the surgery. I am also experiencing severe pain in my piriformis muscle and as a result, sciatic nerve pain....

Hi Michaela, I had four injections for pudendal neuropathy last year, then had the decompression surgery in Sept of '10, with Antolak. I am 11 months post op and in worse pain now than before the surgery. I am also experiencing severe pain in my piriformis muscle and as a result, sciatic nerve pain....

Any suggestions on how to address the problem i.e. light stretches, no stretches etc? Thanks

Ground zero for my right side pain seems to be the muscle that wraps around my sit bone. When the PT massages me, she can feel tightness in that whole area. When I do stretches, I can feel the tightness in that same area, and in the piriformus muscle. My rectum pain is more like internal pressure, a...

Catherine, sounds like you have the OI muscle under control. Were there any exercises or stretches you were able to identify that helped heal that area? That is my primary trigger point for pain. Gregg

My PT, who is a pelvic floor specialist gave me stretches for the OI muscle, where she could feel a lot of tightness during exams. Each time I can feel a good stretch, but it must trigger some muscle spasms, because the pain level goes from a 2-3 to a 6-7 the next day, and it lasts 4 or 5 days. Defi...

I am 9+ months post op bi-lateral decompression surgery and still in quite a bit of pain. My pain up to about 9 months post op was worse than the pain pre-surgery. I am now feeling small improvements, due to perhaps three factors; 1)PT with a pelvic floor specialist, 2) 600 Mg's of Lyrica per day, 3...

I had bi-lateral pudendal nerve decompression surgery in September of 2010 with Dr. Antolak after trying self help, PT, injections etc. I am now 9+ months post op and still in quite a bit of pain, and cannot sit without a donut/toilet seat cushion for more than 15 minutes. Still taking 5mg of percis...