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by frigator
Wed May 27, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: CAUSES & EFFECTS OF PUDENDAL NEURALGIA
Topic: Piriformis Syndrome
Replies: 2
Views: 1964

Re: Piriformis Syndrome

I had a botox injection into my piriformis which allowed me to sit for 2 hrs. The botox wears off so now I am scheduled to have my piriformis removed by the surgeon who did my hip replacement. My surgery is next week, june 3. I found a second doctor here in Charlotte NC who has done about 100 pirifo...
by frigator
Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: MEDICAL ADVANCES & EDUCATION
Topic: Cutting the piriformis
Replies: 8
Views: 828

Re: Cutting the piriformis

Quick update folks......So I had the botox injection into my piriformis on Dec 20th at John Hopkins. It was amazing how they could isolate that small muscle with the mri machine and then inject it with botox in several different places. I could see it on the screen as they ran me in and out of the s...
by frigator
Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:06 pm
Forum: MEDICAL ADVANCES & EDUCATION
Topic: Cutting the piriformis
Replies: 8
Views: 828

Re: Cutting the piriformis

April, I so glad that your are improving...sure beats the getting worse we sometimes see. And the healing process is slow for sure but to go almost a week pain free is great. Good for you!!! I tried to reduce my lyrica some and just a 50mg reduction resulted in pain increase....so I am staying at 30...
by frigator
Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:44 pm
Forum: MEDICAL ADVANCES & EDUCATION
Topic: Cutting the piriformis
Replies: 8
Views: 828

Re: Cutting the piriformis

Thanks for the reply April. There is good video of Dr Tollestrop removing the piriformis. Tollestrop is fellow of Dellon and they work together each winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUGibmuBCNc So my hip surgeon has offered to do the piriformis operation but said he may get a neurosurgeon to ...
by frigator
Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:45 pm
Forum: MEDICAL ADVANCES & EDUCATION
Topic: Cutting the piriformis
Replies: 8
Views: 828

Cutting the piriformis

Greeting everyone. So here is an update from me. I do not have PN according to the doctors at Johns Hopkins. The mri guided pudendal nerve block with Dr Fritz did not relieve my sitting pain. However the ct guided block to the PFCN( posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) did take away some of the pain, ...
by frigator
Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:15 pm
Forum: PAIN MANAGEMENT & MEDICATIONS
Topic: Help; Need Root Canal, Can't Sit That Long
Replies: 8
Views: 2000

Re: Help; Need Root Canal, Can't Sit That Long

I would try to get the root canal doctor to do the procedure in two visits. I was able to get mine to do that and each visit was just less than one hour in the chair. I make my own ice and freeze my butt cheek with either a blue ice pack or thick ice. It can be done. I have had two crowns done and I...
by frigator
Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: CAUSES & EFFECTS OF PUDENDAL NEURALGIA
Topic: Erratic symptoms
Replies: 2
Views: 951

Re: Erratic symptoms

Yes, sitting has a cumulative effect on me also so I try and avoid it altogether. I am fortunate to be retired so don't have to worry about a job but do need to run some errands so just try and do my short driving trips only once or twice a week if possible. Sometime I have to sit more than normal a...
by frigator
Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:10 am
Forum: PAIN MANAGEMENT & MEDICATIONS
Topic: Prescription pain relief
Replies: 2
Views: 1389

Re: Prescription pain relief

I would try to get a referral from your primary care doc to a pain center. This PN can be extremely painful. Try to get your pain under control first then seek out treatment was what I was told to do. .. Lyrica helps me....the amitrip dose you are taking is a small starting dose....increase to 25mg ...
by frigator
Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:05 pm
Forum: INSURANCE & DISABILITY ISSUES
Topic: Help I'm new
Replies: 1
Views: 2302

Re: Help I'm new

Have you been to the doctor for this problem. What do they say?
by frigator
Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:17 am
Forum: SURGERY
Topic: Post surgery referred pain
Replies: 2
Views: 1129

Re: Post surgery referred pain

I get pain from time to time on my opposite side that I hope is referred pain, and I havent had surgery. So cant tell you how long it will last but wish you the best and hope it goes away soon. Any improvement on the operated side yet?

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