Has anyone been cured of obturator neuralgia?

[kat]

So my obturators are no longer entrapped, but they still burn like crazy. My PN nerves are getting better everyday. My obturators hurt so much I don't want to sit down because that makes the burning worse. I've heard some talk about oburator surgery and was wondering if anyone has recommendations. Dr. Conway suggested nerve blocks, but I've heard good and bad about them and don't have the guts to try them yet.
Any advice?

Kathy

[Violet M]

Kathy, where is the burning located? I had obturator internus problems for quite a few months after surgery but once the PN's healed the obturators finally settled down and the burning went away. Maybe you just want to give it a bit more time and rely on ice and pain meds for a little longer until you see if the burning will settle on its own.

Another thing that helped calm down the obturator internus muscles after surgery was a TENS unit. If you are interested I can tell you more about it and where to place the pads.

[ezer]

As a side note Dr.Filler is very aware of the the obturator in PN cases. He frequently finds signs of entrapment of the obturator nerve in parallel with the pudendal nerve. He does a decompression of both if necessary.

[kat]

Thanks for the advice.

Decompression surgery was on my left obturator and it just doesn't seem to have taking the burning away.
A TENS unit is used at PT 3 days a week and I am getting one to use at home.
I'm praying that if I just give it more time the burning will stop. I'm worried that it is just going to be like this forever.

My left labia and the front of my pubic bone burn at a level 6 at rest. Movement of any kind makes it worse. The front and inside of my left thigh burn as well.

Thanks for the encouragement and I will keep praying.

Kathy

[Violet M]

Kathy, before and after surgery I had a lot of inner thigh burning. Before surgery the TENS just made everything worse but after -- if I put one pad at the top of my leg on the inner thigh and the other pad on my abdomen just inside the pelvic bone and run it for 2 hours it really helped settle down the pain and burning.

[kat]

I put a pad just inside my pelvic bones on both sides and one on the lower part of my butt cheeks. The front left pad mimics the back right one and the front right one mimics the back left one. That makes a figure 8 in my pelvis and that is what my PT told me to do.

Violet - you said you left it on for 2 hours? How long can you leave them on safely? I thought 15 min. was all I was allowed to do.

Kathy

[Violet M]

Kathy, my PT told me to use it for 2 hours. I don't think there is a time limit. Maybe you could experiment and see what works best for you.