What reason were you given for the exploration of this nerve, if you had no symptoms prior to surgery?hopeman wrote:It is not necessary to expose sciatic nerve because my sciatic nerve is normal before surgery.
Best,
Karyn
Age and PN
Re: Age and PN
Best,
Karyn
Ultra Sound in 03/08 showed severely retroverted, detaching uterus with mulitple fibroids and ovarian cysts.
Pressure and pain in lower abdomen and groin area was unspeakable and devastating.
Total lap hysterectomy in 06/08, but damage was already done.
EMG testing in NH in 04/10 - bilateral PN and Ilioinguals
3T MRI at HSS, NY in 09/10
Bilateral TG surgery with Dr. Conway on 03/29/11. Bilat ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric neurectomy 03/12. TCD surgery 04/14.
Pressure and pain in lower abdomen and groin area was unspeakable and devastating.
Total lap hysterectomy in 06/08, but damage was already done.
EMG testing in NH in 04/10 - bilateral PN and Ilioinguals
3T MRI at HSS, NY in 09/10
Bilateral TG surgery with Dr. Conway on 03/29/11. Bilat ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric neurectomy 03/12. TCD surgery 04/14.
Re: Age and PN
Karyn
I do not know. It is too late because the surgery was finished.
Because every sciatic nerve check is normal, I am wondering whether my foot pain attributes to pudendal nerve.
When did you develop foot pain after surgery. What is the symptom of your foot pain?
Hopeman
I do not know. It is too late because the surgery was finished.
Because every sciatic nerve check is normal, I am wondering whether my foot pain attributes to pudendal nerve.
When did you develop foot pain after surgery. What is the symptom of your foot pain?
Hopeman
Re: Age and PN
Hopeman,
As I've previously explained, the PN does NOT innervate the lower extremities. I think it's possible your sciatic nerve may have gotten irritated during the exploration, causing your foot pain.
Approximately six weeks after surgery, I developed burning heels. As time went on, it evolved into lots of sharp pain all throughout the feet and eventually resulted in bilateral foot drop. Please keep in mind that I also have Tarlov Cyst Disease. My leg and foot problems are not a result of my PN surgery. Could be that the main nerve roots got irritated from decompressing the PN branches, but my cysts were located at S2, S3 and S4. The sciatic nerve has a branch at the S3 level.
Kind regards,
Karyn
As I've previously explained, the PN does NOT innervate the lower extremities. I think it's possible your sciatic nerve may have gotten irritated during the exploration, causing your foot pain.
Approximately six weeks after surgery, I developed burning heels. As time went on, it evolved into lots of sharp pain all throughout the feet and eventually resulted in bilateral foot drop. Please keep in mind that I also have Tarlov Cyst Disease. My leg and foot problems are not a result of my PN surgery. Could be that the main nerve roots got irritated from decompressing the PN branches, but my cysts were located at S2, S3 and S4. The sciatic nerve has a branch at the S3 level.
Kind regards,
Karyn
Ultra Sound in 03/08 showed severely retroverted, detaching uterus with mulitple fibroids and ovarian cysts.
Pressure and pain in lower abdomen and groin area was unspeakable and devastating.
Total lap hysterectomy in 06/08, but damage was already done.
EMG testing in NH in 04/10 - bilateral PN and Ilioinguals
3T MRI at HSS, NY in 09/10
Bilateral TG surgery with Dr. Conway on 03/29/11. Bilat ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric neurectomy 03/12. TCD surgery 04/14.
Pressure and pain in lower abdomen and groin area was unspeakable and devastating.
Total lap hysterectomy in 06/08, but damage was already done.
EMG testing in NH in 04/10 - bilateral PN and Ilioinguals
3T MRI at HSS, NY in 09/10
Bilateral TG surgery with Dr. Conway on 03/29/11. Bilat ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric neurectomy 03/12. TCD surgery 04/14.
Re: Age and PN
Karyn
I did not have foot pain between the first and the sixth week after surgery. Between the fifth and the sixth week after surgery, I stand still long. After then, I developed foot pain when I walk or stand still until now. However, every check associated with sciatic nerve shows that my sciatic nerve is normal. I guess that standing still long during the fifth and sixth week after surgery irritated my sciatic nerve. I do not know whether my foot pain will go away.
Hopeman
I did not have foot pain between the first and the sixth week after surgery. Between the fifth and the sixth week after surgery, I stand still long. After then, I developed foot pain when I walk or stand still until now. However, every check associated with sciatic nerve shows that my sciatic nerve is normal. I guess that standing still long during the fifth and sixth week after surgery irritated my sciatic nerve. I do not know whether my foot pain will go away.
Hopeman
Re: Age and PN
What kind of foot pain, Hopeman? Has you physician ruled out plantar fasciitis? Have you been checked for Morton's neuroma?
Violet
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.
Re: Age and PN
Violet
I do not have plantar fasciitis as well as Morton neurons. I guess that my sciatic nerve was irritated because of the surgery and standing long after surgery.
Hopeman
I do not have plantar fasciitis as well as Morton neurons. I guess that my sciatic nerve was irritated because of the surgery and standing long after surgery.
Hopeman
Re: Age and PN
Dear All,
I had left side pn surgery. After 8 months of surgery, my left side is getting better. The rectal pain of left side almost disappear. The left side pain focus in the perineum, but such prineum pain is getting better. I guess my surgery can cure my left side pain. However, I now have right side pain. Two months ago, acupuncture tend to hurt my pn a little bit, but I am not very painful for that acupuncture. Bisschop have checked my right side last year, he suggested that I have inflammatory tissue between infrapiriformis and SSL. Recently I have done many checks for my right side. MRI do not find thicken SSL. EMG test and ultrasound show that my right side pn is normal. For my right side pain, I do not have rectal pain for the right side. My right side pain is not very painful, but it is more painful than left side now. My right side pain focus on the edge of scrotum. I do not know whether my right side pain is attributed to acupuncture which may hurt my pn, or due to thicken SSL. Really I am not concern whether acupuncture hurt my pn. Therefore, I do not know whether surgery can cure my right side pain. If my pn is hurt by acupuncture. Given that I am not very painful for right side, can my right side pain settle down?
Hopeman
Hopeman
I had left side pn surgery. After 8 months of surgery, my left side is getting better. The rectal pain of left side almost disappear. The left side pain focus in the perineum, but such prineum pain is getting better. I guess my surgery can cure my left side pain. However, I now have right side pain. Two months ago, acupuncture tend to hurt my pn a little bit, but I am not very painful for that acupuncture. Bisschop have checked my right side last year, he suggested that I have inflammatory tissue between infrapiriformis and SSL. Recently I have done many checks for my right side. MRI do not find thicken SSL. EMG test and ultrasound show that my right side pn is normal. For my right side pain, I do not have rectal pain for the right side. My right side pain is not very painful, but it is more painful than left side now. My right side pain focus on the edge of scrotum. I do not know whether my right side pain is attributed to acupuncture which may hurt my pn, or due to thicken SSL. Really I am not concern whether acupuncture hurt my pn. Therefore, I do not know whether surgery can cure my right side pain. If my pn is hurt by acupuncture. Given that I am not very painful for right side, can my right side pain settle down?
Hopeman
Hopeman