Which doctor was this that you saw? Dr. Jottard?. If so, how was your experience with her?
She seems to be coming up quite a bit in my searches regarding surgery... Did you ever get surgery?
Barre wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:45 pm My experience was underwhelming to say the least.
Firstly the assistant made the appointment on the wrong day but I could not reschedule it as I had taken a day off from work to make the one hour drive to the hospital , the doctors time was very limited. For pelvic pain issues the consultations,are longer and more extensive but that was on another day as my appointment. When I entered she apologized and said she could only take about 10 minutes per patient on this type of consultation.
She asked some brief questions and proceeded to read with a needle to press on spots around the perineal area to see if it was sensitive or numb.
When I complained about my pain in the sit bones after sitting she said that this is not related to PN? When I mentioned it could radiate as described in the literature she nodded and proceeded to say that it could be PN based on my symptoms but that the diagnosis between PNE or irritation/compression is impossible to make.
She strongly advised a pain clinic where they can make a proper diagnosis/treatment plan and use a orthopedic cushion. And that it can go away but it's important to 'break the pain cycle' , it has a strong psychological factor.
So many questions remain open however, will it get worse, can I still work, my work involves slot of sitting in the car, getting in and out. She did not seem to take it very serious in my opinion, might just be my imagination.
Seems a bit like a waste of time and I regret not being able to reschedule the appointment. Hopefully I will get more answer in the pain clinic but I won't be able to see them for at least two months.