Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Has anyone ever had an illioinguinal and or genitofemoral block?

Hi ANF,
I had ilioinguinal blocks (bilateral) but they weren't helpful.
I wish you the best with yours ..... Please let us know how you make out.
Hugs,
Karyn

I've had a genitofemoral block that worked great. Haven't had ilioinguinal blocks.

Good luck.

NYT! Was the genitofemoral block given on the mons pubis? Where was your pain located? Did the block stop all the vulvar pains? How long did it work for?

Dr. Howard ordered the genitofemoral block because I had numbness and tingling of my right labia. It did not stop the labia pain but it did the area just medial and lateral on the top part of the thigh. If you go to the link below and find the page on the genitofemoral they have indicated two possible areas of innervation. Mine is the darker grey area and not the pink that went numb during this block.

http://dc169.4shared.com/doc/dOn_Y3E6/preview.html

Dr. Westesson who does all the pudendal blocks in Rochester, NY did the genitofemoral block and he did it through the back. I know some dr.'s do it in the groin area looking for where the branch comes off of the femoral nerve.

Dr. Dellon has a good publication that shows all the anatomical variations of the genitofemoral and ilioinguinal nerves.

I had the ilioinguinal nerve block done several times. I think that the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral nerves all run close enough together as some point that all three can be covered by one block.

Has anyone had these nerves resected and what was the result? Loss of sensation? where?

Has anyone ever had a new pain as a result of an illioinguinal or genitofemoral block? I don't know if my problem is with those nerves. I'm just afraid that if I do those blocks it could damage me further. My anasthesiologist seems to think I have pudendal neuralgia since the block for that worked for 1 day. Ppl please talk to me. I hate this f*&king pain. I'm tired of sitting on frozen gelpacks every f&%king hour. Pudendal F(%cking Neuralgia can go to hell.