Re: Re: Nerves - Kristy

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Chelle,

Even if you did have a slight " entrapment " wouldn't

mean that you'd need surgery- PT could very well get

rid of the entrapment because it could be caused by

tight muscles. He works closely with

Prendergast in San Francisco about this stuff so he is

knowledgeable about PT and knows how it can get rid of

entrapment because it would just mean relaxing those

muscles that are constricting the nerve. Also, Dr.

Conway said that it's very well even people without

pelvic pain or nerve pain could have some very slight

form of entrapment, just that for whatever reason on

certain people it begins to cause pain and that nerve

blocks could also very well get rid of that pain once

the nerve calms back down.

I know how you feel- I felt the same way when I went

up there. Also, the nurse that did my emg test

freaked me out when she told me my levels (4 something

and 5 something) and told me that I had entrapment-

the first thing I thought of is " oh my god i'm going

to need surgery and i'll never get better " , but then I

met with Dr. Conway and he told me that I was NOT a

surgery candidate based on my pelvic/rectal exam and

symptoms and that the nerve blocks may get rid of it.

He also did not think I had an entrapment, just that

my nerves were acting up from friction against my

ischial spine bone and all the types of activities I

used to do (gymnastics, snowboarding, running, biking,

squatting) due to the make-up of my bone structure.

You could see this very easily from the x-ray guided

nerve block- where he injected it, when it was closest

to the nerve, was basically right on the tip of that

ischial spine bone, which on me was very pointy and he

said on lots of people that he sees that bone is not

as pointy and rubbing right against the nerve.

Just wanted to throw that out there and hopefully calm

your fears a little bit.

--- Chelle wrote:

> Kristy, after having the vulvar burning from the CT

> scan, it has made me wonder about the nerves in my

> vulvar region. I spoke with Dr. Conway yesterday

> and will be seeing him for PN testing on the 26th.

> I'm trying so hard to learn more about the

> lumbosacral nerves...it is a very complicated area.

> Have you had specific testing on the nerves you

> mentioned? I am so praying my PN is not entrapped.

> Hugs, Chelle

>

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