Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Glad you are feeling a bit better. Gabapentin didn't do much for me but maybe I wasn't on a high enough dose. I had some side effects from it too. Violet I've been taking it before bed and the first couple nights it gave me pretty vivid dreams and made me really drowsy but those side effects seemed...

Hi Setzer, Sorry to hear you are having a flare-up after the nerve blocks. Do you know if they used steroids or just an anesthetic like marcaine. It's actually very common to have a flare-up after PN blocks, especially if they use steroids. I had flare-ups after my PN blocks. Within a month pain le...

Well, I went ahead and had bilateral pudendal nerve blocks done back on the 9th, a decision I now somewhat regret. While the blocks did provide me with mostly all my pain relief it was mostly because I couldn't feel anything because I was numb from the waist down my inner thighs. As soon as the numb...

Thanks April & Violet for your responses! My MRI didn't reveal anything helpful but I met with Dr. Attaman and have scheduled pudendal nerve blocks so I will see if they will provide me with relief. This past week I have noticed a significant improvement in my pain. Since last Monday(Oct. 7th) I...

Hi Violet! Thank you for your response and valuable input! The MRI I had done in August showed no entrapment of the Pudendal nerve and normal appearance of the SI joints but like you said, MRI's aren't very accurate in determining things like SI joint dysfunction. I do believe that if my Pudendal ne...

Hi Setzer, Welcome to the forum. This sounds frustrating. It's so hard when you don't know what's going on. The burning with urination is common with pn (I have that when I'm in a flare), and the increase in pain when sitting is common. Do you have burning pain? And it loosely matches the location ...

Hello all, I'm trying to figure out if what I have is Pudendal Neuralgia or Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. I understand both can be related as PFD can cause PN or at least similar symptoms. My issues first started in January and they were urinary, stomach, low back and tailbone pain. My urinary issues we...