Posterior Femoral Cutaneus Nerve

[Robyn]

Hello everyone,

I know we've talk about the Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve before but was wondering if anyone has been diagnosised with it as the problem that has caused their sitting pain, which is the burning type pain?

Has anyone had surgery on this nerve? If yes, was it sucessful? How was the post-op?

I know a few of us that have sitting burning pain, find that sitting on hard, flat surfaces gives us NO burning pain, at least for a short time. Have any of you had surgery on the PFCN or any other surgery?

Robyn

[KC17]

I have not been formally diagnosed, but it has been suggested to me that this may be a contributing factor in my pain. I do not have burning pain at all, but the area of pain that I do have is suggestive of PFCN irritation or damage. I have been told that it may be communicating with the pudendal nerve thereby creating my PN like symptoms. There is no way to know whether it is the other way around though (PN nerve irritation/damage causing the PFCN pain).

I'm looking forward to other's responses.

[nyt]

When I saw Dr. Dellon he was suspicious that I also my have an entrapment of my PFCN but now official diagnosis. I think we will see more dr.'s talking about the possibility of this nerve also being entrapped and contributing to perineal pain.

[merrie]

What would be symptoms of this nerve being the problem vs the pudendal nerve?