Dr. Redmond

[missyrg]

I sent Dr. Redmondan email and he replied quickly. I found his name on this website. Has anyone been to him? I plan to go in Jan. He said he will work with my local pain dr on how to treat PN patients. I pray he is a great dr.

Missyrg

[Violet M]

Missy, I know someone who went to him and I've heard he's awesome.

[missyrg]

Thank you Violet! I am glad you responded.

[Faith]

Violet,

Do you know if Dr Redmond treats PN patients (like prescribing meds, ordering PT, etc) or only does blocks? We are looking to possibly relocate to SC.

[Violet M]

Hi Faith,

How are you? I was thinking of you recently and wondering how things were going for you.

Earlier this year Dr. Redmond sent us an update on what he does and it is posted on the physician list here: http://www.pudendalhope.info/node/58#SC I'll just go ahead and copy it here.

Dr. Michael David Redmond is a physiatrist in South Carolina with a fellowship training of one year beyond residency in EMG. He has devoted his whole career to nerve testing and has done over 100,000 studies (not just pudendal nerve tests). He delivers nerve blocks using nerve stimulation techniques.

Pudendal nerve disorders are part of his overall practice, which includes EMG/NCS, interventional treatments (injections), and comprehensive pain clinic services (med management, pelvic floor PT, and behavioral support). He sees patients in the southeastern US, and would be happy to receive your inquiries. You can email him directly at redlt@midlandsortho.com, and he will try to answer your questions.

January 2014 update on services offered by Dr. Redmond
In addition to pudendal nerve testing, we can perform pudendal nerve blocks (directed by nerve testing, which in my opinion is more accurate than with imaging assistance), trigger point injections and Botox injections for pelvic floor disorders. We have in house pain management if practical for nearby patients, and can act as consultants to help referring physicians. We can help the patients make decisions about whether surgery may be indicated and where to go for this. We are happy to provide second opinions before decision for surgery is made. We have treated patients with rectal, vaginal, and clitoral pain, as well as PGAD, and myofascial pelvic floor pain. We have a wonderful female PT who is has an excellent rapport with patients and utilizes focal internal, external and generalized treatment. We can treat the secondary effects of chronic pain, including depression and anxiety. We try to consider the patient's overall well being. We have more limited ability to treat males, but welcome all questions. I am now allocating more time for pelvic floor disorders, and have had about 30 years of overall experience with nerve issues.

M. Dave Redmond, M.D.
Physiatrist, Fellowship in EMG/NCS
Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A.
1910 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29223
803-256-4107
or
Palmetto Health Baptist Pain and Orthopedic Care Center
223 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, SC 29201
803-296-7246
E-mail: redlt@midlandsortho.com

Hope this helps. I would be interested to hear how things go for you.

Take care,

Violet

[Faith]

Hi Violet,

Thank you for getting back to me. That helps a lot!

Sorry I haven't been on here lately. (And sorry to anyone who has messaged me and I haven't responded!). I continue to struggle with daily pain. My complicated case of SIJD, sacral pain, hypermobility, central sensitization, pelvic floor pain, widespread muscle weakness/compensation and labral hip tears/FAI has made treatment difficult for me. I go through periods where my pain is at a more consistent level with less flares but the past few months I've had a lot of flaring. I thought last year about this time that I was finally seeing maybe a little benefit from the labral repair as I was becoming more functional overall and sitting a little better but this winter I began to struggle with hip pain that was more on the lateral aspect of my hip. It was thought I had glute medius tendinopathy and I took about 3 months of anti-inflammatory prescription which helped but when I go off of it it comes back. This pain has been here really since surgery but worsened this year and makes walking very far difficult. The muscle tightness and compensation in my pelvis/ low back is unreal and some days I feel like I can't hold myself upright when standing. But I have a lot of things to be grateful for in life and have learned a lot of techniques through the years that help me deal with the pain. And I press on in faith focusing my attention on my family and my faith in God. So in some ways my pain has become more manageable. I do feel better when I have consistent good PT which I currently have to travel for and continue to take a high dose of neurontin. I am hopeful that if we relocate to a bigger city I can find better PTs and get my pain levels down more. I manage my pain much better than I did a couple years ago and for that I am grateful. When I first joined this forum I never could imagine life with even 5+ years of chronic pelvic pain but I've realized you do as the expression goes, "find a new normal" and accepting that "new normal" is half the battle. So for anyone reading this who is new to PN/pelvic pain, don't give up hope. You may get a cure, or you may get to a level of acceptance and management and both are ok and even good. It's all in perspective.

[Violet M]

Thank you for the update, Faith. I admire your positive attitude and courage. If you end up moving I hope you will be able to find a doc and PT who will help you keep your pain levels at tolerable levels so that you can be as functional as possible.

Take care,

Violet