Sacral injections
Sacral injections
Has anyone gotten relief with sacral injections?
Re: Sacral injections
Not sure exactly what you mean by sacral injections ? SI joint. I had caudal epidural coccyx block and ganglion impar block with zero results. No more blocks for me.
Re: Sacral injections
14 months ago I had a CT-guided left S2 nerve block, my first injection attempt to improve sacral & rectal pain caused by the sacral neurostim. I got at least 75% relief. It got me through shoulder surgery, and 3 weeks later the most comfortable plane trips I've had in many years. The block even stopped the bowel frequency for weeks, and also gave some improvement in vaginal wall stuff which I didn't anticipate. The block gradually wore off; got maybe 8 week of help (don't recall). I had the same radiologist perform the same block a few months later, but got minimal and short-term relief. I don't know what he did different, but based on location of immediate numbness and pain relief, he didn't hit the right spot. Haven't gone back, though I definitely could use another block. I've been dealing with pain and nerve issues in unrelated areas. I'm glad I tried, at least I learned that relief of sacral & rectal pain is possible.
Acute left vag/rectal pain 1999 lowering into chair. Dx 2006 with PNE/VV by PTs, Dr. Garcia, Weiss, Hibner. Many shots. PNMLT: left PN barely fuctional. Left TIG by Dr. Hibner 2007 (ST lig). 75% improved 1 year postop, slow decline. Pelvic floor Botox 2010. Left sacral SCS 2011 after good trial; removed 2012 due to NEW left S2 & rectal pain, bowel freq. Re-do left TIG by Dr. H & 5-day ketamine 2013; 1-1/2 years postop 70% improved. New post-SCS Sx are worse than PN Sx.