Re: MR Neurography question
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:21 pm
Hi Dean,
Welcome to HOPE. You have got a good way along under your own steam, it's great that you do have a diagnosis. People are usually struggling to get to that point.
Has Mr Wong mentioned physiotherapy at all? If you haven't tried this it is definitely worth a try. Success with physio may be down to how the problem started in the first place. If there is no history of trauma there is a fair chance that physio can help alleviate symptoms and sometimes cure. Here is a list of physio's who are PN aware .http://www.pelvicphysiotherapy.com/manual-therapists
I have had one of these scans, from Medtel now UME diagnostics.
http://www.umediagnostics.com/index.php ... al-imaging
Mine was so long ago I'm sure things will be different now so best to make your own enquires if you are interested. I was no longer in BUPA when I had mine but I know they did take insurance when it was Medtel.
Dr Filler will not take insurance tho'. Well he definitely doesn't in USA so little hope in UK, although always worth asking.
They are contactable here http://www.nervemed.com/ Below is the last clinic date in London but of course that is passed now, although there should be 2 this year.
London Clinic with Dr. Filler September 1-4, 2012
The Institute for Nerve Medicine is pleased to announce our next London Clinic, this September 1-4, 2012, at our...
24 August 2012
The cost of a Filler MRN is going to be more than UME but again you will need to make your own enquiries. Dr Filler has a tendency to (too??) often diagnose a piriformis element to pelvic neurological pain. (Just a heads up on that one) He did with me (no scan from him to view but he did look at my Medtel one) but then my piriformis is the reason for my nerve problems so I can't complain about him at all. I only had a consultation with him and got a report on his findings, actually he wasn't offering scans back then.
My Medtel scan did show pudendal nerve signal intensity btw. Dr Blease asked 'is there any pudendal nerve pathology?' as my enquiry was about a piriformis pathology. . . .I didn't know anything about pudendal then but it made such sense when I found out more.
A couple of people on here have had surgery with Mr Wong. Hopefully you will here something from them too.
Good luck,
Helen
Welcome to HOPE. You have got a good way along under your own steam, it's great that you do have a diagnosis. People are usually struggling to get to that point.
Has Mr Wong mentioned physiotherapy at all? If you haven't tried this it is definitely worth a try. Success with physio may be down to how the problem started in the first place. If there is no history of trauma there is a fair chance that physio can help alleviate symptoms and sometimes cure. Here is a list of physio's who are PN aware .http://www.pelvicphysiotherapy.com/manual-therapists
I have had one of these scans, from Medtel now UME diagnostics.
http://www.umediagnostics.com/index.php ... al-imaging
Mine was so long ago I'm sure things will be different now so best to make your own enquires if you are interested. I was no longer in BUPA when I had mine but I know they did take insurance when it was Medtel.
Dr Filler will not take insurance tho'. Well he definitely doesn't in USA so little hope in UK, although always worth asking.
They are contactable here http://www.nervemed.com/ Below is the last clinic date in London but of course that is passed now, although there should be 2 this year.
London Clinic with Dr. Filler September 1-4, 2012
The Institute for Nerve Medicine is pleased to announce our next London Clinic, this September 1-4, 2012, at our...
24 August 2012
The cost of a Filler MRN is going to be more than UME but again you will need to make your own enquiries. Dr Filler has a tendency to (too??) often diagnose a piriformis element to pelvic neurological pain. (Just a heads up on that one) He did with me (no scan from him to view but he did look at my Medtel one) but then my piriformis is the reason for my nerve problems so I can't complain about him at all. I only had a consultation with him and got a report on his findings, actually he wasn't offering scans back then.
My Medtel scan did show pudendal nerve signal intensity btw. Dr Blease asked 'is there any pudendal nerve pathology?' as my enquiry was about a piriformis pathology. . . .I didn't know anything about pudendal then but it made such sense when I found out more.
A couple of people on here have had surgery with Mr Wong. Hopefully you will here something from them too.
Good luck,
Helen