Re: Just had Bilateral Pudendal Nerve Decompression
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:27 pm
Judy,
Oops, I hate getting timed out. I need to talk to our forum administrator about increasing the amount of time before getting timed out if possible. I don't know if they can or not. I've learned to copy and paste before I hit submit if I think my post might get lost but it's easy to forget.
It's hard to say a timeline since each person is different but typically (sort of) there might be a flare-up at 3-4 months as the nerve wakes up and then by 10 months or so you may start to slowly notice improvements. I went off narcotics at 9 months but I wasn't pain free yet. By 18 months I could count on a good day and sit quite a bit but continued to see improvements even after that. I know it sounds like forever but at least you know now that the nerve is released and has a chance to heal. Sounds like you were in good hands for the surgery especially with Dr. Vancaillie there. He has such an excellent reputation.
Well, just be careful and avoid anything that gives you a pain flare-up. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Violet
Oops, I hate getting timed out. I need to talk to our forum administrator about increasing the amount of time before getting timed out if possible. I don't know if they can or not. I've learned to copy and paste before I hit submit if I think my post might get lost but it's easy to forget.
It's hard to say a timeline since each person is different but typically (sort of) there might be a flare-up at 3-4 months as the nerve wakes up and then by 10 months or so you may start to slowly notice improvements. I went off narcotics at 9 months but I wasn't pain free yet. By 18 months I could count on a good day and sit quite a bit but continued to see improvements even after that. I know it sounds like forever but at least you know now that the nerve is released and has a chance to heal. Sounds like you were in good hands for the surgery especially with Dr. Vancaillie there. He has such an excellent reputation.
Well, just be careful and avoid anything that gives you a pain flare-up. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Violet