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Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:49 pm
by MsRivers
How does Dr. Dellon diagnose a patient for PN/PNE? What does he require a patient have done before moving onto surgery?
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:27 am
by Pelvis Stressly
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 3:55 pm
by Mulan
I am sorry MsRivers I don't have the answer for your questions except more questions. Does he do the block before the surgery ? Does he accept Dr. Potter's MRI report ?
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 4:10 pm
by nyt
Dr. Dellon only uses the PSSD testing on men for PN as he has no normal values for females. He diagnosed me based on symptoms, his physical exam and my nerve blocks. I did send him a copy of my MRI from Dr. Potter and he was quite iimpressed.
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 4:40 pm
by Mulan
nyt wrote:Dr. Dellon only uses the PSSD testing on men for PN as he has no normal values for females. He diagnosed me based on symptoms, his physical exam and my nerve blocks. I did send him a copy of my MRI from Dr. Potter and he was quite iimpressed.
Does he give the nerve block to identify the nerve ? Many thanks, M
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:37 pm
by nyt
I had the nerve blocks several years ago by Dr. Westesson in Rochester, NY. Dr. Dellon only asked if I had any. I don't know if he will ask someone to have them. Hopefully, someone who has had surgery with him will post.
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:42 pm
by JanetM
I'm curious to learning more about these nerve blocks, as I'm relatively new to this community and don't know as much about them as others do. Are there certain people who specialize in these nerve blocks or does the doctor who diagnoses your PN do it? How difficult is it? It sounds like you would need to find someone with
expertise in pain management to do something like this.
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:01 am
by janetm2
Janet,
Dr Marvel (pn doctor that diagnosed my pne) perfrormed unguided nerve blocks that really did not fully block my left side (my problem side ), so he sent me to a radiologist that did a CT-guided nerve block that hit it and fully blocked the nerve.
Janet
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:41 pm
by Lara
Janet,
Was that radiologist Dr Carrino?
Re: Dr Dellon and presurgical testing
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:57 pm
by janetm2
Lara,
It was Dr. Howard Richard at Univ of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
update: I was looking at some of my records and Dr Carrino reviewed and signed my MRN that I had at Johns Hopkins with the "read by" listed on the MRN as Dr Bizzell.
Janet