Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
Can anyone report if a colonoscopy made them worse after pne surgery?
Re: Colonoscopy
Made me a little bit worse for a short time after surgery but I recovered fairly quickly. I think I had it 2-3 years after PNE surgery. Sometimes colonoscopies are what trigger PN.
Violet
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.
Re: Colonoscopy
I am still dealing with worsening muscle dysfunction from the surgery (especially in my psoas, rectus abdominus, and quadratus lumborum). These muscles are like bricks and I struggle with a lot of tightness in my thoracic area (likely compensating for my pelvic instability/weakness).
"M Better"
Re: Colonoscopy
Violet can you elaborate more on this. I had my annual colonoscopy in 6/2014 and my perineal/ sitting pain started the end of July 2013. I cannot think of a connection.
Re: Colonoscopy
Patty,
I think that if the colonoscopy were the triggering event, it would have been very painful for you. But it sounds like you didn't experience any pain.
I have had many colonoscopies, each of them exquisitely painful. I haven't heard of a colonoscopy causing PN, but it can certainly aggravate it. In my case, I think that my colonoscopies were so painful because of my tight pelvic floor muscles. Are you getting pelvic PT treatments? They would be a good place for you to start your recovery.
I think that if the colonoscopy were the triggering event, it would have been very painful for you. But it sounds like you didn't experience any pain.
I have had many colonoscopies, each of them exquisitely painful. I haven't heard of a colonoscopy causing PN, but it can certainly aggravate it. In my case, I think that my colonoscopies were so painful because of my tight pelvic floor muscles. Are you getting pelvic PT treatments? They would be a good place for you to start your recovery.
Athlete until pain started in 2001. Diagnosed with PN in Nov. 2010. Probable cause: 3 difficult labors, 5 pelvic surgeries for endometriosis, and undiagnosed hip injuries. 60% better after 3 rounds of shockwave therapy in Cornwall, Ontario (Dec - Feb/12). 99% better after bilateral hip scopes for FAI and labral tears (April and July/12). Pelvic pain life coach Lorraine Faendrich helped me overcome the mind/body connection to chronic pain: http://www.radiantlifedesign.com
Re: Colonoscopy
Patty, I just remember people having posted that their PN symptoms started after a colonoscopy but I think it was immediate and that's why they attributed the pain to being caused by the colonoscopy.
Violet
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.