Posted by kerria on March 29, 2006, at 20:53:01
In reply to pudendal neuralgia in men--possible trigger**, posted by mike99 on March 26, 2006, at 19:15:19
Yes. In Europe it's called sometimes "The cyclist's syndrome. Persons who have spent alot of time riding bikes get it sometimesespecially mountain biking. Also things like horseback riding can lead to PN.
Usually a dr will send you for a pudendal nerve block and make a positive diagnosis through your response. How free you are of pain when the nerve block takes affect can measure how succesful a surgery will be.
There is a site and a forum if you look it up on the web.i'm sorry that you're in pain. It's really hard to endure everyday. i was afraid of surgery and now i'm hopeful that it will help.
Medicine only goes so far in releiving it. In the morning when the medicine is worn off it's horrific. In fact, i was tired after work and went to sleep afterwards but had to set an alarm to make sure i wasn't late on medicine. If i managed to sleep beyond it's impossibly hard to manage to get up and get medicine, it hurts so badly.
If you live in or near France- the most experienced drs to correct (hopefully, the surgery is not totally sucessful with everyone) are there- many travel to have surgery there also, There's a place in Texas - i'm thinking of having it there and have a phone interview soon.
i hope you're able to find help,
kerria
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