Posted by kerria on August 15, 2005, at 0:14:18 [reposted on August 15, 2005, at 20:34:57 | original URL]
In reply to Re: nerve block didn't work and damaged my nerves:( » kerria, posted by 4WD on August 14, 2005, at 22:34:40
Hi Marsha,
Thanks so much. yes, i've had my own Gyn and two other gyn drs - one a gyn /oncologist at a large hospital send the pain management dr info. on my recent visits this year. Still trying to find what's causing pain.
i had a chemical spill on that area of my body at work. My TVK suit became ripped in the back and a chemical spilled inside and i wasn't able to change for an hour or so. That maybe caused inflamation. It's hard to find info on that.
Another thing might be pudendal nerve entrapment- i had a fall and a difficult backpacking trip about the time that the pain started also. Nothing shows up on PET scan and MRIs - but nerve entrapment or damage might not maybe. i don't know why i'm in pain but only that i am in severe sharp constant pain.
It is so frustrating when drs don't believe me- it's easy for drs to think that it's psychological pain if no physical reason is clear when someone has my dx.DID -dissociative identity disorder- is a severe form of PTSD - i also have that.
It used to be called 'multiple personality disorder'. It's when you have separate parts - not one person but the person is separated into parts. It happens when children have trauma before their personality is formed. It carries onto adult life and you can not know what your other parts are doing, switch to a child part and 'lose control' in a stressful situation like surgery, etc. If i'm in certain parts i can lose time- i can't remember what happened for periods of time.
It makes it hard to do stressful things. It makes it hard for other people to believe me because my different parts are so different. ('Why do you say this now when you said that earlier?')sorry if it's confusing- it really is:( but i can't help it.
My pain is physical origin and is real. i hope that the reason is found. i think the pain management dr believes me but has difficulty with prescribing opioids. So i had to have the nerve block and hoped it would work. these things are so hard for me to get through.
thank you, Marsha. It's good to meet you,
kerria
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