Physical Therapy....

Has physical therapy helped anyone? I am going to a DPT on Thursday. I just went to a Pelvic Pain Clinic which was NO help. They referred me to a DPT.
The pelvic pain doctor, I thought would be my best choice, I was WRONG!! She looked as if I was crazy because she could not make me feel the same internal pain I was having while she was doing her exam.

So I went home in tears, because once again, I have no answers!

And now, I am having this horrible pain below my tailbone on the left side, I can't walk or stand, or lay down without being in pain. What could it be now??? I have had an enterocele repair a year ago, but this is not the same pain. This is new! I am loosing my mind.... I jsut need a good doctor to help me.

(((birthdayhyster)))
I'm sorry that you're in so much pain. Just because one doctor dismissed you doesn't mean that your pain is not real and that another doctor will do the same. I have had to see many doctors since my hyst, some dismissed me and some have turned out to be real gems. Keep looking. For every door that closes another opens

Sorry, I haven't done PT so I can't give you any firsthand experience with that, but I have seen it talked about here. It's helped some sisters and hasn't helped others. It's certainly worth a try. If there's one thing that I have learned over my years on this Road it's to not discount any idea that may just help.

Birthdayhyster--
I had pelvic floor physical therapy from September -December last year. I will say it did help some and the therapy at times was painful. She taught me how to strengthen my pelvic floor muscles and also manipulated my abdomen so no more adhesions would develop (I have had four surgeries for endo and adhesions). My insurance only allowed me for a certain number of visits so I had to stop going. Unfortuantely, once I had stopped going some of the pain had returned so now I am faced with paying for therapy out of pocket, which can cost up $120 per visit, find a new way to cure this, or just learn to live with it.
I know how frustrated you are feeling because I am right there with you. Physical therapy may be an option for you, I just feel like for me, it only was a temporary solution that helped me feel better for a few months.
I hope this helped you some and I'm sorry if this wasn't the answer you wanted. If you read some other posts, some women have had great success with therapy. As you know, everyone's body responds differently..
Take care and God Bless......
Crystal

You might want to seek another opinion from a general pain management specialist. I know that it made PERFECT sense to go to someone who specializes in pelvic pain, but for some strange reason I cannot begin to comprehend, I also found that my visit with this type of specialist was not as productive as my visits have been with a general pain-management specialist who deals with all types of pain. So go figure . I found the pelvic pain specialist to be very limited in his scope of what the problem possibilities might be, however, he at least told me up front that he would assess and rule out two possible conditions or causes of my pain. He then ruled them both out and that still left me with him making vague comments such as "well...maybe nerve damage...maybe adhesions" with no referral for additional treatment. A neurologist or anasthesiologist can discuss both possible diagnoses as well as treatments such as nerve blocks, trigger point injections and the like. Best of luck to you! I know that it's really hard to get your hopes up that someone will help you, only to have it be a big dissapointment. Been there, done that.

A lot of us can relate, it is very hard to determine who it is you need to see and then sometimes you go and they look at you like a cow at a new gate. How frustrating is that I agree with the other ladies though, just because this dr was of no help doesn't mean there isn't one who can help. I personally had some temporary success with PT called ART but it didn't last, I think due to an underlying cause of the origin of the pain, which they still haven't been able to determine. I think PT will be in my future once we get to the bottom of the pain. You can do a search of this board to see some of the comments ladies have made in regards to PT as well. I'm all for trying everything you can to find relief. If you go and don't like the therapist you're not stuck, you can look elsewhere too.

know you're not alone, I pray for strength for you to find the right dr and resolution.

Hugs,
lenee

Birthdayhyster,

I have been in/out of PT for chronic pelvic pain for the past five years. I had a TVH at the age of 34 and now am 51. My PT had found vaginal trigger points and scar tissue and used manual accupressure to get the blood flow back into that area as well as particular exercises to increase pelvic strength. Have you tried spandex shorts for support, girdles,has your PT or Dr suggested that you get a pessory?

I know how severe these pains can get. Mine have been so bad before that I feel like I am having labor pains. My first experience with this I went for 3 months without walking-just enough to make my lunch, dinner while I was alone during the day. Finally, my Dr sent me to the gynecologist and she knew immediately what was going on. She then sent me for PT and I have gone up and down for the past 5 years. The last 2 years while using my homeopathics for HRT have been the best for me.

I had found no relief from taking HRT-I am allergic to soy, wild yam based products and taking other HRT I have the worse possible side effects so my choices are limited.

I have been going to a Naturopath for the past 2 years and he has me on a homeopathic that is helping tremendously. Homepathics are extremely inexpensive in consideration to traditional HRT which can have terrible side effects.

I also use vaginal suppositories from Bezwecken which contain cocoa butter, beeswax and vit. E they seem to keep the dryness under control.

Blessings,
Sunny07272006