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Re: Hip & Buttock Pain
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:09:11 -0600 (CST)
Thank you Dr. Braun for your response and comments. If the pain is
from the intervention or the surgeon tying off the vessels, what can be
done to eliminate the pain or correct the problem? Are there any tests
that could determine the actual cause?
At Thu, 23 Mar 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
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>At Thu, 23 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>>I had a complete vaginal hyst in'99. During the surgery, I hemorraged
>>and almost died. Intervention radiology could not find the cause of the
>>bleed. Since then, I have had constant pain in my left hip and buttock.
>>I also have tingling in my toes on my left foot. (While I was in ICU,
>>this was the first thing I mentioned.) The radiologist ordered an MRI
>>for a possible hematoma several months later, when things were not
>>getting better, but this came back negative. I am still finding it very
>>difficult to sit for any length of time because of the discomfort in the
>>hip/buttock area. I have done some research, and read alot of posts on
>>other web sites about women who are having the same problem after their
>>hyst. What could be causing this discomfort? Is it the type of suture
>>use during the surgery or the position I was in, etc? One source
>>suggested it could be the way the sutures were tied to the liagments?? I
>>did not have this problem until after the surgery. Any light you could
>>shed on this would be helpful, along with any suggestions for relief.
>>Thank you
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>I don't see how the Hysterectomy could cause this. However if
>interventional radiology inject and blocked off certain vessels in the
>pelvis, this type of problem could result. Or if those same vessels
>were tied off by the surgeon in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
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>RDB
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>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
>
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