Pudendal Neuralgia Relief

Cheryl’s story is typical of a patient with chronic nerve pain. She is suffering from pudendal neuralgia which has wreaked havoc on all aspects of her life. She had two surgeries with another surgeon that didn’t work.

Then she found Dr. Tim Tollestrup. Dr. Tollestrup is a pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon. He performed one surgery on her, and she is getting better.

Hers is a complex case, and it will take multiple surgeries but at least now she has something she didn't have before finding Dr. Tollestrup - hope.

Follow her journey and watch part one of her story.

“My name is Cheryl, and I live in St. George Utah. I love golfing, hiking and anything outdoors. This has been my life for quite a while.

A few years ago, suddenly one day I experienced chronic pelvic pain. It was just unbelievable. I was not able to sit or walk due to this pain, which took me on a journey of traveling across the country to various specialist trying to get help. I would sit on ice as I traveled or lie down in the backseat of a car because it was just so uncomfortable. It was so mentally disturbing.

I was diagnosed with Pudendal Neuralgia. I had two surgeries, but neither of them worked. I am still left with pain and the inability to sit or walk very far. I went to my original surgeon, and he said there was nothing else he could do, and this was just part of my disease. I was very disturbed by that news and very depressed. I wasn’t sure about life anymore. I lost all my social friends on the golf course.

I tried to walk a little bit and then got bilateral sciatica.

Finally, a friend recommended Dr. Tim Tollestrup. He is a pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon.

I went to see him, and he examined me. He talked to me and asked me questions and pressed on different parts of my legs and feet and gave me a thorough physical examination. I have not experienced this before with any doctor or surgeon. I felt this man really knows what he’s doing, and I have confidence in me.

Dr. Tollestrup told me I was going to be a complicated case, and I was going to require multiple surgeries. He said he was willing to do that for me if I was willing to go along too. Of course, I said yes.

We had the first procedure done about three months ago, and I have benefited from that. In that surgery, Dr. Tollestrup did a left Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve neurectomy.

I received a bit of relief in that area.

Dr. Tollestrup is just amazing. I can’t say enough good things about him already.

I would encourage anybody was struggling watching this video that you should not give up because I’m not going to give up hope. I’m going to keep going and I hope you do too.

I am just grateful that I found him because there’s hope in my life again. I didn’t have any hope before meeting Dr. Tollestrup.”

Tim Tollestrup MD https://nevadanervesurgery.org/
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