Testimonials

I was experiencing some pain, so it was decided that I had to get a total hysterectomy. I went through my surgery and still noticed that I had a lot of the same pain. I let my OB/GYN know and he stated that it was post-op pain from the total hysterectomy. I figured that I would wait to see if it eased. I went back for a checkup from the surgery and when I was getting the examination, I noticed that the pain was almost unbearable. Then I knew that something was not right with my body. I would ask my doctors what was the matter with me and no one could give me an explanation as to why I was experiencing this pain, except that it was from adhesions (healing of the body). I gave it some time to heal but it was getting unbearable. The pain was taking a toll on me, my personal life, my social life and my daily activities. Just when I began to get very aggravated with myself and the pain, I ran across Dr. Wasudev on a professional level. He told me what he could do and, just to reassure me, he spoke to a patient that had the same symptoms as I was experiencing and this patient told me about Dr. Wasudev and what he was doing to help people with the pain. I went to see him and he performed a full examination on me. He found every painful spot and came to the conclusion that I had tendonitis. I was experiencing pain in both lower quadrants, severe pain in my left groin, and dyspareunia for at least 6 to 8 months. He had asked me if the pain got worse with physical activities, and yes it did. I decided to go through with the injections that he had explained would help me. He informed me that I would have 3 sets of steroid injections also known as POPSS Injections. I proceeded with the first injections and the pain was not completely gone, but I did notice a difference like it had eased some. I went back for my second set of injections, and during those injections I could feel that he was hitting the exact spots because I almost came off the table. I had realized that the pain was about 60 to 70% gone. I felt so relieved that something was finally going to help me. When I had my 3rd set of injections, I was pain free and even the dyspareunia improved. I was so relieved that someone understood me and what I was going through. Dr. Wasudev is a life saver and he has helped me in many ways. I respect him for being so compassionate and caring towards his patients. I believe that if it was not for him, I would still be going through all of the pain. Dr. Wasudev is a very personal man and he really understands his patients. When I began seeing him, I felt like I was not just another patient, I was like his daughter. He showed me respect and reassurance that there is someone out there who cares and will not make you feel like you are crazy, like it’s all in your head. I felt so imprisoned by the pain and I could not even get out and do yard work or even my activities of daily living. I would like to let Dr. Wasudev know that he has changed my life and I respect him for that. If I ever have pain, I will not think twice about going to Dr. Wasudev. Thank you so very much!

I wanted to take this opportunity to share my positive experience from the steroid injections I received in the office of Pramod Wasudev, M.D. six months ago. Since the three series of injections, I’ve been mostly pain free in the pelvic area. Pain-free from what was diagnosed as prostatitis for over 20 years. Over those years, I’d seen four primary care physicians and at least six urologists for the condition. All took the same course of treatment: antibiotics. Each prescribed various types and lengths of treatment. I think I’ve tried every type that was even remotely known to get rid of prostatitis. At one point, I even took two types of antibiotics at once. Now, I do believe at some points during the years I did have bacterial prostatitis. And, in no way am I complaining about the treatment I received. I believe each doctor did his best to help me.

But, even after long stints on antibiotics I wouldn’t be pain free. The pain would subside for periods only to come back. I would go through periods where I thought exercise helped and then I would come to believe exercise only made things worse. Most of all, I dreaded car rides and movies! Sitting for long periods caused mild discomfort at best, to pain that could only be quelled by a narcotic pain medication.

I was lucky that a hemorrhoid led me to meet Dr. Wasudev. I was referred to him by my primary care physician for a simple case of hemorrhoids. As Dr. Wasudev examined me I noticed he was asking a ton of questions. I thought this doctor is being really thorough about my hemorrhoids. But, in reality he was getting information about all the pain I was experiencing. And for that I’m now so thankful. After my examination, he explained how my “chronic prostatitis” could be caused by inflammation in the pelvic muscles. It really was a life-changing moment for me as he recommended the steroid injections.

I received the series of shots and have been amazed at the results. But, there is some anger from thinking why did it take over 20 years to find a doctor that even suggested something other than prostatitis might be going on. That’s why this is the first results letter I’ve ever written for a doctor. I hope my words may find their way to some other men who have gone through a similar experience. Even above that, I also hope news of this treatment of pelvic pain may find its way to urologists who see many men with my problem.

It all began in 2003 when I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. I went to sleep and I was fine, the next morning I woke, everything was still fine. We had started on the road for our vacation. It started suddenly about 30 miles on the road. It altered my life so much and had started altering my husband’s life when I decided to have a bladder surgery to regain my control in 2006; they took some spots of my bladder out, they called it hyperdistension. I had been in so much pain that I had begun to have dark thoughts about myself and life with this pain. I did not know what to do; the doctors could not help me. I have been through 16 doctors from Alabama to Tennessee. They ran tests on me and when they could not help me in figuring out what was the matter, they just gave pain medicines and sent me home. That was when I began wondering if it was all in my head. Last year is when it really began to get severe; the pain was so severe that I had to change the way I walked to kind of relieve the constant hurting. It was getting to the point that I was confined to my home.

We moved to Nashville to find help and I was sent to see a lady that referred me to Dr. Wasudev, because she had no answer for me. I came to see him in early December 2008. I hoped that he could help because he was the 7th doctor in Nashville alone that I had been to see. On the first visit Dr. Wasudev performed an exam on me and asked me some questions about how this pain felt and where I felt most of the hurting; he also asked me if I was active in my younger days. Dr. Wasudev let me know that I had something called tendonitis of the pelvis, also known as POPSS Syndrome. He also let me know that there was no need to put me through more tests or surgeries, that all I needed was some trigger point injections of a steroid. Right then is when I decided to start these injections that day! By the first set of injections my pain on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the worst pain) had subsided to around a 7. After my second set my pain was all the way down to a 4. I was wowed that my pain had eased and my frequency had subsided a whole lot. I had my third set today, the 27th of January, and I am almost back to myself.

I would like to let Dr. Wasudev know that he is very patient and I would highly refer my family and friends to him. Thank you for taking the time to hear me out and taking my challenge on. Also thank you for taking an interest in people with this pain. His skills are enough evidence to convince me that there really are people suffering with tendonitis, that it is not in their head. I believe that this needs to be taught in medical school so that there are more people out there to help the women and men who have had to change their lifestyle because of pain.

I play soccer for my college, and I began to notice that I had pain in my groin area. I decided to go see a doctor about this pain. I started to see a bone and joint pain doctor, but he had told me that it was a sports hernia and that I needed surgery. I later noticed that he could not help with my pain so I decided to see one other surgeon and he really could not help with the groin pain either. I was referred to Dr. Wasudev and he performed a full exam on me; that is when he let me know that I needed to have a series of steroid injections. I decided to do these injections, also known as POPSS injections. After the first set of injections I already had relief. I was glad to know that I had no pain. Then I came back to his clinic to have my second set of injections. I was still pain free and I just want people to know that these injections do work. I drove 8 hours to get these injections and I sure am glad to have gotten them, because you play soccer a lot better without pain. I just wanted to thank Dr. Wasudev for taking time out of his day to stop and help me when so many did not.

I have suffered from groin and pelvic pain for almost 5 years. I have been to 4 doctors and everyone tried to diagnose and treat me for a bladder and yeast infection. When the doctors could not help me with the pain, I went to see my OB/GYN. They could not help either, so they referred me to a doctor who diagnosed me with vulvar vestibulitis. A surgeon performed the surgery on me around a year ago. The recovery process took about 2 months. My pain returned and was so bad that I had to quit all of my extracurricular activities, which had me bedridden. I went to Michigan to seek help. The specialist in Michigan could not do anything for me. He let me know that I had one of the worst pelvic pain cases that he had seen. I have also been to South Carolina trying to find someone to help me with all of this pain. Those doctors had diagnosed me with interstitial cystitis.

I came back to my regular doctor and that is when she referred me to Dr. Wasudev. On my first visit he performed an exam on me which led him to believe I had severe pelvic pain, also known as tendonitis. He also asked me a series of questions and he gave me a booklet and paperwork on my condition. Dr. Wasudev told me about a series of steroid injections that would help me, known as POPSS injections. He told me that I would have 3 sets of injections two weeks apart. After my 1st set I felt horrible pain. Then I had my 2nd set and that felt worse, then about 4 days before my 3rd set, I amazingly felt good and almost pain free for the first time in a long time. By the 3rd set I was pain free. I am enjoying school again, after I had missed a whole year. This summer I am starting back at my karate school and playing special needs basketball. I have also attended my psychological counseling, which has helped me a lot. No more pain, and no more searching for relief. I would like to say thank you so much to Dr. Wasudev. He has helped an 18 year old be a woman instead of a patient with pain and problems.

I found out that I had tendonitis, so I went to see Dr. Wasudev for a check up. He did a full body exam and came to the conclusion that I needed steroid injections (known as POPSS injections). I had tendonitis in my lower back and chest. I figured that it was because of my scoliosis and did not even think about tendonitis. Dr. Wasudev told me the symptoms of tendonitis and we decided that was what had been hurting me! I was a silent sufferer for about 15 years and yes, I had experienced pain during sex. A woman will be silent about something like that because it can be embarrassing. When I got my 1st set of injections, I still hurt. When I got around to my 2nd set of injections I was already pain free! Thanks to doctors like Dr. Wasudev, we women have a fighting chance. Tendonitis does not have to control your life; there is treatment out there that really works. We just need more doctors like Dr. Wasudev to study up on this and take care of us ladies. Dr. Wasudev is awesome, caring, and very intelligent. I personally would like to thank him for giving my life back!

I had noticed that my pelvic pain started about 8 months before I had been to see Dr. Wasudev. In February I went to see my OB/GYN for my yearly exam. I had let him know about a sharp pain in my pelvic area; he had mentioned that I probably pulled a muscle. I figured that it was natural because no one knew anything about what was causing this pain, or why I was having it. The pain began to get worse and it also moved to my rib area. Dr. Wasudev performed a full body exam on me, and he came to the conclusion that I had tendonitis all over my body. I have had 4 sets of injections. After the first set of injections, the pain was still there. I had my second set of shots; the pain was not gone, but it had eased a lot. I went for my third set and the pain was 60% gone. When I had my fourth set of shots, I was pain free. Let me tell you, after I had my injections, I was a totally different person. I could sit, move better and have a pain free day. Dr. Wasudev is a life saver and I would like to thank him for everything that he has done.