On 9/10/2012 11:50 PM, pavane wrote:

> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> ...

>> Ths surgery didn't seem to work at all. The affected numb/painful
>> foot that didn't have thi problem before surgerey is still
>> numb/painful. Whenever I call the surgeons office they go into some
>> discussion about additional pain meds will have to be handled
>> through a pain management specialist even if i just ask how long my
>> foot/leg will still be unusable. i haven't even talked to the
>> surgeon since just before release on friday. there is no doubt this
>> is neurological in nature since it wasn;t like ths before the first
>> surgery. sorry i cant type well laying in bed which ive been doig
>> since i got home. surgeon is suppoosed to call me tomorrow and i'm
>> supposed to have an at home PT assessnent too. 2 surgeries and i
>> don't feel any improvement. am i looking for something too soon?
>
> We love you and we ache for you and we really hope that these
> problems can resolve. This may be too soon; we hope that more time
> will bring improvement. Best wishes during the evaluation and the
> agonies of waiting. Thank you for your message, and we would like to
> receive many more, with increasingly better news.
>
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot to me. I didn't get
much encouragement from my surgeon but the PT assessment was very
informative. She said the nerves are damaged and likely will heal with
time. I don't know exactly what it all means but swelling is still
causing the numbness in my leg and foot but I can actually feel
improvement! Only 2 spots with pain, the rest just pins and needles.
Before surgery 2 it was just all pain. She said I was walking ok, but
if any of the nerve damage is permanent (small chance of that) I will
have to relearn some things, like walking. This is worst case scenario
so I will just go with the flow and do the PT as directed and see where
it goes.

Thanks again.