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Originally Posted by CDSmith
"back with a vengeance" ... that's the phrase I'm also fond of using to describe this sciatic nerve bullshit. Standing in one spot is the most painful of all for me. You'll be in a store and have to get in line at the checkout, and the pain level goes up up and UP, and if it's really busy that day and the wait is exceptionally long it's all you can do to not just abandon your cart and hobble out to your car and go the hell home. Walking -- forget it. A few blocks is tolerable, but any more and my left leg goes dead right to the foot and I start dragging it like Quasimodo.
So good as new is sounding pretty good to me right about now. Hell even if there's a 50% improvement I'd be happy at this point.
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Standing was bad...but sitting was even worse for me. Hell, I couldn't even find a comfortable position lying down on the bed. I was up to two oxycotins every two hours...and that wasn't taking the pain away. Sometimes I'd take three...still not much better. The upper leg felt like a constant charlie horse...like I'd been kicked by a mule. And several toes on my foot were completely numb. I was starting to think it'd be a chronic, permanent condition. I didn't hesitate to opt for the surgery...despite the risks.
The surgeon I had was one of the best - he'd been doing the sciatic nerve surgery for decades...even had it done on himself. I had total confidence in him - and he did a great job.
You'll do fine. And once the healing's done you'll likely be surprised how much better you'll be. I'm back to 100% and have no pain even after hiking trails for miles.