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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
In the weeks leading up to the surgery, some of the pain had diminished to the point it was almost tolerable. But it came back with a vengeance the morning of the surgery, to the point they had to wheel me down to the OR instead of having me walk.
When I woke up, there was still the same level of pain before the operation, but I knew it was gradually gonna get better as it healed - and it did. The worse was over. I actually walked out of the hospital under my own power while the wife went and brought the van to the front doors. She gave me hell for gettin' outta the wheelchair...but I'm stubborn that way, lol.
I went through a month of physio rehab and then got back to work - good as new.
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"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.