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Thank goodness for the dragon - I am so pleased that your daughter is getting sensation in the leg and pray that this is the nerve regenerating and all will be well for your daughter.On a completely different note, how do you all respond to questions like,'so how long will you have to wear that splint?'- like it is a forgone conclusion that there is in fact an end date.'that looks painful' - what?, Don't be daft, I can't feel it - at all, it is numb'I thought you hd an operation on your knee, is it not better yet?'Ok this is fast deteriating to a full scale whinge but how much longer have I got to endure these questions for? I know people are just being kind and showing interest, for which I should be grateful but getting close to having a badge made, saying, 'I have foot drop as a result of the operation on my knee, it means I can't lift my foot up, I don't know when it will fully recover or whether it will in fact fully recover, thank you for asking.' Ok I am just being grumpy, maybe I am having a non- positive day. Maybe chocolate will help, and if not at least I will feel better. Hope you are all having a good day and I will be less grumpy tomorrow.
THE DRAGON CAME BACK LAST NIGHT!She woke up screaming in pain and my husband went to check on her. She said her leg hurt and was writing in pain and was very much squirming! She was telling us the truth!I hate to see her in pain but I am happy that the dragon came back because it could mean she is healing!It had been exactly two weeks since the dragon's last appearance.He likes to come on Sunday nights, maybe because we tend to pray more on Sundays?No mention of the pain today during the day time but you all mentioned that pain tends to be worse at night. Plus, if you think about it, our bodies grow and regenerate at night.Andre, I'm glad you liked the stories about J.R. Reed from the Philadelphia Eagles. I only read some of them, but I thought that you might sympathize with him because he was so heartbroken about being out of the game... But I did look to see if any of the many articles were recent and featured updates on him and I did not find any. Did you? What became of him? Did he heal?
OK grumpy head definately gone and I have overdosed on chocolate.Andre - I know what you mean about others being inspirational and leading the way. I have a colleague who also has this injury following a gun shot wound and he is now back fully fit doing his physical job. He will never regain his nerve as it was blown into the next millenium, never to be seen again but with the right orthotics there is very little he can't do, in fact I am struggling to think og anything he can't do. He has been a great guide and support for me and was there on the day I took the fitness test (what more could I ask for?) He has also cleared the path for me to also return to full operational duties (I just need to get the other leg sorted and it will be all systems go). Most importantly I think this thread has been the greatest support, no question is barred, all ideas are thrown in and we have some good banter. Mom444's questions has helped me to think about how it has been nad recognise how far I have come. When you live with an extremely slow progressing injury it seems that nothing is happening, and it probably isn't over a number of days, but when you look back in months it really does show the difference being made. I did loads of ankle and foot mobilisation execises yesterday and said that the dragon was having a nibble (because it was stinging and hot) Had I not quckly explained I think my physio would to book me in to see a therapist next! Actually on this queston, how have you all found adjusting to the floppy foot? Initially I kept calling my foot, IT, but have come to accept it as part of me now, apparently that is common? Anyway must put my best foot forward, shake a leg and hop to work, have a good day.
Hi All, I've been reading the posts on here for quite some time and find them all facinating. There is such a variant of people and injuries on here but all have same symtoms and similar outcomes. I check the site everyday for new posts and thought today would be the day I add my story, please bear with me. I too suffer from peroneal nerve palsy but for a slightly different reason. I'll give you the Reader's Digest version; October 2005 playing ice hockey (I live in Alberta Canada) I went into the boards with a right locked knee. The fall caused my femur to smash through my pelvis shattering the hip socket and everything else it its way. I've had two surgeries to fix things up but when I woke from my second surgery (June 2006) I had had peroneal nerve palsy. They did't know what happened, whether a bad stretch at the hip or a peice of equipment on the knee compressing the nerve. I've had subsequent EMG's and all evidence points at damage to the sciatic nerve (peroneal branch) in the hip. Although my injury is a bit different, I have the exact same "dragons" as well as tingliing when I tap the side of my leg etc. To this day I have no dosri-flexion whatsoever. I am a very active 35 yr old male Mountie that was on the SWAT team and had various other physically demanding activities in my life. Of course everything came to a screetching halt and I'm still trying to get back to where I was physically. I wear a brace that allows me to walk normally (but is very uncomfortable) and I've begun to start running with it. I am scheduled for a nerve exploration next month where they will open me up again and explore my sciatic, including the peronleal below the knee to see what they can do to repair it. This may include a nerve graft. Has anyone heard of whether such a surgery has been successful, and if so how long was recovery. Like many of you there are days I want to give up and succumb to the injury, and there are other days when I want to fight and never give up (thankfully these days are more frequent than the bad days). I just want to give a shout out to everyone, especailly Andre et. al... thank you so much for your days and days of encouragement and inspiration. I look forward to sharing stories of my injury and recovery should anyone have any questions... God Bless you all and I'll be checking to see how everyone continues to recover.