5 Month Post-up with Dr. Hibner
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:39 am
Hello all,
I have written a little bit on this site before, but I haven't posted since my surgery on 11/4/11 with Dr. Hibner. It has been about 5 months post-up and I'd say I'm about 15-20% better. To sum things up, Dr. Hibner explained to me that I didn't have too much of an entrapment of my pudendal nerve, but found a nerve that he had never seen before (Dr. Weiss seems to think its the inferior rectal nerve, but I dunno). He seemed pretty confident with his release of both the two nerves and that the neurowrap will help. But as of now, I'm not seeing the results that I thought I would have by now.
To let you know a little bit about my history, I went through the typical pre-op list (pt, meds, nerve blocks, etc.) and I easily decided to opt for surgery. Since then, it has been a very slow process of healing. I tend to sit with a heater by my feet or a blanket over me and can sit for about a half an hour in intervals (albeit with a slight to moderate base line of pain). I spend most of my day still trying to avoid pain flares while working a part-time internet gig...but I'd like to do a lot more. Moreover, it seems that temperature/warm weather provides me with extended relief. And for those of you dealing with feet pain, I highly recommend crocks (they come in all different fashions) as they loosely grip your feet.
Since the surgery, I have been walking 30-60 minutes a day, usually to decrease small pain flares. I see Dr. Weiss every 1.5 months (who prescribes me the usual nerve pain meds), but most just to confirm my disability with my old job. In the past week, I've re-started physical therapy with his office. And now I'll be taking up the fight of defending myself to an Independent Medical Exam (IME) for continued disability benefit payments. It really sucks defending myself, even though I look relatively healthy (I'm 25). From reading other blogs, I might have to walk in with a cane and maybe lay down. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. And if I missed anything or you guys have any questions, feel free to ask. Hoping for better days ahead.
I have written a little bit on this site before, but I haven't posted since my surgery on 11/4/11 with Dr. Hibner. It has been about 5 months post-up and I'd say I'm about 15-20% better. To sum things up, Dr. Hibner explained to me that I didn't have too much of an entrapment of my pudendal nerve, but found a nerve that he had never seen before (Dr. Weiss seems to think its the inferior rectal nerve, but I dunno). He seemed pretty confident with his release of both the two nerves and that the neurowrap will help. But as of now, I'm not seeing the results that I thought I would have by now.
To let you know a little bit about my history, I went through the typical pre-op list (pt, meds, nerve blocks, etc.) and I easily decided to opt for surgery. Since then, it has been a very slow process of healing. I tend to sit with a heater by my feet or a blanket over me and can sit for about a half an hour in intervals (albeit with a slight to moderate base line of pain). I spend most of my day still trying to avoid pain flares while working a part-time internet gig...but I'd like to do a lot more. Moreover, it seems that temperature/warm weather provides me with extended relief. And for those of you dealing with feet pain, I highly recommend crocks (they come in all different fashions) as they loosely grip your feet.
Since the surgery, I have been walking 30-60 minutes a day, usually to decrease small pain flares. I see Dr. Weiss every 1.5 months (who prescribes me the usual nerve pain meds), but most just to confirm my disability with my old job. In the past week, I've re-started physical therapy with his office. And now I'll be taking up the fight of defending myself to an Independent Medical Exam (IME) for continued disability benefit payments. It really sucks defending myself, even though I look relatively healthy (I'm 25). From reading other blogs, I might have to walk in with a cane and maybe lay down. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. And if I missed anything or you guys have any questions, feel free to ask. Hoping for better days ahead.
