Thank you everyone for you thoughts and prayers. You will never know how much I appreciate them.
Tomorrow is my "big day". I report to the hospital bright and early at 6 am for Tarsal Tunnel Surgery. Actually, it is an exploratory surgery - the surgeon hopes to find and repair the place where the tibial nerve was damaged. It could be crushed, severed, or pinched. I am hoping that it is simply pinched and that the repair will be short sweet and simple. However, he will make an incision just above my ankle which will continue to the bottom of my foot to explore the nerve as it branches off.
At this point I expect to be completely non weight bearing on my left leg for 4to six months. I expect that I will be completely "off my feet" for a couple of days, and then it's back to the sewing macine for me.
My dh Ronald will have his blackberry and cell phone and will give updates to a couple of key people who will post updates.
Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, and kindness during this time. |