Hello everyone,
I am 9 weeks out from my surgery and I would like to update everyone on my recovery and ask some questions to see if anyone might be able to give me some advice.
My nerve pain is much better, but I still have a lot of incisional pain and soreness and I am still numb down the back of my leg. I am sitting some, but not without my cushion. I know this is a very slow recovery and I am trying to take it easy. I have been doing the gliding exercise and some water walking.
I am still taking my gabapentin and one tramadol a day. Some days I feel really good, but then the next day I feel really bad. It definitely is a roller coaster like everyone said it would be.
My problem is not with the surgery side, it is with the other side. My si joint on the nonsurgical side hurts a lot. It is hard to lay on my back. The sacrum on the surgery side looks great. There is no inflammation at all. In fact, it is very flat and causes no pain, which hasn't always been that way. I have had si joint problems in the past, but they have always been on the side of the surgery. Now I am having more pain and inflammation on the other side. I have been icing and heating the area to see if that might help. Prof. Aszmann did not cut the ligament all the way. He notched it to give the nerve more room.
Has anyone experienced this with TG surgery? I would be interested to know if anyone could give me some advice regarding this.
I have started using the foam roller on my thighs and hamstrings to see if I can loosen the knots. There are a lot . Hoping this might help.
Thanks for all the good information I have gotten from so many of you. I hope you all find pain free solutions and good days ahead.
Barb
12/10- Vaginal prolapse surgery. Surgeon used mesh. Had incredible complications.
11/11- mesh removed at UCLA.
PT diagnosed hypermobile SI joint
5/13- Potter MRI.... pelvic floor scarring causing entrapment of the inferior perineal branches and the dorsal nerves to the clitoris.
9/13- Prof Aszmann discovered entrapment at ST/SS ligament causing more pain than dorsal nerve....he opted for TG surgery. Also had injection to calm down inflammation at ischial tuberosity. Still healing