Foot drop after surgery - looking for hope
I have had sciatic endometriosis for approx 3 years, the endo was wrapped around the sciatic nerve and extended outside the pelvis. It was a severe case no doubt.
When I went into the surgery I had weakened dorsiflexion but only slightly, and I had some pain but was able to manage it majority of the time. I was not in great shape because I tired quickly and couldn’t walk for long and some days were spent entirely in bed. But I had good and bad days.
I went into the surgery walking though and I left with 24/7 pain and a foot drop that has affected my day to day life so much.
I realize it’s a long shot, but has anyone gone through something similar? Am I ever going to get better? I don’t need to be able to do it all, but just going back to my pre surgery state would be enough at this point.
I’m devastated by how things turned out. I did my research, I went to one of the top sciatic endometriosis specialists in the world, I paid out of pocket over 60k usd because I wanted the best of the best. And still came out with pain and a disability.
It’s been 13 weeks and I’m still struggling. Is this it? Did I fuck up?