It's been 5 months post surgery and I have some lingering residual nerve pain. I have pain in my sciatic nerves and the anterior tibia muscle that is isolated in my right lower extremity. The pain level is manageable with the NSAID I'm currently taking. It does get aggravated the longer I sit. After about two hours of sitting, the pain becomes more intense and it's coupled with numbness. Since the pain has not completely subsided Dr. Clavel has ordered more testing. On Friday, I'll be going in for another lumbar spine MRI to rule out any nerve compression. At the end of the month, I will be going in for a Nerve Conduction test along with an EMG.
On another note, my lower back feels great. I have absolutely no pain in that region; it feels much stronger than it has ever been. As far as the scar on my abdominal goes, I think it looks slightly better than before. I went from using Mederma to coconut oil and now Vitamin E oil. The scar itself (in texture) has completely flattened out. It is hard to the touch, and there is absolutely no sensation to the bottom half of the scar. I think the appearance of it is the best it's going to get.
