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It is important to know which surgery you had for the future.. you can call the doctors office and ask for his nurse and she can tell you. If the tme is still under a month post op.. give it some time.. each day will get better and you will get stronger. USE YOUR WALKER! It will support you and you can lean on it without the fear of falling. When you are ready to give up the walker ( YOU WILL KNOW ) use the cane.. more for your own peace of mind. I was without anything 3 weeks post op.. but, everyone is different. Hang in there ..WALK WALK WALK... even if just in the house.. and do your exercises.. it sure helps speed up your flexibility and stiffness. Again, I wish you a speedy recovery. Jo-AnnaView Thread

I had and have it too.. mine is the femoral nerve.. sometimes it is "injured" or "annoyed" during surgery. After a year of this, finally my doctor gave me a "shot" in the exact area the pain was in, and it has worked so far.. been 3 months since the shot. The weakness was so bad I was so afraid of falling, and the pain was unreal in it.. so far so good.. pain gone, weakness so much better. Perhaps you could ask your doctor about the shot? I wish you well. Jo-AnnaView Thread




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