I am a 37y/o disabled veteran myself. I had my ankle fused on September 27th of 2016. This was the 6th surgery I have had on my ankle. I am now over 3 months out and am still having severe pain. My incisions have healed perfectly and the x-rays look good, but there is still a lot of swelling and my ankle is much warmer than the rest of my leg. My doctor believes something is wrong and has ordered an MRI. It will be two weeks before I see him again. I'm pretty freaked out to say the least. Not looking forward to another possible surgery.
I also have nerve damage from a previous surgery which has left my skin extremely sensitive as well as leg pain from mid thigh down. Dr put me on lyrica now and it really isn't helping. I've had lower lumbar injections called a sympathetic nerve block. They work sometimes and don't others. An implant may be required at some point. Hoping you have much better results than I'm having. Wishing you the best and thanks for your service!
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I am a 37y/o disabled veteran myself. I had my ankle fused on September 27th of 2016. This was the 6th surgery I have had on my ankle. I am now over 3 months out and am still having severe pain. My incisions have healed perfectly and the x-rays look good, but there is still a lot of swelling and my ankle is much warmer than the rest of my leg. My doctor believes something is wrong and has ordered an MRI. It will be two weeks before I see him again. I'm pretty freaked out to say the least. Not looking forward to another possible surgery.
January 8, 2017 - 1:42pmI also have nerve damage from a previous surgery which has left my skin extremely sensitive as well as leg pain from mid thigh down. Dr put me on lyrica now and it really isn't helping. I've had lower lumbar injections called a sympathetic nerve block. They work sometimes and don't others. An implant may be required at some point. Hoping you have much better results than I'm having. Wishing you the best and thanks for your service!
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