Peroneal nerve decompression at the fibula head (No foot drop)

Hi JW. sorry its been a while I never realised you replied.

Im glad at least its improved for you. Hopefully your getting somewhere.

i tried amytryptiline for pain but didnt work. 

Next step for me is get a cortisosteroid injection into the nerve area to reduce inflamation.

Hopefully this will help with pain and confirm the problemed area.

the MRI scann I had showed nothing although an ultra sound showed a slightly enlarged common peroneal nerve around the peroneous longus attachment to the fibula neck.

mhy surgeon said its expected that the nerve will be larger after decompression??? very odd comment. how could a nerve thicken after some tissue has been removed away from it?.

i am from the UK so now I am looking at sending my medical records to Susan mckinnon in the US for her opinion.

Mate I think you should try the prolotherapy if you can afford it if its been recommended. It may help you and be well worth the cost. health is no1

 

Hi jw, This thread is just about the only thing I can find with discussion on the peroneal nerve decompression. Mine was at the opposite end (even harder to find!) down near my ankle, right side. Superficial peroneal nerve decompression/release. My surgeon was never specific on the title of what I had done. I'm two days shy of 6 weeks post op. Incision on lateral right side of ankle. 

Brief history: I have fibromyalgia anyway. I stepped off a curb wrong March 18th and rolled right ankle. Was initially diagnosed with minor sprain. Diagnosis from urgent care didn't feel like the right answer, sought a specialist orthopedist. Diagnosis high grade 2 sprain with peroneal nerve compression. Sprain healed, pain did not. Did two rounds of steroid injections in superficial peroneal nerve, and when those didn't work, had the decompression/release surgery. Healing has been slow. ROM is pretty much back to normal, top of incision is having some issues healing and I'm using Silvadene cream to assist in healing. Had done two levels of PT, but that was stopped when healing issues arose. 

Long story short, I'm still getting sharp stabbing pains around my lateral malleolus that hit an 8 on my already skewed pain scale. I have no idea what to expect from the healing process, both of the surgical site (which the surgeon swears he's seen before and isn't concerned) and of the nerve itself relearning "how to nerve". 

Surgery on my back caused my peroneal nerve pain in the opposite good leg. I am 16 days out from decompression of both my common and superficial. Both resulted in 3 inch scars. I had immediate leg pain relief but not foot pain relief. My foot pain is slowly diminishing and my foot function returning. Still a long way to go. I recommend Dr. T. Wilson at Stanford. He and Dr. Kliot spent 2+ hours with me 2 days prior to surgery getting the diagnosis right.