Compressed Nerve; Update on Elariny's Ex-Patient

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Hello all,

Some of you know about my misadventures with not-ready-for-the-

Internet Elariny. I'm happy to report that I immediately found

another surgeon, Dr. Ren of New York City, who performed

the BPD/DS laparoscopically on March 2. I'm pleased with her and

with her staff.

One problem so far: when I woke up in the recovery room, my left

foot hurt very much from about the middle of the sole down. It was

bad enough that I noticed it before my broken middle or my breathing-

tube-lacerated throat. Since then, the top half of the foot has felt

numb, though I am able to feel all parts of the foot when I touch it

and walking has been no problem. The doctor's office says that this

is a compressed nerve, that it must be due to the way I was

positioned during the surgery, and that it should clear up on its

own. Should it? Has anyone else had a similar problem?

KayBee