Hi.

Well, I had the surgery a week ago and the jury's still out: I had decompression surgery by an orthopaedic surgeon 8 months ago ("surgical release'') and this time the neurosurgeon who was going to sever it actually couldn't find the nerve - it must have gone into hiding!! He spent over 2 hours trying to find it so I still have some residual pain at present at the wound site.

But so far the burning thigh pain has not returned so maybe all the digging around may have helped - you can probably tell I'm am optimist...

I wouldn't contemplate surgery lightly but am only 44 and have had this pain daily now for over 2 years now and can't face the prospect of another 40 I'll post again when the healing's completed.

Wendy