Hi all,

Four years ago I had my gallbladder removed laparoscopically (sorry, I know the spelling's probably wrong!) Needless to say, I woke up from the surgery with MP. I went back to the surgeon and asked him what happened to my nerve? He had no answers, only "It wasn't me." So he referred me to a neurologist, who also told me that there's no way the surgery could have caused it.

Well, it's four years later, and I still suffer daily. Mostly, I've restructured my life. I position myself so that I'm never sitting with someone against my thigh, and if I have to have someone sit there, I make sure it's someone who knows about my condition. I don't hike anymore. I make sure not to sit with my leg pressed against anything that might jolt or vibrate. Basically, I deal.

I tried to fix things, for a while. I lost a lot of weight. I wore loose dresses. I didn't do much walking. But those things didn't fix me, or even make it better (except for walking less).

The main thing is, that I need some help with, is my anger. I am so angry at the doctors who caused this. Okay, so I know they might not have realized they were causing this or been able to do something differently. But I also know I didn't have MP when I went under the knife, and I was never warned this might be a consequence! I just wish they had acknowledged that this had something to do with that surgery. I don't want to continue to live with such anger. Has anyone else been there, and been able to get over it? If so, how?