Sunday

Karylinn continues to get better each day. But not nearly as better as she would like. When we first got home, even rolling over in bed was painful. Now it seems to be better and she can get up and about -- a little bit -- without so much pain. But it is definitely slow going.

So what's the prognosis? Her doctor says that 80% of patients get 80% better right away. We know she is not in that category. There is also a very small percentage who don't ever get better. but those folks have no relief at all right after surgery. Karylinn did have relief, so that's not her category either. What the doctor says is that the nerve has been hammered for a long time, is angry, and is going to take time to heal. Or, as my Dad more colorfully put it: "If an elephant has been standing on your foot, it's going to hurt for a while even after the elephant moves." Good point.

So the next question is: how is the improvement going to be? Slow and steady? Or better fast and then taper off? The doctor says he thinks that a lot of patients have gradual improvement for a while and then suddenly turn the corner. That's what he thinks will happen here. We will know more after Tuesday when we see him again.