Day Three - Starting to feel again

I actually got some decent sleep last night.  I went upstairs at about 1am, and I was already pretty tired at the time.  I don't remember when I actually fell asleep, but I woke up to a stinging sensation in the right side of my ankle.  I'd say it was about a 4 on the pain scale.  Since this is the area where the Saphenous nerve was blocked, I'm guessing the pain means that the block finally wore off.  I reach to my calf that was numb before and I had full feeling.  So, the Saphenous nerve block took about 51 hours before it was restored.  Again, wasn't too worried about this, since the bock was only sensation versus motor skills, but still good to know that I can feel again...even though that it includes the pain.

I had left my painkillers downstairs.  The stings kinda resonated in the cast...I think there were portions of the cast that were riding up next to the incisions, so when I moved my foot, it pushed it again the cast causing it to sting more.  I think I'm gonna take Motrin instead of the Oxycodone today.  It hurts, but not excrutiatingly, so no need to go overkill on the pain meds yet.  I just took two and we'll see how it goes. 

Today, I'm going to try to be up and about a little bit more.

Evening update:
The ankle wasn't too bad for the rest of the day. I tried to sit upright a bit more for things like writing is blog or eating...versus my usual and doing them while in bed. I did experience another sharp sensation of pain, similar to what I had woken up in the morning with. I was beyond the duration of the last dose of pain meds and was sitting upright without elevating my ankle. I was trying to shift positions and was dragging my cast on the ground, when I felt that sharp sting on the top part of my foot. Maybe about a 4-5 on the pain scale. It was followed by a bit of a burning sensation that radiated out toward my third and fourth toes. It only lasted for a few seconds, but was jarring enough for me to instantly pain med myself and elevate for the rest of the night.

This is a bit concerning since it sounds like it's nerve pain of the superficial peroneal nerve, which is what the doc said would have a 7% chance of injuring. It's still early days, so I'll try not to obsess too much. I don't feel it all the time, even when I'm moving my foot around in the cast. Just that once in the morning and then again in the evening, both time were out of the pain killer range.

I made sure to take an oxycodone before bed and keep my leg fully elevated.