So - big day for me tomorrow. After five-ish years of dealing with this sporadic, almost phantom, pain in my leg, coupled with one spot that had the capacity to make my leg nearly go numb if you touched it wrong...I'm finally going in for surgery.

(I'll skip the rant about the medical community taking complaints of pain seriously.)

In short, to try an answer the questions you might have:
I have a small, likely benign, tumor (most likely a hemangioma) sitting on the peroneal nerve (it's a big one in the lower leg) on my right leg, behind my knee, near the head of the femur. In short, big nerve, small tumor, finally coming off.

The surgery may be as simple as the removal, or may require the nerve to be debrided. I won't be driving for a bit, and will be taking a few days to recover before I'm back at work or rehearsals. I may be on crutches or have a heavy duty knee brace depending on what happens.

This surgery is not life threatening in any way, but I am a bit nervous all the same. My surgeon tells me he'd be concerned if I weren't. He a fine guy and I trust him and his work.

So...being nervous and a bit maudlin, I want to take this moment to say thank you to all of you out there who've been part of my journey. All you crazy furries - you're important. Take care of yourselves, know that you're special and that the universe, both my small one and the much larger one we share is better and brighter for your presence.

See you on the flip side,
Kit