18 months after my surgery when my foot was getting worse I saw a Neurologist to arrange for the EMG study. He showed me the side of my foot that it had already begun to atrophy. I didn't notice I just knew it hurt. It sinks in where it starts to almost shrink. The muscles deteriorates. Once the muscles start shrinking it started up my leg. My right leg is smaller around then my left. He told my physical therapist that I would eventually need a leg brace to walk. So far so good but I can feel it weakening. The area at the top of my leg hurts like hell. It's muscle pain, but I am trying to keep moving. I am going to be 74 and was very active until this new accident. I see my Neurosurgeon on Tuesday for my final check for my broken neck. Unfortunately I now have burning nerve pain on my opposite leg, on the side of my calf. Started out about the size of a quarter and now half the area is numb. My left hand has pins and needles at night when sleeping. So I don't know if it's the RSD spreading... The original diagnosis as I described above, was from the severed nerves from the surgery. During the same surgery he told me the anesthesiologist hit my femoral nerve in my thigh and damaged that nerve as well. This again was 18 months after the surgery. I knew the day after the surgery something was terribly wrong. A week after his diagnosis he sent me for an MRI of my spine and changed his causation to a bad back to protect the surgeon. Long story. In Georgia Statute of Limitations is only 2 years from the date of the injury. I had no recourse for the damage done.