I did not have a drop foot or numbness in legs, toes or feet prior to surgery. I was in a lot of pain and the surgery fixed some of it but not all. I did not feel like I was going crazy prior to surgery - it took me three years to finally get an accurate diagnosis. It was my back that was jacked up not my hips and glutes. A lot of wasted time. I feel like I am going a little nuts now because the way my back hurts is so sharp and consistently painful and it hurts to walk - I just can’t believe that my back does not have something very wrong that could be fixed. I have a prescription for Percocet but I only take it when I can’t sleep at night due to the pain. When I am not sleeping I suffer the pain so I can go out and about and try to live in the real world.