UPDATE: two weeks after laminectomy, cautiously I believe that I have reduced pain in both feet. Both feet are still very numb but some of the associated feelings have gone away or are reduced. They don't feel normal but have much less negative sensation than before surgery. I've gained strength in my right foot (per doctor visit this week). I do have visible foot drop in the right foot. I also have nighttime sciatica that we are treating with ibuprofen 3x / day. I'm feeling positive, walking some barefooted indoors which I never did before. Very little pain from the surgery area, just a little odd feeling that I think I have after any operation.