Good evening @bluesquirrel. Thank your for sharing the results of your appointments with your PT and surgeon. Those comments will be read over and over again. I think another way to look at your situation is to say that the burning results from healing and rebuilding nerves and connective tissue. Nerves do regenerate but kind of take their own sweet time about doing it. I hope your burn situation dissipates quickly.

You know, saying that your PT beat you up pretty good is a difficult situation to tolerate and yet that is just the way the cookie crumbles. My PT knew that i was experiencing pain in order to build strength and stability. She thought it advisable to have my MFR therapist see me right after an exercise session to help with the pain and discomfort.

Do you know about Myofascial Release Therapy? I have been able to release the fluid that causes swelling and to work through the fascia restrictions that needed to be released to avoid pain. You can read about MFR on the John Barnes site at http://www.myofascialrelease.com. There is also a discussion on Connect. Let me find it.

Aha....here it is. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/. You can do some of the therapy movements yourself after experiencing MFR and asking your MFR therapist to show you how to do your homework.

Remember to be kind to yourself. I will be watching to read about your success now that you are your own advocate. Do you have stairs to manage in your home?

May you be free, safe, and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris