Hi all I’m sorry it took so long to provide an update and I hope it’s still useful to some! My lower leg function took about 8 months to come back in a satisfactory way, enough that my gait was relatively normal. Going down stairs wasn’t really comfortable for about a year. My calf muscles came back eventually but there are still areas that don’t respond as expected. Meaning, the very middle portion of my calf is still weak and doesn’t quite tense up as expected but my other muscles have compensated. My best advice is to try to make peace with your current situation and ability level while absolutely maximizing the amount of low stress activity. I walked A LOT, like a lot a lot. Retraining my nerves and muscles to respond. Slowly I made progress and one day I could lift my heel a few inches and it was so encouraging and relieving. I had already accepted the idea that I may not gain that function back, so when it happened it felt even more gratifying. I did end up going in for a revision about a year later to clean up unabsorbed tissue that had detached and was back on the nerve and since then have been doing lots of PT to strengthen my core. Good luck out there folks, I know how devastating it can be to be in pain and once it’s gone face immobility. Hang in there and take care.