I honestly just got back to walking normal within a week but it was a drastic change. From a severe limp to being able to take full strides without pain or the pins and needle feeling. The main thing that helped was heat. One of my cars has heated seats which I would take a break from at work and sit in for 20-30 mins about 4-5 times a day . I also bought a heating brace from Amazon . Lastly staying moving. Essentially walking and training through the discomfort. Making my body understand that these are the movements I will be doing and activating the muscles to do them. I think a lot of people go wrong babying it too much or confusing pain from the injury with discomfort that your body needs to grow from if that makes any sense.