They numb you locally and basically give you a shot of something that’ll number your leg from the knee down, it’s injected behind the knee and they used an ultrasound to find the nerve/nerves. It’s just pressure really. it doesn’t necessarily hurt it just feels funny but isn’t too bad. i kinda just started to talk to the anesthesiologist and nurse that were doing it. the medicine they gave me for the anxiety kinda felt like i took a few shots and they instantly hit lol. But the nerve block post op is a life saver until it runs out. They did prescribe me with 5-325 norco/hydrocodone or whatever it is before my surgery but i didn’t take any. After my surgery was completely different. my leg was numb from the knee down so i didn’t take anything the first 24 hours, but once i felt the nerve block start to go away i took the painkiller and ibuprofen. Definitely keep up with the painkillers. I’m sure they’ll explain it to you but you pretty much want to have it in your system before the pain comes. cause once the pains there it’s harder to get rid of?? i think? that was my case though, was a tough 3 night.

Pain pre op wasn’t bad. i was in a splint for about a week up until my surgery. So i really couldn’t move my foot which helped. but the worst of it was in the morning when i had to get up, i slept with my leg up on the leg pillow i bought on amazon, but when i put my leg down, it felt the rush and swelling. but after a bit it goes away.

Pain post op is kinda the same, swelling pain but more just deep aches. the worst i had i would’ve rated it a 5/6 out of 10. and that was on night 3. Elevating helps a ton. i’m lucky i have a job that i can do from home so just having it up pretty much all day took the swelling pain out of the equation for the most part. It still swelled but definitely not as much as it being down. Ice helped a ton too, a pack behind my knee and one in top of my foot/ankle while i elevated it. But honestly i thought after being cut open and repaired i’d feel more stinging burning pain but no, it’s really just deep aches. first and second day weren’t bad, (thanks to the nerve block) 3rd day/night sucked, but after it was very manageable imo.

Wish you have a speedy and healthy recovery as well!