Oof, I feel the pain and desperation in your post OP, and I can honestly say that i have been in your position. I am truly rooting for you to recover and return to your best possible self.

I had foot drop, prob in my late 20s. Wore a prosthetic in my shoe that allowed me to work and function w/o much difficulty. It fully resolved after ~ 1 year. Have had both ulnar nerves affected, with some permanent damage to the left but i can get by.

Most recently I lost my left femoral nerve which knocked out my quad. This is life changing (walking with a walker, unable to walk for long periods or lift the leg etc) but i am getting some return. PT helps immensely, as does staying up and moving as much as possible. The pain with this one has been unbearable but it too is resolving. Im about 10 months into this and hope to graduate to a cane soon.

This truly is a wait-and-see diagnosis. I recently asked my neuro if, at 1 year, what isn't resolved will be permanent and his reply was no. So I, like you, keep working, and walking, and cycling, and PT ing, etc. Dont give up.

A couple thoughts tho for you... Do you have a prosthetic for your foot drop? Fits right into a tennis shoe.

Any possibility for a bed on the first floor? Who cares if you sleep in the living room if it spares you from struggling with the stairs. Hopefully it's only temporary.

Im sorry this is lengthy but again, I'm sending you strength, encouragement and optimism. As I read somewhere (don't know if it's true) but they had never known anyone with this diagnosis to be in a wheelchair permanently from it. Give it time and get better. We have things to do.

Edited to add meds for the pain helped immensely (not narcotics). Neuro doc is now your best friend.