Has anyone else had peroneal (leg) nerve damage after losing weight?

I had been suffering with a "dropped" foot for several weeks, frequently falling & eventually sprining my ankle twice. Yesterday I went to the Dr. & they determined I have peroneal nerve damage whih is causing this. He stated that this is occasionally seen in anorexia patients & we discussed my WLS & my loss of nearly 150 lbs in less than 19 months. He discussed this with the person who will be making my new, beautiful brace that I get to wear now stated that he had seen a few patients that have underwent massive weight loss who have had this problem due to the fat around the nerve deteriorating/disenigrating. I am scheduled for more tesing next week to determine the extent of the damage. Regardless, I feel that even if this is caused by my weight loss, it is less than the cost of staying overweight. Becky RNY 10/08/02 292---143

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