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Re: gentiofemoral.
Maybe this article will help you sort this out. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ca.22481/pdf
If it's resected when it doesn't need to be -- I guess you could needlessly lose some sensation in that area. The sensation may or may not return. Another possibility might be the development of an neuroma. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20973154
Your surgeon should be answering all of these questions before you have surgery so that you are going into it well-informed, knowing what to expect. If they aren't answering your questions, I think that is a problem.
Violet
If it's resected when it doesn't need to be -- I guess you could needlessly lose some sensation in that area. The sensation may or may not return. Another possibility might be the development of an neuroma. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20973154
Your surgeon should be answering all of these questions before you have surgery so that you are going into it well-informed, knowing what to expect. If they aren't answering your questions, I think that is a problem.
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.