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Damage from Iovera Nerve block prior to TKR
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I opted to have the Iovera treatment prior to my total knee replacement because I have an allergy to all opiates. It sounded like the perfect procedure to help me manage the pain. Instead, I had a severe reaction. The pain was unmanageable wherein i contacted the anesthesiologist and surgeon prior to my surgery which was scheduled the following Monday morning expressing my concerns about continuing on with the surgery. I don’t think they understood the extent of the pain I was experiencing and convinced me to continue with the surgery after providing a sedative. It’s been a year and The pain is still there along with a visible scar and obvious scar tissues and bumps from the injection site. I’ve been told I’m the only person that’s ever had an allergic reaction And there’s nothing they can do to help me. I wish I never had that treatment.
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Wow.. when we went back after a week to get the knee replacement done our surgeon said the same thing as my husband could hardly walk into the hospital he was in so much pain from the Iovera. Doc assured us it will get better...well we should not have ever listened to the surgeon and listened to our own guts telling us do not do the surgery. He also had scar tissue around where the PA put in the Iovera shot and with lots and lots of physical therapy sessions the scar tissue is gone but there are still scars from where the iovera shots were placed in the skin above the knee....We went back time and time again and the surgeon did not believe us for the pain so we chose to go elsewhere for second and third opinions which they both said he had nerve damage from the iovera shot.