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Damage from Iovera Nerve block prior to TKR

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I was scheduled to have my LTKR on May 2,2023 and i got iovera injection on April 14th 2023. In about a week, i had unbearable pain in my left leg with spiders crawling or pins and needles like pain all over the leg that kept me awake for three nights so i cancelled my surgery. The pain subsided in about a month or two but numbness lasted almost for 8 months. Recently, i did Robot assisted LTKR at Mayo without iovera and i am much pleased with the surgery outcome and recovery.

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Aloha, I would love to hear more about your surgery, how long did you have pain before you considered surgery, what helped you make your decision, details of surgery, recovery, therapy and end result. Did your health insurance cover the cost and your out-of-pocket expenses? One knee or two? Please do share...I'm afraid this may be the road I may be heading down in the future and want to make the right decision. Thank you, Meiwai