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Damage from Iovera Nerve block prior to TKR

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@catheem

Please let me know what he says to you! My injection won't be happening until the end of August...I realize that many people have reactions for so many different reasons, and I am in that 'place' now where I'd rather just not have the TKR. My pain/discomfort is totally 'doable' with cortisone shots, but they wear off at beginning of month 3 - but I've just read about a slow reaction cortisone that should last longer, so I might check that out. My pain that led me to a TKR was a torn meniscus that I chose not to repair, that led to osteoarthritis under my kneecap. We just got back from the Colorado River with family, and I got on and off of the boat with no problem, etc, and keep telling myself that I should not do a TKR until I am in so much pain that I can't stand it! Also, one other thing...I knew there was a small percentage of people that may have side effects such as yours with Iovera...so I will need to make the choice, when I'm ready for a TKR, if I want to take that chance..I am SO sorry that you have had to go through this. My surgeon only does 3 shots, and in the deep genicular nerves...was yours the genicular nerves or the peripheral nerves?

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Cathleem

I have no idea

My leg is very black and blue on the thigh and hurts like heck
When you go lower towards the knee it also hurts alot and is black and
blue on either side ...not as bad as the thigh.....I CANNOT TOUCH THE SKIN
as it hurts so bad ...

He said I might have hit something or stunned a nerve ...Did not explain ..Told me it only happened a couple of times since he has been doing it ...Oh sure...

Told me the only way it will go away is to let him redo it and I told him NO WAY ...I could
never go thru that again ....Gave me an Rx for Gabapentin ???????????

I have been putting an ice sleeve on which feels good but when I take it off because it loses it's coldness it goes back to how it felt ..

I postponed the surgery ...At this point I am not sure what I will do

This is the last thing I expected ...and I am so miserable now

I hope you have no issues or pain if you do it ......I am bone on bone so I really do not have
too much choice