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Damage from Iovera Nerve block prior to TKR

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 6 5:58am | Replies (85)
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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

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catheem | @catheem | Jul 14 10:17am

Again, I'm so sorry about your reaction! I read the TKR posts on my various FB groups, and what they have gone through with their recoveries scare me so much that I've put this off for so long! I am always told to remember that everyone is different, every experience, etc, but it's hard not to be so scared! I truly hope you will feel so much better very soon! BTW, did you try the gabapentin? I know it's specifically for nerve pain..

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