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Damage from Iovera Nerve block prior to TKR

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Did you have the knee replacement? If so, how are you sure that it's the Iovera and not the surgery itself causing the zingers? Did they start before the surgery? I'm only asking since the TKR groups on FB do have many who didn't have Iovera but have/had zingers and nerve damage from the surgery itself. Also, did you have 5 injections with Iovera or 3? Some surgeons (you have to be either a surgeon; anesthesiologist; pain doctor to give the injections) (except some surgeons allow the PA to do it, not sure I would let them) only do the genicular nerves with Iovera and not the peripheral...if you had 5 injections, it would be both..I'm only asking because I want to be sure before I get the injections before my TKR by asking so many questions..my problem is that pain medication won't work effectively for me, so I'm kind of only at the mercy of the Iovera to work to get the surgery!

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I had the Iovera but not the surgery, I cancelled for other reasons but can't imagine having the pain from the surgery and also the pain from the Iovera. I had 1 procedure that involved 3 injections, if I'm understanding your question correctly. It was done by a doctor and I believe Iovera was all he did. I don't think everyone has the problems I had so it's a chance you have to be willing to take but I did, and still have occasionally, the zingers from the Iovera. They aren't that bad and kind of welcome because that tells me that the nerves are healing. But the pain from the Iovera was intense, very sensitive spots where nothing could touch it without the pain, and I still have slight numbness after 9 months. I would not have it again and might not have the TKR either. Taking too many chances for poor outcome. I too am concerned about pain medication.