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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)
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How are you now? I am in the same situation that you are in. I am 15 months post hip replacement surgery and I still have nerve pain around my knee and down the inside of my calf. I also had 3 mos on a walker with my leg buckling. The vice chair of orthopedic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic did the surgery and kept claiming how the surgery went perfectly. EMG test showed severe femoral nerve damage. I desperately want to get off gabapentin because of side effects but am trapped with this pain. It has slowly been lessening over the past 6 mos. PT has been great and I have worked hard at it to try to rebuild strength but the neurologist said at my age (71) to not hope for a full recovery. I’m anxious to know your progress and anything that has helped.
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I don't care if god himself was your surgeon. If you are enduring considerable pain the surgery did NOT go perfectly. What method was used for your surgery? Persons with the posterior method may face greater initial pain.
I am 80 and will have a TKR in a couple of days (incidentally from the same surgeon who replaced my left hip where I had zero post surgery pain). I don't anticipate any issues because of my age. I also question a neurologist who is telling you that you won't get a full recovery. Of course, if you have related other conditions, that could explain and justify his comment.
One incidental remark. Before my hip surgery I had knee pain in the leg on the same side. After my hip surgery the knee pain went away. So there can definitely be a connection betweeon the knee and nerves running down the legs.