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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)
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I have the very same problem. I woke up from surgery and had numbness on the bottom of my foot on the lateral side (baby toe side), in the arch area, and the total heel. When I walk if feels like there is a pad under my arch. I really don’t have pain but the feeling in the arch area is very annoying. Surgeon and PT techs have never heard of this. I’m 8 months post surgery and after visiting my surgeon March 16th 2020 I have been scheduled for a nerve study to try and determine nerve damage. I can only keep praying that my foot will be normal again. BTW I had a spinal block not general Anesthetic. What anesthetic did you have?
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To 708: I also had the spinal block also, I am very sad for both of us as it sounds identical. Wish I never had the operation now. Let me know of your outcome please. Note: my surgeon stated it could take a very long time for nerve correction, I was told by a friend (therapist) that she has seen this many times and to ice it, said it seems to happen to people who have no fat in their legs (thin people) as the swelling presses on the nerves far more.I have zero leg fat, who knows? I am icing, heating, deep tissue massaging with a kneading fingers machine, even using a TENS machine to jump start the nerve into working faster. Nothing ventured nothing gained. It's been two weeks and the the knee pain at night assures I get about two to three hours sleep at the most, I used to like hitting the sack, not anymore.