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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)

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@loriaakre

19 months and no change in the foot numbness. If I don't wear socks and shoes it feel cold and hurts.
I only doctors would listen to their patients after surgery maybe something could be corrected. Like my popliteal artery that my surgeon pinched closed and kept saying that was normal. took my primary to do a simple ABI test to find it. When I went back to my TKR surgeon all he said is "why did you wait so long to get it fixed, you could of lost your leg" REALLY!
I feel the pain of all those who have this problem.

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loriaakre | @loriaakre | Sep 17, 2020

Thank You for the Prayers. I too believe in the power of Prayer and will give a little prayer for you and all others who have this problem.
I have had a nerve test done and all that did was confirm the nerve damage. I had a cortisone spinal injection for my back and that helped with the leg pain, but not for the numbness and tingling. That surgeon made the commit "your TKR surgeon pinched more than you popliteal artery. Of course the TKR surgeon has NEVER admitted or even say I'm sorry that happened.
I have had a lot of people tell me I should go after him, but what good would that do. (even though I retired from a job I loved with good benefits after all this and am no longer working because of the knee issues and pay $144 for medicare and $355 for BCBS and $40 a month for dental. That was only costing me $167 a month for both me and my husband. Now he pays the $144 and $44 for his supplement. And then they want to cut out Medicare?? As seniors how can we afford health insurance? I can hardly afford it now at $688 for the 2 of us.)

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