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

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@tj1983

I am a little late to this discussion as I just joined this forum. I am a right TKA/TKA revision survivor. What does your knee surgeon say about this apparent nerve damage?

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loriaakre | @loriaakre | Oct 17, 2020

Hello, TKR surgeon at first said give it a year. But after I told him he totally pinched off the blood flow to my lower leg and foot (the popliteal artery) now says 3 years to heal nerves. And all he said was "WHY DID YOU WAIT SO LONG TO GET IT FIXED, YOU COULD OF LOST YOUR LEG". He didn't listen to me.
Right After the TKR surgery My foot/leg was so "a sleep" my leg buckled when I tried to stand on it. Few days later my toes were purple and foot cold. Was just told it's normal. Well it wasn't "normal".
I am now 20 months out and it is still numb in spots and has a tingly sensation. The Dr. that fixed my artery said there is probably cell and tissue damage because of lack of blood flow for 2 months and will probably always be like that.

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