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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)
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<p><strong>Foot pain after TKR</strong></p><p>My husband had tkr Dec 1,2020. When he woke up from surgery he started complainng that his foot felt like pins and needles were sticking him. The Surgeon said it would go away, but as of today the foot pain is unbearable for him and has made him very depressed. He said he doesnt know how much longer he can stand the pain. The surgeon finally sent him for an MRI of his spine and said he has spinal stenosis and that is the cause for his foot pain and referrerd him to a pain management Dr. The pain is only in his foot that he had the tkr on and he never had foot pain until he woke up from surgery. I'm very skeptical that this is not releated to the TKR....</p>
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I personally believe that many surgeons who do TKR surgery do not want to admit that the surgery can and does cause pain elsewhere..especially in feet and lower legs.I had a TKR in Feb of 2020 and have had terrible pain in my feet...more so in the leg with the knee surgery. When he took an X-ray...he said..”The knee looks perfect. Wish I could help you!”
That to me is not an acceptable answer. But...what can I do..but try to get relief elsewhere?Good luck to you.
I had the same problem, like you foot was totally asleep and felt nothing but pain numbness and tingling. I was told by my surgeon it was normal and would go away. They did ultrasound looking for DVTs in my veins but found nothing. I went home miserable and in tears. I kept seeking help but got none. At my 3 wk check was told again it’s normal. At 6+Weeks we saw our primary who said it’s NOT normal. Did an ABI ultrasound and found I had a blocked popliteal artery and had surgery to fix that. They said it was from my TKR surgery. The tingling n numbness got better but is not totally gone. With no blood flow to my foot for 60 days more than likely caused cell n tissue damage and is probably permanent. Will be 2 years Feb. 12. I contacted a lawyer but my surgeon put nothing in my visits about my numb foot so case was dropped. I just can’t believe doctors get away w lying in medical records. I just have to live w a miserable foot, painful knee and a limp worse than before tkr.
Good luck and be an advocate for yourself.
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@staudek Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a place to give and get support.
Your husband is experiencing unbearable foot pain since his recent surgery. You are looking to connect with members that can help and/or offer support.
You will notice that I moved your question to a previous discussion related to this topic. I did this so you could connect with members like @rknee @navyqas @carolynstorer @sunnybuns1 @josie1957 @irol that have experience with this topic.
Below I have linked another related discussion that you might find of interest. You may wish to scroll through the posts to find suggestions and ideas.
- Numbness in foot after tkr https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/numbness-in-foot-after-tkr/
In the Joint Replacement group there are many past discussions related to TKR. May I ask if you have had a chance to scroll through and read many of these past discussions?