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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)
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Only the foot on the side of my TKR. Actually I have numbness that is not nearly as strong up past my knee. At times this “nerve pain” is bad enough that I have to get up and “walk it out”, so to speak. Hard to discribe also I feel the night following surgery onto my surgical side, causing bruising from the top of my leg to the foot. My surgeon was very unhelpful. Didn’t even want to do X-rays. But the nurses insisted. Never really heard anything about them. My experience was unusual and not typical but I will never have my other knee done. Both knees hurt. So it didn’t work out for me. And doctors are not all the same.
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marynajdek @marynajdek
thanks for posting your experience. I was really curious if they ever figured out the nerve pain/numbness. When I woke up from surgery I had no feeling in my leg and foot felt like it was severely asleep. It buckled when I stood on it. Was told so many times that "it's normal" that I was about to give up. Then my primary said that is not normal, your foot/leg should not be numb,tingly, and cold, and toes should not be purple. She sent me for an ABI which showed low pressure in that lower leg. I was sent to a cardiologist and then had angiogram. Yup popliteal artery right behind the knee totally pinched shut...no blood flow to my lower leg/foot for the past 6 weeks!. I was sent to a surgeon who did surgery and took out the clot...no more purple toes and foot was warm! It was 50% better right away but still some numbness and tingling. It's hard to describe how it feels. That surgeon said with lack of blood to that area there will probably have cell and tissue damage and will never be "normal" again. I,like you, leave in a cold region, Minnesota, and have to wear socks and shoes ALL the time summer or winter. If not the foot gets cold feeling and hurts. Looked into a lawyer, (only because at my 1 year said "I suppose there will be law suit) but found out my "wonderful" TKR surgeon lied on ALL my office visits and surgery report with him and put nothing down about a cold, numb, tingly, purple foot. I have a 2 year appointment coming up and don't know if I should see him again or not. I would like to report him to the medical board.
Best of luck with your foot and wish you all the best! We are not alone!
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@marynajdek, Can you ask them to share the results of the X-rays taken after the fall with you? Maybe you could get a second opinion on the X-rays to see if there was some possible damage or nerve compression after the fall.