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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)
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Yes, when I went to my surgeon for a followup, he would not even let me finish describing my foot problem and interrupted me, saying that it had nothing to do with the knee surgery. (It was incredibly painful and had numbness later as soon as I woke up in the recovery room). I made a special appointment to talk about the foot a few months later and he had me see the PA, not him, and she kept changing the subject and would not address any causes of the foot neuropathy as being connected to the surgery. Have you requested and read all surgery notes? Maybe you should find out how long the tourniquet was on your leg during the surgery. Over 45 minutes can cause nerve damage, I think. Maybe there were other irregularities...although they may not have recorded a problem..
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I don’t want to say it. No wants to say it. You signed a release but probably didn’t read it, nobody does, but TKRs can and do cause Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. You are presenting with the classic signs and symptoms of CRPS, whether Type I or II, you would not know without further testing and scans by a knowledgeable NEUROLOGIST.
How do I know. I had the same symptoms, foot pain and numbness, lack of control with twisting, folding, arching, unable to walk without arch collapsing and pain in foot and outside of lower leg (NOT PIRIFORMIS.)
It took 11 doctors, 2 years, and being told such things as I was “anxious, making it up,” “was exaggerating,” “a baby,” or the pain would “ go away,” was “all in my head,” “not that bad,” or my favorite, to “just suck it up.”
This is a RARE CONDITION AND NEEDS SPECIALIZED TREATMENT BY A PAIN SPECIALIST NOW. You may have a chance at remission. I didn’t.
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In the hospital my surgeon knew I have the numb tingling, but never touch or looked at my leg/foot just said that was normal and give it time. Next day same thing, but then said you just bought yourself another day in the hospital. He never too the wrap off or even looked at it, the nurses did it all. PT just put a leg stabler on that leg so I could stand up. I got copies of my medical records. he NEVER put any of the foot info in there. But put surgery took longer than normal because of soft tissue. asked him why, he said he puts that in all surgeries incase you need to be in the hospital longer. I had a HUGE bruise from the tourniquet that didn't notice til I got home and my husband saw it.
He never put notes in chart till months later and weren't approved until I brought it to the attention of the patient advocate at the hospital. He even hi-lighted and deleted my 3 week check up with him when I went back 3 months later and told him what he did to the artery. I took info to lawyer. They said I had a good chance for a good case of neglect. Well since he never put anything about my foot in any of his reports. In fact he had stated in my hospital report he took off the wrap and looked at my knee in the hospital. He blatantly lied on all my visits with him. I had a 2 year appoint with him for Friday 2-5-2021 and cancelled it, he is not with worth wasting my time to have him tell me again it takes time to heal the nerves and give in yet another year or two. That there was nothing he could do. NEVER once has he said I'm sorry that this had to happen, nothing! and that alone would mean a lot to me. All I was ever told was that it was normal, give it time, then why I waited 60 days to get it fixed I could of lost my leg. At one yr appointment "I suppose there will be a law suit. Well I tried since he asked, but when Doctors are allowed to lie and change their medical records you don't have a chance. Lori A.