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

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@navyqas

Hi 64
My surgeon did not like the fact that I took the bandages off in two days, he said I told you three days! I took the damn bandage off a day early because it was so tight my leg turned purple and the pressure was unbearable. I think the fact that I had NO foot numbness or discoloration for the first 10 hours after the operation speaks volumes as to the extreme pressure he applied. So your new doctor confirms my thinking about nerve damage could have been done by overly constricting a nerve. Also the TKR took two times longer then he said it would, why? who knows, he was working on another person at the same time in another room, that I know for sure. So again the tourniquet time your doctor brought up very well could have applied to me also. Thank you much and I wish the best for your leg

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 10, 2021

I had ACL replacement/MCL repair, not TKR, and suffered numbness for more than a year afterward. It was bad enough that I could not walk on any uneven surface without watching my foot, lest I trip & fall. Sometime between 18-20 months, it got better. It took the nerve damaged during surgery that long to regenerate, and I was only 44 years old at the time. Fast forward 16 years, and I had numbness down the side of my leg after revision of a total hip replacement. That extended from thigh to mid-calf, and was mainly annoying, but I would find myself with cuts, bruises or scrapes I never felt - it took nearly 3 years to resolve.
My ortho says nerve regeneration is notoriously slow and uncertain in anyone with other circulatory issues.
Sue

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