Anxious and Terrified After Surgical Complication

Posted by klro0001 @klro0001, Sep 21, 2019

Hello. I am a 36-year-old, wife of 7 years, currently working full time. Three months ago, I had a bunion removed from my left foot. The surgery consisted of a nerve block and general anesthesia. I had no problems until about a month ago. I had numbness (or maybe a mild loss of sensation) on the front of my left leg. No pain, no impact on my mobility. My surgeon indicated that I may have nerve damage from the nerve block. He prescribed a medical food that contains folate, B12, and curcumin. About 2 1/2 weeks ago, I started experiencing a swollen feeling in my left leg that comes and goes. I’ve also experienced tingling, cold tingling, minor burning sensations, and a shooting pain in my inner left ankle. All of these symptoms are brief and do not last very long, but they happen throughout the day. This week, I’ve started feeling like water is dripping on both legs. When the sensations were only in my left leg, I was okay. Now that the sensations have moved to my other leg, I’m very concerned and scared. I have a neurologist appointment on Monday and I’m a nervous wreck. Has anyone out there had a similar experience after regional anesthesia? I feel so alone. Thanks for any insight and thanks for reading this post.

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@sunny2

@lorirenee1 I ordered the massager through Amazon — this is the model,
MedMassager MMF06 11 Speed Foot Massager
There are lots of reviews. I can definitely feel it in my toes but it’s difficult for me to say if it would be considered a deep massage. However, I have only used it once at the lowest setting so there is more experimenting to be done.

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@sunny2 Thanks so much for taking the time to give me all of this information. It is so appreciated! Good luck experimenting with your machine. It does take many attempts to find what is best for you. I am going on Amazon to check out your machine!!! Thanks again, Lori Renee

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@johnbishop

I was just looking at the Med Massager. I used to have a cheaper brand and stopped using it because it didn't help much. The Med Massager looks to be much better. Costco has them for $199 and has a video from the manfacturer and some reviews from their customers here: https://www.costco.com/MedMassager-Foot-Massager.product.100406209.html

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John, thanks so much! Gonna check it out! Lori

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@lorirenee1

@sunny2 Thanks so much for taking the time to give me all of this information. It is so appreciated! Good luck experimenting with your machine. It does take many attempts to find what is best for you. I am going on Amazon to check out your machine!!! Thanks again, Lori Renee

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Are there any updates about what foot massagers are being used? The last update that I see is from Sept. 2019. Thanks.

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