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Numbness and burning after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jan 4, 2022 | Replies (66)Comment receiving replies
It seems we have both had nightmare knee surgeries. I now have a new orthopedic doctor am will pray harder that his hands will be creating a good knee for me. I’m putting off the surgery for as long as possible. I’ve been alternating between gel shots and steroid shots. The steroid shot is a miracle of pain relief. The gel shots don’t help as much because they don’t treat the inflammation from my arthritis where I’m bone on bone.
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Thanks for your insight. Hubby and I have been looking at other Docs and are going to try to get in with one in the practice my GP recommends. What you said about additional therapy was the end of the road for 1st surgeon. I was progressing well with things but felt I needed more help, especially with balance and the tingling, pins and needles.
I would like to tell you a bit more about the first surgeon. I was in rehab after 1st surgery and had those pins and needles almost non stop, got to where I was crying as pain meds did nothing. Nurse called him and she came back and said it wasn't related to my knee! I cried what could I do because I could not sleep and it hurt so bad. The nurse got some BioFreeze and gave my leg a good rub down massage and that gave me some relief for a time. And when I did see the doc I would lshow him where the pain was, in front of leg, on left side, down to ankle (and now further). Never gave me anything for it, told me it would heal.
The second operation something happened that now, in retrospect, should have had me cancel. I was schedule for 7 a.m. on a Monday. I had requested that because of my hurting and wanting to get it over. Late Frid afternoon the surgery nurse calls and asks me what time my surgery is Monday. I tell her 7 am., she tells me that she is rescheduling me for noon as they are waiting for the rep to be there!(?) I told her I didn't need a rep and that I didn't want to change. She was sorry, but too bad, so sad.
Hubby talked to her. I wanted to cancel but hubby said he wanted to talk to the surgeon. The surgeon called us back indicating that we had had a problem with the nurse. Hubby told him what she had said, waned to know what was going on with the rep and change of time. Turns out the rep was going to be there for another surgery and I was being rescheduled later because he wanted to observe my surgery! That is not what was told me. And its my surgery at my disgression. Surgeon then claimed he has no control over scheduling but would see what he could do.
Short time later the nurse called back, with an attitude, notifying me that I had been rescheduled back to 7 a.m.
In retrospect, along with the first surgery, I should have cancelled and run like h*ll, but I had been in pain for so long.