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Nerve damage after hip replacement surgeries

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jan 8 10:32am | Replies (25)

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@riverlover

I’m following this with interest. I also suffered nerve damage after a dislocation and fractured pelvis within 1 week of having a posterior hip replacement. My nerve damage manifested 2-3 weeks after the open reduction/ fracture repair with footdrop, numbness/tingling, burning , electric shocks- a whole litany of complaints . I had a neurological work up at Mayo to be told I have nerve damage :/ The treatment to date has been limited to Gabapentin, which seems to have eliminated the burning and electric shocks. I take a muscle relaxer as needed for cramping/ spamming but that seems to have pretty much abated. I’ve improved from pretty severe footdrop to a milder form but my foot is still quite weak. I’ve had various steroid injections without success. Overall I have had improvement since onset in 2017 but still have a ways to go. Doctors tell me nerves heal, or they don’t.🤷🏻‍♀️

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Are you telling my story? In 2008, I had my left hip replaced and woke up to gross sciatic pain with a dropped foot. I did get my foot back after intensive water therapy for 1 /1 and one half years. My condition came from back DDD and every other diagnosis you can think of. The problem is I don't make the decision - the pain does when you reach the point of despair. My right hip was done in 2019, and guess what no dropped foot, but the femoral nerve was damaged and felt like fire crackers in my leg. I walk fine, but getting up and down was horrific.
It gradually abated 18 months later. Wish you good luck on this
journey. When I finally could get into bed I'd put on YouTube and turn on meditions it helped greatly.