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

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 2 6:39pm | Replies (746)
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@tamstur

I am day 2 TKR. The numbness and pain in my foot is unbearable. I am able to flex my foot and wriggle my toes but it honestly feels like someone stuck my foot in a ice block then hit it with a sledge hammer. I have been doing my daily at home PT and the pain at incision site is fine it is just this numbness and foot pain. The doctor said the pain could be due to manipulating the tibia and the numbness is possible caused by stretching the nerve but pain medicine doesn’t even alleviate the pain I feel is this foot. Has anyone experience this before?

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dmk | @dmk | Sep 4, 2022

Wonder if the block is taking a long time to wear off. Years ago when I had torn meniscus surgery with a block it took over 48 hours to wear off, my whole leg was rubber couldn’t weight bear at all

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dmk | @dmk | Sep 4, 2022

Have you ca lo your surgeon to ask about it. Maybe a lot of swelling around nerves? Worth a call to your md

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 4, 2022

Welcome @tamstur. I'm sorry to hear that you're dealing with numbness and pain in your foot after a successful knee replacement. I've moved your question to this existing discussion called:
- Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/foot-neuropathy-after-total-knee-replacement/

I did this so you can read past posts from members going through something similar and helpful tips from others. I agree with the suggestions that @dmk made.

Tamstur, you're on day 3 or 4 now. Has the pain and numbness lessened?

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