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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)
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Hi,
I am glad you mentioned all the symptoms you had after your THR. I am seven weeks out from THR, and I am getting burning, tingling, stabbing and even electrical type shocks down my thigh from the surgical site. I think I was just not prepared for this by the doctor. It would have been good for surgeons to have a discussion of the types of "normal pain" to expect versus pain indicating that you should contact the doctor. When these symptoms flare up, it is hard to not think there is something very wrong with the hip replacement surgery itself. Thank you for the reminder that joint replacement is major surgery and the damage and irritation to the nerves and muscle will take time.
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Amen! I don't think doctors are giving prospective clients a good understanding of the aftermath of either knee or hip replacement. I thought when I had my first knee replacement that afterward everything would be just like a new knee. I wasn't prepared for not being able to sit on my knees or for the pain in the knees after surgery. I get shots every 3 months to help with the knee pain and now I am seeing a dr. abt an ablation procedure. A knee replacement doesn't give you a version of what a normal knee would be. It allows u to walk again without pain but there are other after effects not mentioned by my doctor before the surgery. I am not unhappy with having the surgery but would have liked to know what u lose by having a replacement.