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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
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Hello @jackdonn99, Welcome to Connect. So sorry to hear about the terrible pain following the knee replacement. It sounds like the pain may be different from the neuropathy pain you had prior to the knee replacement. Is the leg with the pain the same one that had the knee replacement?
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Yes, both are on the right leg. I had the neuropathy in a manageable place with the Low Dose Naltrexone before surgery. Had to discontinue the LDN before surgery as it is an opiate blocker. LDN is used in a very low dose (4.5mg) for pain. It is supposed to help my body produce endorphins to help with pain. I just started back on the LDN today at 0.5mg and it will take 5 weeks to get back to my regular 4.5mg dose and couple of months to get back to a manageable pain level. I feel my pain is a combination of out of control neuropathy, knee surgery pain and being off the LDN. Had the left knee done 2 years ago (before I had neuropathy) and it was a breeze to recover. Never expected this. Very despondent.