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Had hip replacement, wondering about topical numbing agent
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 6, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
The numbing agent used for the surgery only lasts at most a day or so, therefore it is not causing the current numbness.
Possible causes of this are a nerve that was moved, cut or irritated during the surgery or perhaps is now compressed somehow. I had 5 hip surgeries with varying amounts of numbness in my thighs afterwards. The most long-term one lasted about a year, and there was actually a small numb area for several years. Once the "pins and needles " sensation from the healing nerves went away I just ignored it.
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OK. I really need to call the surgeon and ask exactly how can I find out why I continue to have numbness, although it is departing slowly but it's taking months. The anesthesiologist came in just before the operation, told me about the numbing rather than total anesthesia, then said they would give me an amnesiac so I wouldn't remember anything. I protested but she told me it wasn't a good idea for me to remember. So I think I will go to the surgeon who probably owes me an explanation anyway. I think he was a good surgeon but on the other hand, he was not giving me a lot of time talking to me about before and after.