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Numbness, and inability to extend leg below knee following THR
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 14, 2023 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Hi Monica, I KNOW that the surgery caused the nerve damage. I had no problems at all before surgery other than a bad hip. Had I know what was to come, I would have just tried to live with it. But my surgeon made it sound so nice and wonderful and that I would be up and walking around and back to new in a few short weeks. He never mentioned any risks of the surgery and was indeed surprised at my 3 week appointment that I was in such a horrible condition. He initially blamed it on the nerve block but when it did not get better, he later discussed it being a rare condition caused by the surgery. He said that he has only had 1 other patient that had this and she recovered in about 6 months. He then referred me to a local neurologist and it clearly says on the referral "femoral nerve damage". I have an appointment tomorrow (June 1st) with a local neurologist so we'll see what he has to say. I will keep you posted.
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Hi Jenas62....I know exactly what you mean. Oh, first of all...yes, I looked into all of this, the nerve damage, everything that goes along with this surgery, that CAN go wrong. Of course they don't tell us WHAT can go wrong before surgery (hey, lol....it's $$$$$ in their pocket!)....the surgery sounded SO easy for me...the surgeon says to me, "Well, you'll have a LITTLE pain (that was total crap), afterwards, but no hip pain!! Sounded awesome. I am past that, thank God....but I SHOULD have looked into what could GO WRONG., first. After yrs. of hurting so bad, forcing myself to get done whatever had to be done, I just ACCEPTED it all. I wanted to be 'normal' again......my hip is fine, the pain just radiates. O.k., I read about the femoral nerve damage...(lol I REALLY looked into this!)....please let me know if this can be helped. Hell, you go through surgery to feel better....and that's exactly HOW it should be!! I'm fine now, as far as the hip pain goes (thank GOD)...it's just how it radiates to different parts....I tell myself I just have to live with it, because let's face it, I HAVE to. I looked into my problems, too....said it easily could last from 3-6 months. I'll just wait it out, am on my way to take my dog outside, plus water plants. Not giving up!! Please keep me updated....am just praying that they can do something for you. < 3 (it just pisses me off, big time, that the surgery CAUSED the nerve damage!)