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Thigh burning, tingling pain down to foot and toes
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Oct 10, 2023 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
@daisy22 Welcome to Mayo Connect, where patients and caregivers support one another through the medical issues we face.
I'm sorry that you are having this issue after your hip surgery, the surgeon was undoubtedly giving you advice based on his usual experience, but once in a while a person doesn't have the "normal" experience, and can baffle the medical professionals. Nerves, when damaged, are notoriously slow to heal - like 1mm per day. And if severed or compressed, I am not sure what the prognosis would be.
It seems like you have been more than patient in waiting to heal, and it might be time to check with Mayo or a local hospital/university with an orthopedic teaching department. You can contact Mayo here:
http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63
May I ask what the neurologist had to say, and what test(s) they may have done?
Also, at any point were you sent for rehabilitative physical therapy to try to get you mobile again?
Sue
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The neurologist told me I need to go back to the ortho doc or find another ortho or neurologist to treat me. I had an MRI that shows levels of herniation and bulging at all levels of the spine plus spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 but since the cortisone shot relieved my back pain for 2 days that means my spine is fine. I've not gone to any PT for the leg, only after the hip arthroplasty. I don't know what the treatment would be for the thigh meralgia paresthetica. I can walk, but only for short distances before the pain starts and goes into my back. Thanks for the info above.