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Toes and food numbness after Total Knee Replacement
About a year and a half ago, I had Total Knee Replacement. Ever since then the toes and adjacent part of my foot are numb. I can wiggle my toes and walk without difficulty, but the tingling and mild burning are a nuisance. I get a little relief with 50 mg of Tramadol. I understand that this is an extremely rare result of TKR. I suppose that this condition will persist.
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I also have foot numbness after 2 years post Total Knee Replacement. The neurologist thinks it was caused by the tourniquet being too tight. He told me that nerves take a very long time to regenerate and if this is not gone in 2 years that I will have to live with it. I try to protect my feet by wearing supportive shoes all day and OOFOS in the evening. My heel, ball of my foot, and my toes are all affected .The top of my foot is ok and I am able to walk.
My balance seems off at times. My orthopedic surgeon says I was the only one who experienced this in his 19 years of practice. Lets keep hoping, Finbarr, that these nerves will eventually heal. It feels good to know that someone else is going through the same thing. How many more out there going through the same discomfort?
Thank you, Clovisse, for your description of your problem. I am so sorry that you were having to deal with this issue. I don’t have anything to suggest based on my experience except for the use of tramadol. When my toes and upper part of my foot are tingling or feel especially warm, I take a 50 mg tablet of tramadol, which seems to help minimize the symptoms. I don’t know if that is of any interest to you, but it has given me some help. May you be given strength to endure!
Sounds a lot like nerve damage to me. Last year I was involved in an accident that left me with slight tingly and numbness in my left hand and wrist, nerve spikes in both hands and forearms. Gabapentin was the drug I was given for pain relief, at first I was taking 100mg tabs 4 times a day with mostly good results. Over the past year I was able to drop down to 1 tablet a day. My research indicated that prolonged use of Gabapentin would not be a good for me so I looked into CBD cream. I was pointed to a product sold on Charlottes Web. After a weeks trial I found that one application before bed would last about 10-12 hours which was adequate for my needs. If your interested I can send a link.
Thanks so much, Steve! Yes, please send the link.
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https://www.charlottesweb.com/collections/topicals/products/cbd-cream
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One note, if you do go with this product, when you think it’s empty cut the end where the tube is welded off. You’ll find another 4 or 5 days of product…hope this helps!!!
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