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Ankle surgery and nerve blocks

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hilary72843
hilary72843

Hello,

I am currently in hospital having broken and dislocated my right ankle badly on Saturday.

I had a nerve block ahead of the surgery to reduce and then fix my fractures. I am now lying here terrified as my toes feel numb and I can't move them; the pulse in my foot is perfect I am told . I have spoken to the nurses and they say I need not worry but I cant stop my anxiety.

Have any of you had nerve blocks and can you tell me how long they lasted before wearing off?

I am so scared.

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  • ravishanka39759
    ravishanka39759 hilary72843

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    Hello ,

    I had my surgery on 15th April and I opted for nerve block. It is pretty convenient as it makes you feel no pain at all. 80% of the patients will go for it. It took 36 hours for the nerve block to wear off but the pain after the nerve block wore off was extremely painful. I called the doctor's office 20 times as it is the weekend and there was no one to help. I suggest you get some Dualadid (Opiods) ready to manage this pain as it made me cry. I usually can tolerate pain and it was un-tolerable. The numbness in your leg is normal as I still feel numb in my toes after 4 weeks. It eventually get better is what I was told.

  • Dibrah63
    Dibrah63 hilary72843

    Posted

    I go in tomorrow for trimolleor fracture repair and they will give me a nerve block. I will let you know.

    • hilary72843
      hilary72843 Dibrah63

      Posted

      Hope all went well and that you are on the road to recovery.

  • jim97143
    jim97143 hilary72843

    Posted

    Part of reason they use nerve block is Opioid crisis. Doc is nervous of opioid prescription. My nerve block experiences was bad. I turned it off within 30 hours, and now after 11 weeks, I still don't have the normal sensation on certain part of my lower leg.

  • RG14961
    RG14961 hilary72843

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    my nerve block wore off around 24 hours later... but I preempted the pain and had already started taking opioids about 12 hours earlier. Prior to that yeah my foot/lower leg was like 100% dead meat hah was a strange feeling. But it's best to get ahead of the pain!

    thankfully 3 days later I was zero pain, and no need for opioids / even OTC meds.

    two weeks later, hard cast no pain... just random tingling that seems to be fading

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