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Hello!
25 Y/O
I did a THR 4 weeks ago. Right after the surgery I COULD move my foot without problems. Just hours later it went totally numb and just died totally. Couldnt move it in any direction. Just barely move my toes. It felt like it fallen asleep.
My lower leg also lost all its sensation and went totally numb.
All of the lower leg just went paralysed.
Within 5 days after surgery the leg got its sensation back. The foot was still numb and almost no sensation with pins and needle feeling. I couldnt move it.
A week later i could move the foot sideways but not upwards. I had foot drop still.
4 weeks passed and Its now 5 weeks post op and i still cant lift my foot and my foot has now started to BURN. Terrible pain!!
Its like pins and needles with electric shocking combined with burning pain.
It goes up and down during the day. No real pattern. Sometimes the pain is so terrible I just scream and cry. When I push my foot downwards, like pressing my toes down it burns like hell in the foot. Like the nerve screams.
I eat painkillers and morphine but it barely helps for the nerve pain.
Hip doesnt hurt that much. Upper leg has no problems with pain or sensory. Lower leg is 95% fine with small sensory problems at the lower part. The foot is the huge problem.
I had my leg lengthened by the surgery about 2 cm if that have anything to do with it.
So,
Hours after surgery my foot just died. One week later it had alot of numbness and pins and needles.
4 weeks later its numb, hurts to touch. Just the blanket touching it hurts bad. The foot feels like its BURNING UP combined with shocks! Terrible!
Is this good? Signs of healing or is it getting worse? Should I seek medical care asap?
First week i got some movement and sensation back but after that more pain...
Is it the foot waking up and feels pain or is it the nerve dying?
The fact that I could move the foot right after surgery(first hours) makes me wonder what happened. The nerve wasnt damaged by the surgery it self. Just right after the surgery something happened.
Im so scared this is permanent. I cant live with this. Its so terrible.
Anyone had similar problems? Anyone have any ideas what it could be? Will it heal!?
Help!
Thanks you!
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teri13771 Oscaro
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you need to go A and E it dont sound right hun maybe blood clot just ask for opinion or they should have given you a booklet with after care number ring that x
AlexandriaGizmo teri13771
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Think you will find Oscaro is not able to go A&E as I don't think they are in the UK
AlexandriaGizmo Oscaro
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Your extremely young to be having hip replacement is this because of a congenital problem or an accident
Oscaro
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I live in Sweden.
I had problems with my hip since birth. It was getting stiff so a surgery was made.
Ive eaten blood thinners, medicine that reduce chance of blood clots, so it shouldnt be clots I think. Its something else
ptolemy Oscaro
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I would definitely go and talk to someone as soon as possible. It does sound like you may have a nerve problem, although I may be totally wrong.
Randyd501 Oscaro
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Sounds exactly what happened to me on my revision THR. Total numbness on leg from thigh to above the knee and numbness in foot. Couldn't lift leg and would get zaps along thigh. The diagnosis was immediate after surgery Femoral Nerve Palsy> Google it, the nerve will heal after time and feeling will come back anywhere form 8 weeks to a year... Good luck!
Oscaro Randyd501
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It seems like the femoral nerve supplies the leg more than the foot. Like the thigh and lower leg.
I have no problem with the thigh. No pain, no numbness. Not in the lower leg either.
Just in the foot and a little at the ankle.
Did you have a burning feeling? Like your leg was on fire? Or insane pins and pains?
I hope it heals like yours!!
catherine58214 Oscaro
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what your describing sounds like a damaged nerve from the surgery. Hoping the nerve pain now is it regenerating and with time hopefully it will heal. See a drfor advice and pain relief.
Catherine
Oscaro catherine58214
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The weird thing about it is that I was able to move the foot right after the operation...
A few hours later, I couldnt. Thats the thing that confuses me.
No damage DURING surgery. But after... Hmmm..
Charlie2018 Oscaro
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what kind of surgery was used oscaro? anterior, posterior, other?
hope you get better, bust of luck to you.
Oscaro Charlie2018
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Posterior was done
Thank you!
jackie56101 Oscaro
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Dear Oscaro,
go and see neurologist ASAP sounds like nerve damage from surgery. I had hip revision and now I have sciatic nerve damage. The sooner you find out the better, when i woke up from my surgery my foot felt weird . I had EMG test done 6 months after my surgery which comfirmed sciatic nerve damage don't wait
good luck
let us know what you find out
Jackie
Oscaro jackie56101
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How did your foot feel when you woke up? What where the symptoms? How did they change during time?
How are you now? What happened?
Hope youre better!
jackie56101 Oscaro
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my foot just felt numb, I don't have foot drop. my revision hip surgery was 5 years ago. The top of my foot is numb and the side of my calf. my neurologist told me if my symptoms don't get better within 2 years then I will have permanent sciatic nerve damage. it's best to see what's going on as soon as possible. I tried to go back to my job at six months, my job was manager at grocery store on my feet 7hrs a day which I can no longer do so I've been on disability ever since. it's better to find out sooner than later you need to be proactive you really shouldn't be in that much pain and nerve pain is horrible pain. My neurologist said i have nerve damage from my surgical site, it's risk we take when we have surgery never thought it would happen because it didn't happen with my first hip replacement.
take care please let us know what you find out
Jackie
Oscaro
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Called the doctor today and he wants to wait a few more weeks. I asked about doing a nerve test and he didnt want to do it yet. He thinks the nerve is stretched and thats the reason of the pain and muscle loss...
I got Saroten to try for the nerve pains. Starting at 10mg a day.
Anyone know if stretched nerves behave like this?
Thanks for all the previous replies!
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