Nearly 5 weeks Post TKR- Numbness

All sounds normal! Mine still numb in parts at 13 weeks, mostly round outside of knee.

Cut nerves try to grow back together. Skin cut nerves,like in a tkr, are only roughly put back together in sewing. Pure luck if they reattach, but they will try. JUST was researching this earlier today! My doc said 2yrs, one person was 5, FIVE, years but it happened do nevrr give up hope!

Nerves look like cables in cables. So u have a bunch in a sheath and bunches like that one in a bigger sheath. Pretty amazing they try to reach out to reattach. If the cant, they die

Once again, patience, patience, patience. ..aargh!

Hi Debs

I mentioned this to my consultant at my 6 week review and he told me that this is the nerves waking up and the area you are talking about will gradually reduce my physio massages this area every time I go to see him don't know whether it does any good but certainly has helped me I know everyone says patience is the key to recover I am 13 weeks post op now and have totally accepted that this is definitely the case

Sounds normal to me ... I'm almost 19 weeks post op and still have numbness. My consultant said feeling may never come back.

Hi Debs. Glad your recovery is going well. I have numbness, too, on the right side of my scar. In fact, if you Google it, you will find that it is common to have a numb area at the scar. (even on the right side). My doctor said that in a year, much, or all of it can go away, but sometimes there can remain a little spot of numbness.

Hi Debs!

I'm nearly two YEARS post surgery and continue to gain more feeling in the skin areas of my surgery. Generally I will begin to feel a kind of tingle which often becomes a kind of PING sensation. Sometimes the side of my leg will have a burning sensation. A few weeks after THOSE things happen I will notice that the area starts to feel more normal. It is strange how it works, but nerves ARE strange little buggers!

My scars were tender for nearly a year. I wore VERY SOFT yoga pants. Jeans were out of the question that first year due to the rougher fabric. I just went with it. Patience is best when recovering from ANY surgery!

The "feelings" around the incision site are the nerves regenerating.  At 15 months I only feel that now when I kneel on the knee.  A bit annoying but I'm hoping it will go away in time...no guarantees.  The numbness is also part of the nerve issue and will go away (or not) in time.  Nerve regeneration is tricky and may or may not happen...all very individual.  I'd be prepared for a bit of long-term numbness and/or tingling.  Just like the "clunking" sounds, a small price to pay for walking again with no pain.