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Replacement knee and numbness

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AEC_0503
AEC_0503

Hi

in May 2017 I had a PKR and it has been successful however I had numbness where nerves were cut and have not joined up again.  Recently with the onset of the cold weather, I am very much aware of this area.  Anyone else had this ? 

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  • debbie08326
    debbie08326 AEC_0503

    Posted

    Hi!

    Had partial May 2016. I had same thing for long time . Now it’s no longer numb. It should get better it took my knee long time to have full feeling.

    Debbie

    • AEC_0503
      AEC_0503 debbie08326

      Posted

      Thanks Debbie

      rubbing it with lots of vitamin E oil to try and wake it up 

  • Laura_Dora
    Laura_Dora AEC_0503

    Posted

    Hi. Don't worry it eventually feels better I had a replacement two years ago and experanced numbness  for around 6 month it gradually returned to normal. After speaking about my concerns to the Doctor he said it's quite normal and sometimes can take longer I'm due a second replacement in Jan, and expecting the same to happen again. Good Luck it's early days yet 

    • barbara24048
      barbara24048 Laura_Dora

      Posted

      Hi Laura.As well as the numbness you had did you get bad tingling and stabbing pain around your knee and was it very sensitive to touch.i am post op tkr 24 days and having a hard time sleeping with this
  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX AEC_0503

    Posted

    Nerves are the last things to heal and you're only six-months post-op.  I'm 20 months and still have some nerve tingling when I kneel on it.  Long-term TKR patients say that feeling does go away in time...we'll see.  Don't take nerve drugs!!!  Bad side effects.  This feeling/healing will resolve in time.

    • AEC_0503
      AEC_0503 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Thanks, I have just got to have patience 

      we could write a book about our experiences 

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX AEC_0503

      Posted

      Absolutely true.  We could call it "To Hell and Back" but I think that title is already taken...

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