“Losing feeling in my foot?”
About 10 years ago I had a total knee replacement, it has never felt any better. In fact, it is worse now I am losing the feeling in my foot which is really worrying it doesn’t feel like my foot anymore I only take paracetamol or tramadol.
Female | 70 years old
Complaint duration: 365 days
Medications: Tramadol
Conditions: Total knee replacement
8 Answers
I recommend that you see a neurologist asap.
I would recommend you consult with a Board Certified Podiatric Surgeon to see if your symptoms are related to the knee surgery. You could also consult with a Neurologist to see if there was any nerve damage.
Start with your surgeon. If he cannot help you, go to a neurologist.
Dr. Kathy Neuhoff
Dr. Kathy Neuhoff
The feeling in the foot may not be related to the knee replacement. i recommend you see a foot and ankle surgeon (podiatrist) or primary care physician to determine what the cause of the numbness might be. You may be developing a problem with the nerves in your back
Hello,
I would consider going to a neurologist to have an EMG of that leg. It is likely that during the knee replacement, a nerve was cut or damaged.
Dr. Patel
I would consider going to a neurologist to have an EMG of that leg. It is likely that during the knee replacement, a nerve was cut or damaged.
Dr. Patel
Thank you for your question. My recommendation would be to go back to the surgeon that had originally performed your total knee replacement. Since you say that you never really had any relief from that surgery, the symptoms you are now experiencing in your foot may all be related to that surgery.
Any type of surgery can result in long-term complications, including nerve damage. The nerves that innervate your foot and leg come from the low back and travel down the leg to the toes. So a surgery by the knee that has a complication of damage to the nerves around the knee may cause issues with numbness, pain and loss of function in the feet and legs. You will need to see a Neurologist and have a Nerve Conduction Study to evaluate the nerves in your symptomatic leg and to see where the damage is located.
Need to be rechecked by surgeon.
