48 hours after a local anesthesia for a knee surgery the feeling hasn't returned in the leg. Very worried!
January 30th, 2009 by admin
My husband had a knee replacement surgery and beside the spinal injection he had been given a local anesthesia in the groin. Although he can move his toes he cannot feel his leg. Anybody with an opinion? Thank you very much.
That's a femoral nerve block that he had, and it was done for post-op pain relief. I don't know what drug was injected, so I can't tell you if there's a problem or not.
Contact the anesthesia department and ask them to see him. They can give you a better idea of whether or not there is cause for concern.
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January 30th, 2009 at 10:28 am
One of the risks of knee replacement surgery is numbness in the area around the wound scar.
http://www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_5&articleID=501 If he only had the replacement 48 hours ago i would think he is still in hospital, why don't you ask there if it is a problem.
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January 30th, 2009 at 11:03 am
That's a femoral nerve block that he had, and it was done for post-op pain relief. I don't know what drug was injected, so I can't tell you if there's a problem or not.
Contact the anesthesia department and ask them to see him. They can give you a better idea of whether or not there is cause for concern.
References :
I'm an anesthesiologist.