I'm four days post op. Doing pretty well, except for my left leg thigh area being numb. Just started yesterday. Anyone heard of this?

My guess is this could be from several things -- lying in the hospital bed could have caused some nerve pain; possible blood clot cutting off circulation ...

Call your doctor just to be safe!

Ginger

I wad going to guess blood clot as well. I would call the dr for sure to be safe. Good luck!

I had the same thing but in my right thigh. I called my Drs office and the nurse on call said its a very common thing to experience due to some electric current that they use during surgery while it being on your thigh. After I spoke with them I checked and I saw that they shaved that area. So I guess he was right. Today being banded for 1 week , The numbness has gone YAY Good luck

Banded for almost 4 weeks now. I had the same experience. Laying on your back for a long time, especially in the hospital bed, can cause nerves to get pinched. I developed a pinched nerve that made my whole upper left thigh go numb with burning sensations under the skin. It would wake me up and I would just be in pain in my leg until I got off my back. Try sleeping with a pillow under your knees if you sleep on your back or if you sleep on your side put the pillow between your knees. That helped me a lot.

Hope you find some relief soon! Good luck!

Edited May 16, 201412 yr by g0rbinx