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vickie2017    1

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Hey yall I have a question I had my surgery 2.8.2022 I'm just now noticing numbness in my leg my doctor did a ultrasound last week and said everything looks good have anyone here experienced anything like this before

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liveaboard15    1,292

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I dealt with this for about 2 weeks now on and off. Mainly in my calf area and also swelled. I thought it could have been a blood clot so i went to the ER last week and they did a ultrasound as well from the top of my leg all the way down and no clot. they said either dehydration and or just your body going thru changes with the surgery. tho my surgery was only 1 month ago. I did buy this massager for my calves and love it. I feel better after using it.

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I remember reading somewhere that that's happened to people (don't know how common it is, though). I believe it's temporary.

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vickie2017    1

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I dealt with this for about 2 weeks now on and off. Mainly in my calf area and also swelled. I thought it could have been a blood clot so i went to the ER last week and they did a ultrasound as well from the top of my leg all the way down and no clot. they said either dehydration and or just your body going thru changes with the surgery. tho my surgery was only 1 month ago. I did buy this massager for my calves and love it. I feel better after using it.
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So how is your leg now it's been about a week now for me

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kcuster83    1,502

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That's weird. I normally would have thought a blood clot but since that was already ruled out I don't know.

Are you guys walking a lot? Maybe too much sitting?

Like when you sit on the toilet too long and your legs go numb? 😂😂😂😂

Have either of you asked the actual surgeon about it?

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liveaboard15    1,292

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1 hour ago, vickie2017 said:

I hope so it's scary and only in my left leg on one side

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yes it was scary and for me it was only in my right leg. Its doing a lot better since last week

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liveaboard15    1,292

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55 minutes ago, kcuster83 said:

That's weird. I normally would have thought a blood clot but since that was already ruled out I don't know.

Are you guys walking a lot? Maybe too much sitting?

Like when you sit on the toilet too long and your legs go numb? 😂😂😂😂

Have either of you asked the actual surgeon about it?

I walk throughout my house all day. i am a person who cant sit still for long lol. but no i havnet spoken to my actual surgeon about it. it started happening right after my 2 week follow up and my next follow up is in 3 months.

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kcuster83    1,502

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11 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

I walk throughout my house all day. i am a person who cant sit still for long lol. but no i havnet spoken to my actual surgeon about it. it started happening right after my 2 week follow up and my next follow up is in 3 months.

Ohh, maybe you should call?

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vickie2017    1

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That's weird. I normally would have thought a blood clot but since that was already ruled out I don't know.
Are you guys walking a lot? Maybe too much sitting?
Like when you sit on the toilet too long and your legs go numb? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Have either of you asked the actual surgeon about it?
Prior to this I was doing a lot of exercising from walking to jogging to going to the gym I have 2 jobs and sitting is a no for me

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kcuster83    1,502

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Just now, vickie2017 said:

Prior to this I was doing a lot of exercising from walking to jogging to going to the gym I have 2 jobs and sitting is a no for me

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Good luck figuring it out, hope it gets better soon.

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Crisscat    169

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3 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

I dealt with this for about 2 weeks now on and off. Mainly in my calf area and also swelled. I thought it could have been a blood clot

Me too! Its only my right calf, its been giving me problems since a couple days post op. Like liveaboard15 said, I believe it to be dehydration since I sometimes struggle with getting all my fluids in. Mine actually feels like a knot sometimes but there is nothing there so could be low potassium as well. Hard to say but no blood clot.

I also have a similar pair of leg massager's like pictured above and if my right calf acts up I usually get those out and put on both legs and it does help. Feels better afterwards, I usually do mine in the evening and go to bed afterwards. Especially if I have swelling.

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