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saltedchocolate

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Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« on: December 26, 2022, 12:12:19 PM »
SO i did LON on Tibia and after my frame removal, I lost touch sensation in the bottom of my feet (The Sole)
I know the Tibial nerve is responsible for that so I got an MRI which said that the Tibial Nerve was intact.
Then I got my Tibial Nerve Decompressed Because it looked like it was in tension and however the pain is very less now but the sensation still hasn't returned.
HAs anyone experienced anything similar or heard of anything like this?
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2022, 12:34:41 PM »
Try to exercise regularly to reactivate the nerve else your foot will stay numb lol
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2022, 07:35:37 PM »
but it will come back right?
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2022, 10:59:38 PM »
someone pls tell me it will come back right?
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2022, 11:46:44 PM »
I would auggest getting a second opinion with a surgeon
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2022, 04:55:24 AM »
You can talk to a  neurologist to get their opinion and I took Metanx prescription to help with nerve regeneration. Nerve regenerate themselves 1mm a day
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2022, 04:58:21 AM »
I had numbness from lengthening on my shin and shooting electric pain going down my leg but It went away...
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2022, 06:51:59 AM »
It took over a year for the numbness to go away for me. It was a slow process and shoot electric pain took several months. The first month I had fire feeling sensation and that calmed down by month 2. Super annoying and really tested my patience.
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2022, 12:43:19 PM »
Quote from: readyprecisestryde on December 28, 2022, 04:58:21 AM
I had numbness from lengthening on my shin and shooting electric pain going down my leg but It went away...

I've got numbness on the sole of my feet so i can't step barefoot, it's super annoying and uncomfortable.
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2022, 06:20:34 PM »
Quote from: saltedchocolate on December 28, 2022, 12:43:19 PM
I've got numbness on the sole of my feet so i can't step barefoot, it's super annoying and uncomfortable.

sounds like your surgeon lengthened too fast.

tibias should not be lengthened faster than 0.75mm/day
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Re: Anyone Got Numbness In feet After LON Nailing surgery?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2023, 12:33:50 AM »
Quote from: Michael J. Assayag, MD on December 30, 2022, 06:20:34 PM
sounds like your surgeon lengthened too fast.

tibias should not be lengthened faster than 0.75mm/day

I have gotten my tarsal tunnel released and even the peroneal nerve was decompressed, i can expect the sensation to return in the future right doc?
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