Question:
Hello! I have a question for all of you.

I had surgery on 10/9/07 and went home on 10/11/07. The next day I started experiencing a tingleling, numbing sensation in my thighs. Especially when I was sitting down. I mentioned it to the doctor and she said that nerve pain is sometimes normal after surgery. Just this past weekend the pain has gotten worse! It's not the tingly "ouch!my leg is asleep!" feeling anymore,but just extremely sore and very painful!! It even wakes me up at night and I have to change positions! It hurts when I sit, stand or lay down. :( I was just wondering if anything like this has happened to anyone else!! Thanks!!!    — sally_ogin (posted on October 22, 2007)

October 22, 2007
I had nerve pain down in my abdomen. I am 3 1/2 years postop and I STILL take the prescription Gabentin for nerve pain after all this time. Strange it would be in your leg but I guess everyone is different. Best Wishes........MIckey
   — MCraig3

October 22, 2007
May be normal, but did she check your electrolytes? Or check for a blood clot?
   — obeseforever

October 22, 2007
It sounds like you might have thrombopheltis (spelling wrong). I had the same thing and was told to massage bengay into it everyday 2-3 times and it did work. Check with your doctor.
   — Suzanne B.

October 22, 2007
It would be a good idea to see your doctor again and make sure it couldn't be a blood clot. That could be serious but can be easily treated. You are still in the postop period where they occur. Would get in right away if your thigh is red or hot to touch.
   — Vinca216

October 22, 2007
Hi Sally. I had my open RNY on 10/8/07 and have experienced the same thing. I also had it before surgery because of my bad back. Sometimes it tingles and other times it just downright hurts. And I also find that changing positions helps. It was the same thing before surgery for me too.
   — Brenda R.

October 22, 2007
After you check with your doctor as the others suggested, if the pain is still there, see a chiropractor. They may have pinched a nerve in your back. I had no idea until I read the doctor's report, but they move your body around during the surgery, (laproscopic). My left shoulder was pulled out and it has taken 3 months to relieve all of the pain. If you don't know any Chiropractic doctors, I find one question will set apart the good from the not so good. Will chiropractic care cure illnesses? If they say yes, don't bother with them, if they say that they can help you feel better and deal better with your problems, you can probably trust them. Phyllis
   — pammaley

October 23, 2007
I also had the same proelm it made it so hard to sleep at night, the tingleling was awful, my doctor suggested support hose, it work and the tingleling went away. I hope yours pass.
   — mommamai

October 23, 2007
Hello, My surg was 10/3 and I came home 10/8 , 2 days after my surg. I started to have this same pain. The doctor told me the same thing. I just keep moving... walking around it subsides. I know its horrible pain I have even woken up cring.. I must say just keep moving in the last 3 days I have been getting it much less frquently... I hope your pains passes soon. -Elizabeth-Marie
   — xsmileeverydayx

October 24, 2007
I had Gastric Bypass on 7/30/07. After they complete your surgery while you are still in the operating room, they stand you up to make sure everything is okay. I have the same numbness on my left thigh outside and the doctor thinks it may have been from the strap they use to hold you up and on the table during this procedure. I massage mine and use ben gay as well. It has gotten better the further out I have gotten. Check with your doc and see if that's where the strap was on your leg too.
   — JenSpa

October 24, 2007
Thank you all so much for your answers!! The pain has been getting a whole lot better! I was able to sleep like a baby these past two nights. I don'tknow if I should call my doctor again, but I feel much better now. Thank you!
   — sally_ogin

November 11, 2007
I had the same problem ... scared me to death! It would tingle and wake me up at night. I woke up one night to the feeling that someone placed a lighter to my thigh, i thought i was going to die. My husband rushed me to the ER and they told me that my nerve was dieing in my leg that is why it burned ( small town) .. It feels alot better now, every once in a while i will feel a tingle. Melinda
   — Melinda-D

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