Lacey had her fusion surgery on Aug. 25th....almost 10 hours. The doc cemented T6 and 7, and fused from T8 to S2.
Right after the surgery, her right leg and foot had no feeling at all. Today, 4 weeks post-op, she still has little control over her right leg/foot. If she watches her foot, she can place it where she wants to more easily. She has a balance problem and is a fall risk. She has foot drop in the left foot which developed about 6 months before her first surgery.....that one was on June 11 and was a 3 discectomy. At that time, she had some loss of feeling in the left ankle and foot..much of which has corrected, except for the toes.
She has braces on both legs and uses her walker.
She has weird sensations in the right leg/foot, like the feeling of water running down her leg, or sharp pricks, muscle cramps and extreme jerking. She can't feel touch, but feels cold if the leg is squeezed. She's told that is normal as the nerves "wake up".
Does this sound "normal" to you? Did any of you experience problems with no feeling in the legs/leg?
Right after the surgery, her right leg and foot had no feeling at all. Today, 4 weeks post-op, she still has little control over her right leg/foot. If she watches her foot, she can place it where she wants to more easily. She has a balance problem and is a fall risk. She has foot drop in the left foot which developed about 6 months before her first surgery.....that one was on June 11 and was a 3 discectomy. At that time, she had some loss of feeling in the left ankle and foot..much of which has corrected, except for the toes.
She has braces on both legs and uses her walker.
She has weird sensations in the right leg/foot, like the feeling of water running down her leg, or sharp pricks, muscle cramps and extreme jerking. She can't feel touch, but feels cold if the leg is squeezed. She's told that is normal as the nerves "wake up".
Does this sound "normal" to you? Did any of you experience problems with no feeling in the legs/leg?
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