I'm not sure if this is the correct type of sight to
ask my question....but I'm desperate for some answers.
I recently had my 20th surgery on my leg/feet due to nerve damage.
Before many of the surgeries an epidural was placed in oder to put
the nerve " to sleep" before and after surgery. This is supposed
to lower this risk of the nerve flaring after the surgery.
The last 4-5 epidruals wouldn't take though and the doctor thought
it was due to too many past epidurals and possible adhesions in the
area.
So, with this last surgery, under x-ray, they put in some dye, saw the
adhesions
and placed the epidural a little higher and then got a full successful
block.
The surgery went fine. But, my first complaint when I woke was that my
low back hurt even though I was numb from the ribs down from the
epidural. After
6 days the epidural was taken out. But, now I have a numb area around
my buttock
about the size of a CD. It radiates into my underside of my groin area
and
also have a small patch of numbness on the back of my thigh.
What scares me the most is that when I try to climb the stairs my butt
and legs
feel weaker than normal. Like I've climbed 40 stairs instead of 4. I
do have some
pain at the epidural sight too, it feels a little bruised. But, I'm
more worried about the numbness and what to do about it.
Thank you for your in put.
Debbie