Numbness in upper left leg

[Tinaree 21]

I'm four days post op. Doing pretty well, except for my left leg thigh area being numb. Just started yesterday. Anyone heard of this?

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

My guess is this could be from several things -- lying in the hospital bed could have caused some nerve pain; possible blood clot cutting off circulation ...

Call your doctor just to be safe!

Ginger

[shantelw75 22]

I wad going to guess blood clot as well. I would call the dr for sure to be safe. Good luck!

[stevodreo 4]

I had the same thing but in my right thigh. I called my Drs office and the nurse on call said its a very common thing to experience due to some electric current that they use during surgery while it being on your thigh. After I spoke with them I checked and I saw that they shaved that area. So I guess he was right. Today being banded for 1 week , The numbness has gone YAY Good luck

[g0rbinx 1]

Banded for almost 4 weeks now. I had the same experience. Laying on your back for a long time, especially in the hospital bed, can cause nerves to get pinched. I developed a pinched nerve that made my whole upper left thigh go numb with burning sensations under the skin. It would wake me up and I would just be in pain in my leg until I got off my back. Try sleeping with a pillow under your knees if you sleep on your back or if you sleep on your side put the pillow between your knees. That helped me a lot.

Hope you find some relief soon! Good luck!

Edited May 16, 2014 by g0rbinx