numbness after surgery

[MSWMike 22]

On Tuesday 7/28, I had RXY surgery. While recovering in the hospital, I noticed that my right hand was a little bit numb. It wasn't bad, but noticeable. Today, 5 days later, I have feeling back in my thumb and index finger, some in my middle finger, and my ring and pinky fingers are still pretty numb. I am sure this is related to the surgery as I didn't have this before.

Has anyone experienced this?

[Gumpgal 45]

I have numbness around one of my incision sites but not my hand. Is it the same had that the IV was administered?

[newmeat55 3]

I had my RXY surgery 7/29 a couple of days after the surgery I have a lot of numbness and twinkling in my feet it feels a kind of strange

[MSWMike 22]

I had IV's in both hands (my left was only stuck once). My right hand got butchered. They failed to get an IV line started in the right hand at one site, then they placed another IV in me during surgery, once that IV was removed, I was stuck 2 more times in the right hand for blood draws and twice in the right forearm. I suspect that has something to do with it!! I also found that I have numbness in my left leg near my knee on the outside part and below the lowest incision and above my belly button spanning about 4" on either side of my belly button.

I am thankful that I have a consultation in the morning with my surgeon, so I will be bringing this up to him!

[IamKe69 18]

I had some numbness in my right thigh on the upper side. Once I went in for my post-op 2wk visit I brought it up to my surgeon and he said that mine came from the way I placed on the table as well as being in that position for a long time. He said that in due time that it would subside. It has gotten better.. Thank God!!

[MSWMike 22]

I had my consultation with the nurse (sadly the surgeon wasn't available) this afternoon. She booked me for an appointment on Wednesday to be evaluated by the surgeon to see whether anything needs to be done.

Based on what I have seen people report on here and from outside research, this seems to be a fairly normal thing after surgery- but on occasion can be an indication of other problems. I'd rather be safe than sorry, so it's off to the office I go!

[gin1979 10]

I am 10 dayd post op and i am experiencing the same with numbness on fingers. It gets better but if I move around it doesn't happen as much. I had an IV in each hand too.

[wahtx 15]

I've had that at 7 or 8 weeks...for me it was that i needed more fluids.

[MSWMike 22]

I feel like moving around would help me with the numbness. Thankfully now that I am a week out, I feel better and I feel like I can walk more.

[Aireekah 2]

I have numbness on my right upper thigh as well. I'm hoping to speak to the surgeon soon. ????

[red37 116]

I had numbness in my right thigh and knee that took about 2 wks to get better. I also had numbness in my left buttock-I still have some numbness there but it has improved a lot. Hopefully it continues to get better. My surgery was 5/28.

[MSWMike 22]

I saw the surgeon this afternoon. He said that the numbness in my right hand is due to 2 things. 1- the way in which I was placed in surgery 2- the fact that my hand and forearm were used as a pin cushion! He said the feeling should come back as the nerve "wakes up" after another week or so. In the meantime, I'm supposed to keep it elevated, iced if desired, and to use my hand as much as possible.

As far as the numbness around my outer left knee, I was also strapped there during surgery and that he and others were leaning into me there during portions of the surgery and this too should go away relatively soon.

I have another follow up next week, so we will see how things go then!

[texastosha 2]

My hands were numb and my chest at times. I called the doc and they did labs. Turns out my b1 was low.

[MSWMike 22]

If your surgeon has an on call number, I suggest you find out what it is. I have used my surgeon's number twice already and it has been very helpful. Since I don't know what's normal or not- it's nice to be able to ask the surgeon directly. It's definitely helped to put my mind at ease.

[MSWMike 22]

I forgot to post an update after my appointment the other day!

The numbness is still there, but I now have different sensations (hard to even describe what they feel like) depending on what I am doing. My surgeon says that this is a good sign, as it is a sign the nerves are waking up. It's now been 16 days since my surgery....I think my nerves should have had enough time to wake up already.

I go back in another two weeks for a checkup....and I'll be sure to follow up with him again if the numbness hasn't improved.