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I didn't have this problem after the lap band surgery but years ago, I had an appendectomy and above my left knee there was a numb spot about 5-6 inches across. It stayed that way for several years. Never gave me any problems, but sure did feel weird when I shaved my leg!:frown:

I can't even tell you when it went away, because I had actually forgotten all about it until I read this thread!!!!

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I didn't get numbness in my legs but I had dizziness after fills and my Dr told me there is a nerve that travels the whole ength of the body called the Vagus nerve..it's near the stomach and travels down the legs also. Maybe it's this nerve being affected in some people resulting in the leg numbness. Just a thought!

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DaChanginQueen, you might be on to something there. That Vagus nerve is a trouble maker! Every time I have a fill, it presses on the Vagus nerve and causes me nausea, sliming, and some pain. My doc told me that the nerve would settle down in a couple of days and all the sliming, etc. would stop.

Sure enough, it takes about a day and then calms down.

So if it can do that, perhaps it could be up to no good in other ways!!:wink2:

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I am glad to see that I am not the only one. I have the numbness in my top left outer thigh. I am only 13 days out of surgery and i have had since about 2 days after surgery. I asked the doctor went I went in, he said that it should go away within a few weeks, but if not, let him know and it may be due to a pinched nerve. It is an awful pain that sometimes all of sudden feels like someone stuck a needle in my leg.

Has anyone found anything that makes it feel better???

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I had some numbness in my upper left thigh too, but it would come and go, and went away completely since I have lost weight...I had this before my lapband surgery...very weird....it used to worry me a lot....but it's gone now!!!!

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