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Acl surgery - numbness

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Edward.
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i got my surgery exactly two months ago and a part of my knee is still numb from it. i know this it happens most of the time and sometimes is permanent, but to anyone who had acl repairs, when did the numbness go away for you?
Jun 30 2007 1:39PM
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Shadows
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nerve damage? some goes away, some doesnt.
Jun 30 2007 2:17PM
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Tinga
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if they did a local block for you they probably screwed up some of the nerve cutting so yeah some of the nerves wont grow back and youre numb forever
Jun 30 2007 2:26PM
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freeskier824
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i was told before the surgery there would be a numb spot and its still there. i think it decreased in size very little but its still very much there. its not completely numb but its enough to not feel a pin prick.
Jun 30 2007 2:37PM
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Tinga
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ahhh 666^
Jun 30 2007 2:37PM
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guillermolongjon2
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i broke my kneecap and had surgery and the entire left side of my knee is numb..hasnt gone away in 5 months and my surgeon said it might stay forever
Jun 30 2007 4:56PM
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shagalabagala
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Yeah, I got the patella bone patella surgery for the acl and my surgeon said id always have a numb spot on my knee
idk if you got the same type of surgery or not- but i know its fairley common for all types of acl reconstructions.  not to worry brotha
Jun 30 2007 5:00PM
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BMskier
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my friend had acl surgery and he is fine. he had it in febuary or something. his NS name is jeff5.
Jun 30 2007 5:01PM
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liukangkid
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Jun 30 2007 5:08PM
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Spritz
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ah man I'm in the same boat, i had my surgery about 2 months ago and still cant feel about a 3x4 sq. inch area below my knee haha. It takes a while though, I've had this happen before and it really just takes forever.
Jun 30 2007 5:13PM
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papasteeze
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same with me.  no feeling directly in the area of the scar.
Jun 30 2007 5:18PM
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doitbig
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mine is still numb as well. Almost a year out of surgery.
Jun 30 2007 5:20PM
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brokebutitsworthit
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mine is reduced for about half my kneecap, it was completely numb but came back slowly like 6 months kinda thing
Jul 1 2007 7:49AM
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Troutbum.
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It took about 3 years from my reconstruction for 85% of the feeling to come back and now there's only a small spot on the lateral side of my scar that is numb.
Jul 1 2007 8:36PM
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