What Causes Electric Sensations In The Legs?

Posted on Fri, 28 Jul 2017

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Question : i have a SCRAM device on my ankle which I had surgery on in 2008. Since this device has been installed in 2017 i have constant swelling and every time i take a step electric shocks shoot up and down through my leg originating where my ankle has a plate and 9 screws in speaking with the company who iinstalled this device i have repeatedly explained to them what is happening especially since since having this on since March 2017. I have gained 42 lbs from a 5'3" 124 lb lady to a 166 pounnds. The company that was court ordered to install the scram just basically send their reports to the prosecutor in which all state basically every 30 minutes i am having alcohol assumption or tampering with the device. I have explained the health and physical issues and they basically tell me to go see a doctor. So they are to be experts on SCRAM readings but when I give them xrays of my ankle right now i am 2 screws that have fallen out and on one broken since this device has been put on. It doesn't seem that anyone cares .Also, with my CHF my heart leaks and can not keep up what my body is requiring for blood and oxygen.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Explanation provided.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking once again on HealthcareMagic.

Thanks for attaching the images. I have checked the swelling.
The X Ray indeed shows a broken screw as well as another displaced one. Let me tell you that the purpose of the screws is to keep the SCRAM device in place. Needless to say that the screws at the end serve the main function of fixing the device while the screws in the middle provide stability. Since the screws at the end remain undisturbed and since a number of the intermediate screws are in place the ones that are displaced or broken off are not compromising the stability. That is the reason no one seems to care. In any case, nothing needs to be done about it.

Talking about the swelling, there are two simultaneous factors contributory. The first is your heart failure. The second is the venous obstruction that the SCRAM device is causing. Together they are responsible for the swelling. Apart from the regular treatment for your cardiac failure there is nothing else that needs to be done. That is the reason that nobody seems to care.

I hope that I have been able clear your queries. Feel free to write back.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng