What Causes Numbness In Thighs After Having Anesthesia?

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2015

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Question : Just a month before i had gone through a surgery for Hemorrhoid and doctor has given me an injection of Anesthesia, just to get relief from the pain but now the issue is my both the thigh's are numb and i m not able to feel much on that parts..please suggest

Answered by Dr. Divakara (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Its due to Nerve Problem

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

I need more information on your problem.

After how many days of surgery you have noticed this numbness?
What kind of Anesthesia was given to you? Spinal or general ?
Do you feel any weakness while getting up from squatting position ?

Numbness usually indicates nerve problem . This nerve problem could have happened as a complication of anesthesia injection or it could have happened independently.

Kindly let me know the details asked so that I can decide what is the cause for the nerve injury or problem.

Will be looking forward for your reply.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (48 minutes later)

This is there from past one month and for more specific from the day i got operated.Anesthesia was given on spinal and i really forgot to tell you that i have numb feeling on both the thigh's only front body not at the back..

i really do not feel any weakness but i m feeling uncomfortable while sitting..

I had just check with the general physician he says that the numbness will go after few days but still i do not see any kind of improvement on that..

Answered by Dr. Divakara (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Its most likely due to Anesthesia.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Thanks for the information .

Well I feel your numbness is due to nerve injury that might have occurred during anaesthesia.

Now the recovery from this depends on the extent of nerve injury. I would recommend a test called Nerve Conduction study of your both legs. This will confirm our diagnosis and also let us know the severity of the problem.

Also ask your doctor for a prescription of Pregabalin . This medicine will work on nerves and shall improve your numbness problem.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad