Guest guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 I had my initial revision surgery in 2001, followed by additional surgeries in 2004. I had numbness in various parts of my body which came and went over the months after each series of revisions. I was told that this was to be expected after the kind of nerve resections, etc., that are an inevitable part of massive spinal reconstruction. It takes a good deal of time for the nerves that have been cut during surgery to regenerate. I must confess I am still having numbness -- not constantly but intermittently -- as of now, June 2010. Most commonly my feet and legs go numb; at other times, it is my hands. One type of paresthesia I often experience resembles a rather extreme version of having a body part " go to sleep. " When I have been sitting in a leaning-forward position for a period of time with my elbows resting on my thighs (a bad habit), I sometimes find that I can not stand or walk normally when I get up. I have little or no sensation in either leg or foot. My legs start buckling under me, so that I have to grab onto something for support to keep from ending up on the floor. This lasts approximately 2-3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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