Total Hip Replace-drop Foot

Hi
i hope there has been some improvement, I have had it for 20 months
with no improvment

If you haven't seen a neuro surgeon, I would suggest it. I had total foot drop after knee surgery. A neuro surgeon removed my fibular head to take some of the pressure off the paraneal nerve. It worked immediately. I don't know whether or not it will work in your cases, but it is worth an inquiry. Good luck

Hi all
I don't have much to offer but will sure be here for anyone that needs emotional support.
I know over the past 20 months I have really become depressed at times and its nice to have somewhere to vent.
I think I will try to see a neuro surgeon but have little faith that I can be helped. Thank you dinah for the suggestion, I am still taking narcotics and neurotin for the pain and wear a toe off brace to aid in walking.
Well I hope you all have a super week end and im sending good thought to you all
diane from seattle :)

Fyi all: I am at month 15 of hip replacement nerve damage... So-called foot drop. Actually more like the whole leg :).. As everyone knows this is very painful. I now have some movement of the foot, down and sideways, with muscles cramping a lot, so it seems that the nerve is returning slowly. I can raise up on the ball of my foot now.
I wear an afo, or brace and this is very important to avoid stretching the ligaments/tendons in the foot too much.

Mostly I have conducted my own therapy program: acupuncture with electrical stimulation for 7 months to help muscles not atrophy; massage adn manipulation of foot very important and still doing now. Swimming, some weight training for maintain strength and walking as much as possilbe with the brace. I dont know if I will ever walk with use of ankle again, but keep trying. In my case it may be more like 3 years not 2.

By the way, neurotin did not work for me, painkillers only made me sleep. Pain now is almost part of life, but I would love to get up and run!

My thoughts are with everyone who suffers this, its hard to explain to people what's happening, and most doctors cannot help at all.

:? Hello all, colin from uk back again. Sad to hear that some of you suffer so much.
My wife had the hip replaced now 10 months ago stiill no life in foot.
She quite often gets pains in the foot but the other night was really bad kep her awake a lot. Could this be a sign of life returning ? Though she cannot feel me when touching it., was told last week by doctor it is some sort of phantom pain as a person me still be leg when cut off.
Is seeing consultant who done op this week. Will mention that comment by lady about something taken out(will recheck postings, and print off for hospital to see.
Regards to all , hope can come back with some sort of news
colin

Hi dianah,
re your comment on fibular head, did you mean that you got back use of foot or that it releived the pains in foot. Will certainly mention it to the
hospital on thursday. One other problem my wife has is that she also has parkinsons though relatively mild, the medication keeps it fairly under control, it does confuse the issue a bit.
Sarahlee what sort of electrical stimulation do you use, and acupuncture is also worth a thought.
Regards all colin

Hi ya'll

i got the movement back in my foot after the fibular head was removed. However, my foot drop followed knee surgery. I'm not sure if there is a procedure in place to reverve a foot drop s/p hip surgery. I would encourage you to do many inquiries. The sooner, the better. God bless you, diana

Total hip replacement may 2005 resulted in foot drop and pain! Pain was relieved within two weeks of commencing homeopathic medicine and gone 2 months later. Cost approx $300.00 canadian but worth every penny.
Question: anybody familiar with Dr. Nath? His web www.Drnathfootdrop.Com. Claims to be able to reroute plantar nerve to activate foot again. Does it work? Would love to hear from anybody who has undergone this surgery with/without success.