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Numb thigh following lapratomy?

Hi

Has anyone else experienced a numb thigh following surgery?  I had my ovaries and a cyst removed last week (6days ago now) and so far I have not been in too much pain from the 3 incisions (2 along my old hysterectomy scar and 1 in my belly button). More than anything I have had the pain from the gas and constipation.  However yesterday I scratched my left thigh, at the front in the middle and it felt numb, and again today I have had the same feeling.  My cyst was on the left ovary and had apparently stuck to my bowel but other than that, there were no other problems with the surgery.

Thanks

Vicki
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This is likely normal and should gradually improve.
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I just had my left ovary removed last week and have numbness around my pubic bone. Is this normal? Anyone experience something similar?
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Hi there Vicki,

i had to have a lapratomy 4 weeks ago to remove an atopic pregancy, altho since the surgery i have experienced numbness on the lefy side of my lady parts, i also went to my doctor and she said that the feeling may or may not come back due to the operation, she said the surgoens may have damaged some nerves and therefore i might be numb for ever......!! Am only 24 and the hole experience has been very tramatic for me..!! this was my first pregency and i fell very must alone... altho my husband has been great, i think my doctors couls have done more.... am healin up well psychally but mentallt it might take a while..!! hope this helps Vicki and hope your feeling comes back asap...!! good luck and God Bless...!!

Sarah
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I just had a hysterectomy.  It has been 9 days, and I have been experiencing the same thing with numbness.  It makes sense that if they are moving things around, they could accidentally move around nerve endings as well. I had the same, where the bowel was fused, and bladder with the uterus.  I think everything will get better as our bodies have time to heal and relocate themselves into proper positioning.  Of course, during surgery we are strapped down and maybe the straps are also very tight around the thighs as well.  Probably if they have to work more on one side than the other, the pressure might be greater. Take care.
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Thanks for your replies, I am seeing my GP this morning just to get it checked out as it seems to have spread from my thigh almost into my inner thigh and my, urmm lady bits!!  I am also getting alot of back pain now on the left side and my arms feel like dead weights, which is really bizzare as I have felt so well and normal following the surgery, up until last night.  I have not overdone it at all, infact this is the easiest I have ever taken it, following 2 ceasareans and the hysterectomy I was having to get to the Neonatal Intensive care unit each day which began from the moment I was able and within 24 hrs I was stumbling along the corridor to my baby, and then after leaving hospital the very next day I was doing the 15 mile journet daily, twice aday to the NICU and being on feet all day or sat on a had chair at the side of an incubator. This time after much less major surgery, I have had the luxory of being able to put my feet up, my 5 year old is pretty resourceful and my huisband has done most things, as have neighbours and even my 2 yr old seems to have taken on a new independence!  So how come I now feel worse than I ever have done!!  Doesnt make sense
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Hi Vicki,
I had laparoscopic surgery to remove a large endometrioma at the end of January and I had the same numb sensation in my thigh.  When I went for my follow up appt, I mentioned it to my surgeon and he told me that there is a large nerve that is sometimes irritated during the surgery and sometimes it is just irritated from the position they have your body in during the surgery.  He told me it should go away within a few months and if not, to go back to see him.  It has now been 2 months since my surgery, and it is almost back to normal.  I notice it a little every now and then, but it is definitely so much better.  Hang in there and ask about it when you go for your post-op check up.
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Hi, there are so many nerves in and around the incision site and organs.  It's possible that the location of your cyst was resting on a nerve.  If it persists then call the doctor to let them know.

After my hysterectomy I could not feel myself pee.  It was the strangest thing!  I had to look down to make sure I was finished.  It took a while to get back to normal but now, after a year, it's OK.

Glad your surgery went well and everything was OK.  Happy recovery.
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