Why are my feet so numb?

hopelessdawn · 02-15-2007, 01:23 PM

I had my RNY open gastric bypass surgery 2 years ago. Open Hernia repair 4 weeks ago and complications and emergency surgery a week after the hernia repair. (Twisted intestines that had to be removed) Now I'm feeling much better but my feet are numb 80% of the day. I thought maybe at first that It was from not moving around alot etc, but now I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong? Any ideas?

fr1endly2 · 02-15-2007, 01:45 PM

I have these issues.
I have been over it with my surgeon!!!
I been to a neorologist....
and for now im diagnosed as it being neropathy
and it wasnt from any deficiencies...i have no
tolerance of outsdie or my feet go badly numb
i have had this myself with no luck of anything.
SURE i had tests that were fine from the nerologist
but i havent been able to get back there for treatment
i guess.
SO for me its unexplained yet very annoying.
I was also told by my surgeon to increase my multi vitamins,
take a b comlex and put on nascobal b12 and still have this
issue and in winter time its annoying me now that it got
cold on LONG ISLAND. Last cold spell my toes were so numb
it hurt.
SO i am going thru the same issue AMY!
hugs

hopelessdawn · 02-15-2007, 02:18 PM

awww

Ya even going outside to the car my feet get really cold and numb and hurt. I even wore hubbys thermal socks and still freezing lol. How about your hands? Any problems with them? Its hard for me to tell because i have / had carpal tunnel and had the surgery but sometimes my hands do still get numb.

fr1endly2 · 02-15-2007, 02:38 PM

I wake up everymorning with numb hands.
ITs a problem that i have let fall thru the cracks
cause i cant get to nerologist again.
BUt went once and he was amazed that i had
no feeling in my feet.

DocSanae · 02-15-2007, 08:44 PM

Hmmm.
Anything with your spine?
Do you have degenerative bone disease or displaced disks?
Numbness of your hands and feet can actually be the resulf of bad back.
The nerves going to the hands and feet being compressed where they come out through the spine from the spinal chord causes numbness and pain.
Having carried a lot of weight for many years can cause and aggravate back trouble, and even if your back pain went away after losing weight, the nerve issues often still are not resolved.
Talk to your surgeon, but getting a consult with a neurologist and an orthopedic surgeon are also viable choices.
((((((HUGS))))))

hopelessdawn · 02-15-2007, 08:54 PM

Thanks for the info that actually makes a lot of sense. I actually have had back pain for a while and it got worse after my hernia repair surgery.

LittleLisaMarie · 02-16-2007, 05:23 AM

As Doc said that is what my issues were with that. Before surgery hands and feet were numb all the time. I have the beginings of degenerative disc disease in my lower spine. The weight before surgery just aggrivated it . Since surgery once in a while i feel a little but NOTHING like before. Best to have you docs give you a look over and run some tests to be sure. Best of luck and keep us posted.

LittleLisaMarie

02-15-2007, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
hopelessdawn Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mastic, NY Posts: 16 Weight Statistics 1/13/2005 Surgery Date: 5' 0" Height: 319 lb Start Weight: 118 lb Current Weight: 125 lb Goal Weight: 201 lb Weight Loss: -7 lb Lb Left to Lose: 63.0094043887 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 62.2936111111 BMI Start: 23.0427777778 BMI Current: 24.4097222222 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	Why are my feet so numb? I had my RNY open gastric bypass surgery 2 years ago. Open Hernia repair 4 weeks ago and complications and emergency surgery a week after the hernia repair. (Twisted intestines that had to be removed) Now I'm feeling much better but my feet are numb 80% of the day. I thought maybe at first that It was from not moving around alot etc, but now I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong? Any ideas? __________________ Amy

02-15-2007, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
fr1endly2 Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY Posts: 6,756 Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date: Please Enter Height: 310 lb Start Weight: 167 lb Current Weight: 159 lb Goal Weight: 143 lb Weight Loss: 8 lb Lb Left to Lose: 46.1290322581 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start: 27 BMI Current: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	I have these issues. I have been over it with my surgeon!!! I been to a neorologist.... and for now im diagnosed as it being neropathy and it wasnt from any deficiencies...i have no tolerance of outsdie or my feet go badly numb i have had this myself with no luck of anything. SURE i had tests that were fine from the nerologist but i havent been able to get back there for treatment i guess. SO for me its unexplained yet very annoying. I was also told by my surgeon to increase my multi vitamins, take a b comlex and put on nascobal b12 and still have this issue and in winter time its annoying me now that it got cold on LONG ISLAND. Last cold spell my toes were so numb it hurt. SO i am going thru the same issue AMY! hugs __________________ LISA http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass

02-15-2007, 02:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
hopelessdawn Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mastic, NY Posts: 16 Weight Statistics 1/13/2005 Surgery Date: 5' 0" Height: 319 lb Start Weight: 118 lb Current Weight: 125 lb Goal Weight: 201 lb Weight Loss: -7 lb Lb Left to Lose: 63.0094043887 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 62.2936111111 BMI Start: 23.0427777778 BMI Current: 24.4097222222 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	awww Ya even going outside to the car my feet get really cold and numb and hurt. I even wore hubbys thermal socks and still freezing lol. How about your hands? Any problems with them? Its hard for me to tell because i have / had carpal tunnel and had the surgery but sometimes my hands do still get numb. __________________ Amy

02-15-2007, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
fr1endly2 Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY Posts: 6,756 Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date: Please Enter Height: 310 lb Start Weight: 167 lb Current Weight: 159 lb Goal Weight: 143 lb Weight Loss: 8 lb Lb Left to Lose: 46.1290322581 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start: 27 BMI Current: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	I wake up everymorning with numb hands. ITs a problem that i have let fall thru the cracks cause i cant get to nerologist again. BUt went once and he was amazed that i had no feeling in my feet. __________________ LISA http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass

02-15-2007, 08:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
DocSanae Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 9,484 Blog Entries: 2 5' 5" Height:	Hmmm. Anything with your spine? Do you have degenerative bone disease or displaced disks? Numbness of your hands and feet can actually be the resulf of bad back. The nerves going to the hands and feet being compressed where they come out through the spine from the spinal chord causes numbness and pain. Having carried a lot of weight for many years can cause and aggravate back trouble, and even if your back pain went away after losing weight, the nerve issues often still are not resolved. Talk to your surgeon, but getting a consult with a neurologist and an orthopedic surgeon are also viable choices. ((((((HUGS)))))) __________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." Just a li'l bit 'bout myself



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02-15-2007, 08:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
hopelessdawn Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mastic, NY Posts: 16 Weight Statistics 1/13/2005 Surgery Date: 5' 0" Height: 319 lb Start Weight: 118 lb Current Weight: 125 lb Goal Weight: 201 lb Weight Loss: -7 lb Lb Left to Lose: 63.0094043887 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 62.2936111111 BMI Start: 23.0427777778 BMI Current: 24.4097222222 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	Thanks for the info that actually makes a lot of sense. I actually have had back pain for a while and it got worse after my hernia repair surgery. __________________ Amy

02-16-2007, 05:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
LittleLisaMarie Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live! Posts: 2,983 Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date: 4' 11" Height: 212 lb Start Weight: 127 lb Current Weight: 130 lb Goal Weight: 85 lb Weight Loss: -3 lb Lb Left to Lose: 40.0943396226 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start: 25.6480896294 BMI Current: 26.2539500144 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	As Doc said that is what my issues were with that. Before surgery hands and feet were numb all the time. I have the beginings of degenerative disc disease in my lower spine. The weight before surgery just aggrivated it . Since surgery once in a while i feel a little but NOTHING like before. Best to have you docs give you a look over and run some tests to be sure. Best of luck and keep us posted. LittleLisaMarie __________________ LitleLisaMarie 4'11"{dont laugh}

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