The reports say that femoral nerve damage is rare in hip replacement ......afer reading about sooooo many of you that have the same problems like I wonder where that comes from! I had mine done 10 years ago and it never came back just got worse. Right now it hurts to take a step ....still cant lift the leg....still go up the stairs one at a time....still feel especially around the knee numbness and do not function like a normal human being! The only thing I got from the surgeon was a handicape sticker! Needless to say I am soooooo angry that this happened when many say it should not have as the surgeon knows where the femoral nerve is!!!! Oh and my leg is harder and bigger then the other one!
I have no experience with this, but here is a thread from a year ago: https://patient.info/forums/discuss/femoral-nerve-damage-after-thr-270489
What I read after googling around on this topic is that it is a rare complication, but it can and does happen sometimes. So sorry you are suffering from this!
Dear Barbara,
What a horrible experience and outcome for you. I truly wish I could change something significantly for you but can really only wish you a better future and some measure of peace with the situation.
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I am sooo sorry you are suffering from this! I have lumbar foraminal stenosis ( along w a bunch of other stuff that I just wrote in someone else reply) NOT as a result of surgery but before and still. My surgeon says we only replaced 1 part-we have a long way to go if i want to. Im have to just be happy that I dont have the grinding pain in hip area where the joint turned square and was hanging out of socket! haha so its a little better. Please,dont hold onto the anger,it will get you barbara.Is there any resurgery or additional surgery they can do? or accuncture or sonic therapy that can help? Many blessings and may we all find peace and joy along the way!
Like me, you have suffered a rare complication.
Nerve damage is listed in risk lists, mine (ceramic socket inserted at incorrect angle) I have never seen yet.
We accept risk as part of life, and I'm afraid we are just the unlucky ones left with post-surgery problems.
I am very thankful that I am not in pain, as you are, but my new joint could give way at any moment. If it does, I'll be back in hospital once again, taking all those surgery risks once again, to have yet another hip operation. Even if it does not break, if I need a replacement when it wears out, I have more problems, as they could not remove my acetabular insert last time.
It is awful when it happens to you, but that's life. Sometimes it does go wrong.
Is there nothing that can be done to repair your nerve damage?
Best wishes
Graham - 🚀💃
What part exactly are you feeling the numbness in of your leg,was wondering?
Hi dear Barbara,
warm welcome to this hippies forum - I am sorry to read about the pain you are in -
Were you diagnosed with femoral nerve damage? 10 years is a long time ...
Have you tried to get 2nd-3rd opinion ?
It must be awful to live like this - please come back here if you have any question or concern, okay - and let us know how you are getting on ..
big warm hug
renee
Dr. injured the femoral nerve and still numb after ten years from thigh down especially in the knee area.....hurts more at times then other times......so hard to explain but I have to be careful with the knee in case it gives out....have to take the stairs one at a time.
we did all the zapping etc in the beginning to no avail.......after ten years no hope for improvement just downhill from now on.
Barbara,
That's awful for you - so sorry to hear that.
Best regards
Graham - 🚀💃
I've had my hip done 10 yrs it's been painful since the day it was done but I was only in my forties but had to have it done :0((( they told me I won't make the pain go away and it didn't I am sick of it :0(((
Hi Ann,
Warm welcome to this forum - Usually we find this forum when we are looking for answers - I am sorry to hear about the pain you still have -
Did you have THR surgery because of OA and is the pain the same?
Have you ever been told why you have this?
Thinking of you
big warm hug
renee
Yes at that time I had many doctors check and nothing more could be done. Now that I read about soooooooooo many cases wonder if the surgeion should be held more accountable .....the ads all say will be out in the golf course playing again in a few weeks etc...........ha
Not that it helps you at all, but in the mountain of documentation I had before my operations, it says there is a 1 in 100 chance of some nerve damage in the operation - obviously yours is at the more serious end of the scale - not to mention nerve damage from the spinal or epidural anaesthetic procedure. There is also about a 1 in 100,000 risk of death. 
How the medical professionals all gloss over the possible complications before you go in for it - and it seems to be human nature that we all like to think that we are not going to suffer them, it just happens to 'someone else'.
Thanks.........yes they don't say much before ....just sign..........it sucks
Hi barbara
I have just had first physio (lthr march 3rd ) was referred as consultant suspected quad strain poss qiad tendonitis ,but physio has today said he thinks it is femoral nerve damage from surgery !! I have to go again mext week . Im just wondering how you are now and if you have found any help or relief ?
X
Hello Barbara I'm sorry to hear about your experiences, my mother ( in her 80's ) has had identical issues after hip replacement in Dec' 2016 she was told by her surgeon that the femoral nerve was damaged during the op,oh dear that's a shame and regrettably unlikely that there will be any improvement but would like to see her in 2 months meanwhile my mum is in agony and looks like staying that way!
I believe this is negligence and am taking this further.
I had hip surgery December 13, 2016 I had them femoral nerve damage. I was home for a week I was not able to walk get in and out of bed by myself it was horrible. Went back to the doctor by the end of the week and I went into a nursing home for two months with extensive therapy five days a week. They used a stem with the Russian setting to get my nerve started again. It helps so much when I left there I was able to walk with a walker but I still cannot drive. I continued my therapy at home with
outpatient therapy at the nursing home. I useed the esteem twice a day at home. I'm
am able to walk without the Walker and I only use my cane once in a while. If I know I'm going to be taking a long walk or going somewhere I will use my walker more for stabilization and comfort. I can't walk long distances yet. I can lift my leg more now but I remember when it seemed to weigh 100lbs. My orthopedic doctor said it could take up to 18 months for it to be normal. I work part time as a cashier and I did go back to work. I am retired but enjoy working and seeing people. I am 72 . I worked in Medical field for 40!years and this is a fun job to me. I also have spinal stenosis and have a lot of back pain at times. Me leg is still numb in areas. Sometimes my thigh and leg swelled up pretty bad but it's much better than it used to be. It seems to be better since I didn't go back to work and I'm moving around more. I sympathize with you because I know what you're going through. The therapy helped me out a lot i'm so glad that my doctor suggested it. I don't know if you had any kind of therapy after your surgery or not but that is needed. I could not walk at all after my surgery and it was and it was horrible.
Yes this is the exact situation I am in, 7 month post op. I'm not quite sure if it's nerve damage or if it's is due to garaged muscle from the surgery. I had anterior THR bikini line cut. Only the bikini line is way below where the bikini line should be. About an inch off. My leg is firmer and numb and painful at the same time. I too can't lift my leg very far while standing, and lying in bed and doing straight leg lift is non existent, can't put shoes on without pain and can't bend over without pain. Can not rub my leg because the best way I can describe it is like I am getting a flu and the pain in the skin when you touch it, this pain is the same as that but 20 times worse. And it has been a permanent thing since surgery.
Thank you very much for sharing this story with us. It helped me and now I can see that other people have the same problem as myself.
Are you still employed? If this condition continues I will more than likely lose my job. The Docs never want to admit they made a mistake.