raffstr
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- May 28, 2011
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- Loved one DX
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- US
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- california
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- yorba linda
My husband is 50 yrs old. He had a total hip replacement in November. When he came out of surgery he was screaming in pain even though he was heavily medicated. They pumped with a bunch of muscle relaxers. The next day he said his leg (thigh) felt like jello. His leg has been numb from hip to knee and down the shin on the front of his leg since. He developed blood clots in his lungs and legs. He then had a large bleed from the blood thinners in his leg, abdomin, groin. He then had to go off the thinners and had to have a device put in his vena cava to catch clots. He then developed a huge dvt the entire length of his leg, from his groin to his ankle. He was in the hospital and nursing homes for 3 months. I was completely sure, the surgeon messed him up. This week he had his second visit with the neurologist. First visit was the nerve testing which led to an MRI on his spine. This week he had the needle muscle testing. The neurologist said that he has ALS or MMN but was leaning toward AlS. He is sending him for MRI of brain and neck. The muscle test showed it in both legs, arms, back and thats all i can remember, its kind of blurry. He is going to send him to UCLA or UCI clinic. How can someone be normal before surgery and then this happens. Has this happened to anyone else? I do not want to believe it. He was sick with a cold or something for two months before the surgery. I would rather believe the neurologist is just trying to save the surgeon from a law suit. Any one out there know anything about this happening to other people? Thank You