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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 2007pain in the leg
Hello, a friend of mine had a prostata surgery, now (one week after it) he has pains in his right leg. Directly after the surgery he had a little bad feeling in the big toe, now he has pains up to the inside of his leg. Is this a known problem? Thanks, Ernst Sauer > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Is this a known problem? I suggest you post that question in alt.support.cancer.prostate. Big, friendly audience . . . [until the spammers come out to play '-) ] I.P. > a friend of mine had a prostata surgery, > now (one week after it) he has pains in his right leg. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Is this a known problem? It is probably not serious, unless caused by some condition other than prostate cancer. I have heard of cases of pain after da Vinci (commonly and incorrectly called "robotic") surgery. This is caused by the use of restraints for the several hours the surgery requires. The patient is lying head-down at a large angle, I think about 45º If he is very concerned, he should ask the doctor about it. Regards, Steve J > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > feeling in the big toe, now he has pains up to > the inside of his leg. Pain in the leg can be caused by a variety of things. It may be totally unrelated to his surgery. But it is also possible he has a blood clot in his leg from the surgery. That is not very likely, but it is very dangerous when it happens. He should consult his doctor immediately to be sure he doesn't have a clot. > Is this a known problem? > Thanks, > Ernst Sauer >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > totally unrelated to his surgery. But it is also possible he has a > blood clot in his leg from the surgery. The doctor said this is not the problem, he gave him pills against the pains and said "let us wate a week". Because of the surgery my friend lost some lymph nodes, and the question is if this can result in pains; or if some nerves located to the (former) prostata can cause the pains. Thanks Ernst Sauer >>> Hello, >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > and the question is if this can result in pains; or if some > nerves located to the (former) prostata can cause the pains. I'm repeating this, as its first SEND seems to have failed: Lymphadema is not uncommon after prostate surgery involving lymph node removal. Its more common effect is a variety of swelling scenarios, but it can produce pain, too. Some of the PC books mention it, but you'll quickly find much more information about it if you Google keywords such as lymphadema prostate surgery leg pain. I.P. If you ever saw the position they put you in for the surgery you would understand why people have aches and pains afterwards. I have heard men mainly complain of back pain, but the bending and manipulation that takes place could, I suppose (not a doctor here), cause some nerve pinching or the like and result in leg pain. I suffer with pain in the leg and foot, left side only, and my primary care doctor told me it is caused by pinching of the nerves where they come out of the spine. He told me that is a common complaint of older people. However, as one of the others said, it could also be related to a clot, and that can be deadly. So it should be taken seriously for sure. Good luck to your friend. I had pain in my bottom for six months after the surgery (I had RRP but the pain was in the perineum??). Most men do not, but I understand what it is like to have discomfort after the prostate surgery. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks, > Ernst Sauer |
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