I am new here but have researched the forum looking for a situation similar to mine. Hopefully you can give me some insight.

I am a 61 year old male in good physical condition. In August 2010 I had a left hip replacement and that has gone fine.

However 10 days post surgery portions of the bottom of both of my feel felt slightly numb. That condition/feeling has persisted since then. I had a nerve conduction test which confirmed PN in my feet. The feeling of numbness moves around from day to day, sometimes balls of the feet, bottom of toes, different toes. But it is always perfectly bilateral. Occasionally I get some burning after a day on my feet.

It is a disappointment since the hip feels great.

My neurologist said that the sudden onslaught soon after surgery indicates some sort of healing/immune response. I see from my research that it is possible to get RSA suddenly after surgery, but I do not have RSA symptoms, the feet have good color, etc.

I cannot, however, find the same type of post-surgery sudden onslaught of PN. My hip surgeon does not think it is related to the surgery because it is perfectly bilateral.

Blood, circulatory etc is fine.

With the collective experience of this group, can you identify what this is, whether you have heard of sudden post surgery bilateral PN, and what I can do to get rid of it.

Thanks so much!