Hi everyone this is my first post. I've been lurking here for some time. The reason for my peripheral neuropathy is from damage done from having 16 cardiac catherizations over 8 years. Started off slowly in the right foot/leg after about 9 caths. They had to move over to left leg because of scar tissue in the right groin. After approx. 4 or 5 caths done on the left side; I stated to notice numbing/pain in left foot/leg. It has since moved up to both knees. Does anyone else have this same situation?

Wow...that is alot of testing! I assume you are taking medications? Perhaps a statin?

This link shows the nerve distributions down the leg.
The front area, the groin, is far less involved in the foot, than the back (sciatic). You can move the toggle at that site to see in 3D.
http://www.healthline.com/vpbody/ner...-spine-to-foot

In fact, I would think you'd have some sensory problems with the thigh, like Meraglia Paresthetica with the front access to the femoral artery.
There is an article about this, but I don't have membership to access it...says it is rare.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...10149/abstract

This book source explains how the femoral nerve may be injured:
http://books.google.com/books?id=GMt...page&q&f=false

Whatever the cause, I'd do some research on this further to see if something could work for you. Have you tried Lidoderm patches? I would place them in the groin area where the suspected irritated nerves are.


This link shows where the femoral nerve is located in the groin area.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2109.html

I would get evaluated by a neurologist if you haven't done so already.

Thanks for the links. I will definitely check them out. Yeah I do take lots of meds. I have 7 stents in the LAD due to instent restenosis. They've tried everything from brachy therapy to several med. stents. So far the last stent is on year number 2. I do have a neurologist that has me on several meds for the neuropathy. I was just wondering if you've heard of anyone having so many cardiac caths to cause nerve damage?