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What Causes Pain In Leg Below Knee After Kidney Transplant?
i HAD A KIDNEY TRANPLANT IN jANUARY. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE TRANSPLANT I STARTED FEELING P[AIN ON MY RIGHT LEG SEEMINGLY BELOW THE KNEE WHEN MOVING ABOUT OR WALKING BRISKLY. WHEN I REST THE PAIN GOES AWAY. THE RIGHT FOOT SOMETIMES FALLS ASLEEP AND THERE IS A TINGLING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT - AS IF THERE IS NO BLOOD FLOW. THE NEUROLOGIST COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND AN INITIAL EXAM (NON INVASIVE) BY A VASCULAR SURGEON COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Fri, 24 Mar 2017
Hi,
After your description, it seems like some neuropathy you have. Bilatreal leg pain mainly in distal part of legs along with numbness. These clinical picture likely suggestive of peripheral neuropathy. But as far as Transplanation concerns, I don't think the cause of your problem is kidney transplant. It's just an incidental finding and you have to investigate for Nerve conduction velocity, Serum Vitamin B12 level and serum vitamin D level. Meanwhile you can start Tab Gabapin NT twice a day, Tab Calcium 500 mg once a day, Cap Vitamin D3 60K once a week with Tab Ultracet twice a day for 10 days initially and see the response with result of tests. If responded and tests suggestive of deficiency of any vitamin with neuropathy then continue this medicine for at least 3 months and definitely you will feel better.
Thank you
After your description, it seems like some neuropathy you have. Bilatreal leg pain mainly in distal part of legs along with numbness. These clinical picture likely suggestive of peripheral neuropathy. But as far as Transplanation concerns, I don't think the cause of your problem is kidney transplant. It's just an incidental finding and you have to investigate for Nerve conduction velocity, Serum Vitamin B12 level and serum vitamin D level. Meanwhile you can start Tab Gabapin NT twice a day, Tab Calcium 500 mg once a day, Cap Vitamin D3 60K once a week with Tab Ultracet twice a day for 10 days initially and see the response with result of tests. If responded and tests suggestive of deficiency of any vitamin with neuropathy then continue this medicine for at least 3 months and definitely you will feel better.
Thank you
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