A member asked:

I had surgery for a fractured tibia and fibula with im nail. in a boot now and my leg feels like jelly and heavy. is this normal?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Heavy: Probably normal post op issue. Would wait and reassess in the next several weeks.

Answered 7/11/2014

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Dr. Cynthia Archer answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

When surgery done?: The first question I have is, how long has it been since surgery? There are a couple of concerns if the injury was recent. You could have a deep vein clot. That's serious and you would need eval for that right away. The other possibility is nerve injury or maybe a regional block was done? You should have a set of post op instructions. Read that and then contact your ortho doc, discuss what to do.

Answered 7/29/2018

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