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I've just had a knee operation and at night there is intense pain in my heel and it comes and goes why is this?
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Get checked: Leg,heel pain after knee surgery is a rule out blood clot. Please go to the emergency room for ultrasound and testing. Good lick
Answered 9/29/2016
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Nerve pain: A tourniquet is used for your knee surgery and you could have had a nerve compression injury causing the pain in the heel. This should subside on it's own in a month or less. Consult with your surgeon also.
Answered 10/17/2014
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