Carmel - You're very early in your recovery. The numbing sensation will
die down over the next few months, but it's probably a combination of
nerve disturbance/damage during surgery and the post-op inflammation
which may squeeze healthy nerve fibres. I'm 7 months post-op (same
repair) and I still have some residual numbness - may take a year or so
to get back to feeling normal.

--- In kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com, Ice Princess
<indyiceprincess@...> wrote:
>
> I just had my ACL reconstructed 2-14 (indoor soccer injury). They
used part of my petaller tendon to reattach since IMHO I would be a
candidate for a reaction using a cadaver tendon. My anesthesiologist
used a femoral nerve block, which I assume is customary, however 6 days
post-op my knee is still pretty numbed out (and swollen). No pain meds
since Sunday 2 a.m., but the incision and where the needle entered to
do the nerve block still sting.
> Any opinions suggestions?
> Thanks in Carmel, Indiana
>