I just had surgery on my ankle, and my leg feels numb whats the deal?

Question

OK i had surgery a week ago on my ankle, and most of the pain and swelling went down, i have a temporary cast on right now and its getting pretty loose, but today my whole leg is really numb and when i touch my foot, it actually hurts, its definitely not normal and I'm really not understanding this whole thing so some help would be great

Answer 1

    It is difficult to answer without looking at it, but- make sure that your toes are pink and not blue or purple.   Make sure you can wiggle your toes.   You really should go and have it examined to ensure that there are no post op complications such as blood clots or if there is a circulation problem.  I don't want you to get excited or go get looked at if it was not necessary.  However,  without being able to visually/ touching the area it is hard to tell.