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Shortness of breath

by sibby500, Aug 10, 2009 11:28AM
why would i be getting shortness of breath recently after having double bypass surgery 5 years ago.I do not smoke and at 55year old ,i play alot of sports,very active, great diet.I have had no other symtoms til recent


This discussion is related to Chest Pain at the Incision Site 3 yrs after ByPass.
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by ed34, Aug 10, 2009 05:34PM
I think you should see a cardiologist. Do you have any more details regarding your surgery? like did they use 2 veins, or 1 vein and one artery? which coronary artery
was the bypass performed on?

Veins are not as long lasting as arteries in a bypass and it could be that your vessels
are starting to fail. I had one artery and 2 veins used in a bypass and after just 3 months
both veins collapsed. I'm not saying this has happened to you, but I would get checked
to be on the safe side. It could be something simple like an infection but when it comes
to the heart I don't hang about, I get an appointment made quickly when something feels
wrong. Noboby knows your body better than you and if you feel things are deteriorating
you need to see a specialist.

by sibby500, Aug 12, 2009 03:38PM
To: ed34
thanks for the response.i am seeing my cardiologist in 3weeks,dont feel its deteriorating at this point,but glad im seeing him soon.it was the left anterior and1 vein and 1 artery

by ed34, Aug 13, 2009 12:10PM
It could also be another fairly common problem, where the vein/artery is grafted to your
LAD there could be some temporary tissue swelling. This settles down after a few weeks. Three weeks is quite a long wait, in the meantime I would get your GP to test
your blood pressure to at least ensure that is fine.

by sibby500, Aug 18, 2009 06:16AM
To: ed34
thanks again.i have had flu like symptoms that bounce from my head to my throat to my chest.This could be having a effect on my lungs or  maybe making the veins swell,as you had said.Im going to have them run as many test as i can talk them into,to be on the the save side.
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