pain

[fwest]

i am a 48 year old which i had a 90% blocked lad  had a double bypass started to get better pain wise now the left side of my chest starts to have pressure  they tell me this is from mammory artery being used  has any body else had this problem  *also had collaspe lung during surgery

[fwest]

also good luck to you  doesnt hurt to sneeze anymore but i can remember and did not like that at all does your chest ever feel numb or pressure  doctor tol me today this pain can last up to a year i hope not but it has got better since day one i am nine weeks now as far as food i eat better than i did a couple of weeks ago lost a lot of instrest for food before surgery always ate now i eat about 1.5 meals today  i lost from the surgery 22 pounds i hope all is well  and i am not the only young person to have this done

[Texaslight]

Just had the same 5 weeks ago...and am feeling the same symptoms you are.....
I believe it is all part of the healing process.....which *****,I hate sneezing!
Remember to take it easy and use that pillow it does get better every day but very slowly.
Exercise and eat correct
Good Luck

[fwest]

sorry to hear abou your problem  i know about it has been  my lad also blocked a another artery  surgery the only thing they said could be done  that my blockage in lad controlled 75%  of the hearts work to the body even if a blood clot went tru  i would die that if i got lucky and live at best i would need a transplant  i have to tell you it was a shock  i went from a mild heart attack to a blocked lad  i still think im dreaming and just waiting for some one to wake me up  my fear as my paihn started for six weeks to feel better  now im getting pain again  so i worry about bypass failing  my doctor has agreed something not right so he will see me tomorrow .

[ed34]

After a bypass you will feel all kinds of strange sensations. As the muslces and nerves
heal in the chest, you will feel tingling, stinging and occassionally you will feel something
like cold water running down the inside of your chest. I am sorry but I can't really answer
your question, all I can say is that I had so much discomfort for three months that I couldn't really tell what was going on. One night I turned over in bed (in my sleep) and I
heard a loud 'crack' from my chest. I honestly thought Id broken some ribs but there
was nothing wrong. With regards to stenting or bypass, it depends on the blockage.
If it is a long blockage, then sometimes a cardiologist will attempt to put a catheter
through the mass for stenting, but it must be a straight blockage. For the procedure
to be safe, the catheter must stay inside the artery and it is possible for the doctor to
accidentally put the catheter through the artery wall. Some blockages are on a slight
curve making the situation a lot more risky. Sometimes the blockage is too near the
junction of another major artery such as the circumflex. So to say "I had a blockage of
xx%" means nothing. It could be 99%, only 3mm long and near no other major vessels
making it easy for the doctor. the blockage could be 70% but right next to a major
junction and 30mm long. I am facing a risk on 3rd sept for rotablation. My LAD has
100% blockage next to the circumflex junction and is around 35mm long. It is also on
a curve. The cardiologist will try to get a catheter through the centre of the blockage
through the curve and then inflate a balloon on the other end to stabilise it. He will then
pass a tiny high speed drill down the catheter to obliterate the plaque. If the catheter is
through the artery wall on the other side of the blockage, the drill will make a 3mm hole
in my LAD. Then a stent will be placed along the lesion but it will entirely cover my
circumflex artery. A hole will be made in the side of the stent to open this vessel up and
then I will hopefully feel much better. This was obviously refused two years ago due to
risk and a bypass was performed but it failed. Now it is the only option apart from a
transplant. So stenting or bypassing is based on several factors of which one is risk
weighed up against benefit. If a risky procedure is not going to produce much benefit, it
will not be considered.

[RadioAstronomyObserver]

My older brother (at the time was in his early 30's) had a blocked LAD.  This was back in the mid eighties so don't recall how much but it was bypassed.  Side note, he is still very active some 20 years later.

[fastation]

this for me has been really hard, the lifting the bathing and still i dont know how to prove to my mom i am beside her she doubts my leaving her side for a few hours or min, i have a 15 mth old to keep up with 2 and i just feel guilty all the way around

[fwest]

i can agree but 48 is not old to have a blocked lad

[globalmed]

yeah,since my grandpa has been ill with heart trouble and my grandma with

high blood pressure, it makes us be in fear and trembling....now I

enter into an medical association as an intern, haha , what most

excited me is I got an SPO2 monitor and an blood pressure monitor! I

think this kind of disease are very popular in the olders. Now we

feel these equipments for home use are very helpful!!!

Just get relaxed!

http://www.globalmedproduct.com

[fwest]

let me give you some more details  for two months i had pain that went up my stomach into my chest to my jaw one morning woke up with a bad pain in the back went a way but did not feel well  the next day went to see my doctor bad ekg  sent me to er.
kept me in hospital for weekend im what they called  a safe mode when monday came they did a angogham and they found 2 blockages the worst wa what they called the L.AD the widow maker artery at 90% the same artery that killed meet the press tim russertat.  i beg for stents they told me stents would be like building a house with tumb tacks .

[DREAMGIRL12]

Sorry, Stents

[DREAMGIRL12]

I am so sorry to hear of your situation. My brother has had tow stenst placed with 90% blockages and he is doing great, there must be more to the story for them to do a bypass instead. I had two 80% and had stenst, very curious???!!!