Intense pain in legs after heart surgery

[philly359]

My husband had bypass surgery (quadruple) about 5 years ago and has had leg pain every single day. Doctors kept telling him it would go away -- first they told him to wait a month, then two months....two years. He said he has seen a vein/artery specialist (from same hospital) but they don't know for sure what it is. They suggested surgery to maybe open it up more.  He is not very open to any more surgery and does not want to have to go through any more surgery. Any advice would be appreciated. I should also tell you he has Type 2 diabetes (did not have this before surgery) and asthma.

[Jogeshwar]

May be swelling too?
I had bypass surgery on 29/12/2009. Every time I visit the cardiologist, he looks at my legs and prescribes something.

The problem is circulatory. The blood pipes are removed from the legs and grafted.

Now that vacancy is to be re-adapted.

What I did.

1.Discontinued cardiologist's prescription.
2.Discontinued taking curd.
3.Added one leg hopping in either legs minimum 30 times on each leg.
4.Approaximating Nataraj positions in either legs in quick sequence minimum 60 times.
5.Run round the park twice(1+1)
5.massaging.
Oh! I am fine

[philly359]

Thank you for your advice. I have never heard heard of collar dopplar of the legs. We were thinking it had more to do with neurological pain. Will have to take all comments into consideration and then ask the doctor. Thanks again.

[caregiver222]

He has undoubtedly had what is called a collar dopplar of the legs.

As you have probably been told, the most common cause of such pain is circulatory, and there are several surgical options available. In one procedure a balloon-like device is inserted into the vessels and expanded. Discuss this with your vascular surgeon. These procedures are relatively simple and generally have positive outcomes. Get the proceures performed at a teaching hospital where they perform a lot of the procedures - one leg at a time -not by a general surgeon.

The asthma probably doesn't help any and further reduces the oxygen available in the erythrocytes.

First and foremost, if he smokes this must end immediately. Secondly, an effort must be made to keep his asthma under control. This involved control of the environment as well as medications.

Try taking 1000 of omega-3 fish oil supplements every day, which increase the microcirculation. Slow-release niacin also assists with improving microcirculation.