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Suggest Treatment For Arm Pain With History Of Heart Catheterization Procedure

My husband had heart cath. procedure done on May 13, 2011 and they found three blockages, however, the arm has been hurting him for the past week.....is there anything we can do ......heating pad, pain pills, etc. He is 79 year old, weighs 205 pounds, and has been essentialy healthy all his life until the last month or so.
Fri, 6 Jan 2017
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Hi,

You mentioned he had 3 blockages so this pain can be related to heart also. I think you try tab Sorbitrate sublingually. If it responds it further supports the heart disease. But he should visit a doctor and get ECG done.

Secondly, it can be cervical pain, due to compression of nerves between spine. Does this pain increases on neck movement, is it associated with tingling, numbness in arm or any neck trauma, if yes then it supports the diagnosis. Then he will need x cervical spine AP/ Lat view and further may need MRI. Till the time he can have tab neurobion forte which is a nerve vitamin.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sagar Makode
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Suggest Treatment For Arm Pain With History Of Heart Catheterization Procedure

Hi, You mentioned he had 3 blockages so this pain can be related to heart also. I think you try tab Sorbitrate sublingually. If it responds it further supports the heart disease. But he should visit a doctor and get ECG done. Secondly, it can be cervical pain, due to compression of nerves between spine. Does this pain increases on neck movement, is it associated with tingling, numbness in arm or any neck trauma, if yes then it supports the diagnosis. Then he will need x cervical spine AP/ Lat view and further may need MRI. Till the time he can have tab neurobion forte which is a nerve vitamin. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sagar Makode