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What Can Cause Numbness In Arm After Angiogram?
im a 47 yr old male. im a left handed tattoo artist. its my life. i ride a motorcycle. i was diagnosed with severe carpal tunnel. but a pain in my elbow would not go away. i had an ultrasound done and they said i had plaque in my radial artery just past my elbow. went in and they did an angiogram then used a balloon to open the artery. sent me home. next morning my arm went numb all the way. they called me back to the hospital and put me on a clot dissolving i.v. next morning sent me to ultrasound. when i returned to the hospital bed they ran in and gave me emergency op on vein . they said it was an older looking clot and rubbery. arm feels better but still numb in the wrist area. had the op two days ago. will i be able to open my business again or ride a bike again? oh and they said i also have arthritis in my left wrist
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
Hi There
Its a pleasure to answer your doubts, first you need to stay positive, yes you will be back in your work and that to with a bang but you need to have some patience. your numbness will certainly pass by in matter of few days and for your arthritis you probably are going to need the help of a physiotherapist for some mild exercises.
Precautions you need to take are: to stop smoking completely (if you do) and to be very regular with the meds and to follow upwith your treating doc regularly.
Good Luck
Its a pleasure to answer your doubts, first you need to stay positive, yes you will be back in your work and that to with a bang but you need to have some patience. your numbness will certainly pass by in matter of few days and for your arthritis you probably are going to need the help of a physiotherapist for some mild exercises.
Precautions you need to take are: to stop smoking completely (if you do) and to be very regular with the meds and to follow upwith your treating doc regularly.
Good Luck
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