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What Causes Hip And Leg Pain After Surgery?

I am a 43 year old male, height is 6'4", weight is 290. Had a heart attack after being stung by yellow jackets 6 months ago. They found significant blockages, two arteries were 100% blocked, 2 wer 90 %, and one was 70%. I had a CABG August 2011 with 4 arteries bypassed. I am now having significant leg and hip pain that were not present before surgery. Doctor took me off of cholesterol medication for three months, leg pain was somewhat better, but now am on a milder dose and leg pain is getting worse. Doctor doesn't seem to think leg and hip pain are related to surgery, but other's who have had the surgery have told me they experienced the same thing. Is this normal?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Difficult to say without an exam. Certainly if veins were taken out of the leg for the CABG the area can remain sore. Alternatively, aging effects boht hips and cardiovascular system so people iwth CABG's by coincedence usually have some arthritis somewhere. Lumbar disk disase can also cause leg pain; would need examination to actually tell if it is due to lumbar disk.
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What Causes Hip And Leg Pain After Surgery?

Difficult to say without an exam. Certainly if veins were taken out of the leg for the CABG the area can remain sore. Alternatively, aging effects boht hips and cardiovascular system so people iwth CABG s by coincedence usually have some arthritis somewhere. Lumbar disk disase can also cause leg pain; would need examination to actually tell if it is due to lumbar disk.