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What Does Swelling In The Hand After A Bypass Surgery Indicate?
my father had triple by pass on 8/28/17. his left hand was swollen when he came home. but in the past two days it has double to size on cantaloupe and now his right arm and hand are doing the same thing. his feet and ankles are huge. called primary doctor was told to take him er immediately. he does not see cardiologist until Friday. Is this normal, what could be the issue? very scared right now, what is wrong. husband has him at er
Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Hello,
Occasionally an infection will occur in an arm or hand after a surgery when the person has had multiple IVs in place. The other problem besides infection could be a blood clot in the arm. Don't panic, both of these conditions can be treated. The ER is the best place to deal with this so hopefully they will find the cause and treat it immediately.
Regards
Occasionally an infection will occur in an arm or hand after a surgery when the person has had multiple IVs in place. The other problem besides infection could be a blood clot in the arm. Don't panic, both of these conditions can be treated. The ER is the best place to deal with this so hopefully they will find the cause and treat it immediately.
Regards
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