Leg pain after heart bypass

[nikgonz]

My husband had quintuple heart bypass surgery one year ago today. He is experiencing increasing amount of pain in his left leg where a vein was removed. He describes it as a squeezing pain below the knee; like his leg will be squeezed in half at times. Doctors don't seem to be able to find the cause, indicating that it may be nerve damage. Pain management medications don't always seem to ease the pain either. Anyone else experiencing this or does anyone have any insight?
Thanks!

[thetazman]

on june 20 2014 i had 5 bypass and 1 graft they took the vein out of my right leg and i have had 5 knee surgery i have had wires in my chest but the doctor didn,t tell me that he was going to put wires in me he had to go back in and take them out so that 2 surgery i have had on my chest in a year i am 56 years old i still have trouble with my leg and my chest at times i also have  heart failure i am disable and don,t sleep anymore i also have a abdominal aortic aneurysm 3.6 ceometers so i live day to day please pray for me

[wilhon]

must it be a  a strong or a mild  mustard, my husband is having the same pains  after a quad by pass and we don't know what to do, thanks

[Punkin222]

Believe it or not.. 2-3 tablespoons of Frenches yellow mustard will stop the cramps in 60 seconds!  It contains magnesium and is like a miracle!  I had triple bypass 4 yrs ago and started having leg cramps in the leg where they removed my vein.  No meds helped but now I keep pkgs of mustard from fast food restaurants in my purse at all times.  It works!!!

[carol2cool]

My Husband is 45 and 2 years ago he had a triple bypass and is experiencing the same as you as of now he is scheduled to see a vascular doctor because he has taken Gabapentin at a high dose and it has done nothing for him ; his pain has become so intense it has come to the point that he will have to leave his job because of the type of work he does if nothing can be done for him; and  his dr. told him too that if the nerve hasn't healed by now it will never heal ( that it is an angry nerve)

[Spog1956]

I had a triple bypass 3 years ago and was cut from ankle to groin on both legs. Nobody I have seen in the medical profession will confirm it is nerve damage caused through the harvesting of the veins, because as soon as they do, I would probably have a case to sue them. The pain is excrutiating at times and I've been given many different pain killers. But of course, they only hide the pain and don't get rid of it. None of the medication I have been given has worked so I'm having to just live with it.

[hotformore]

I to have had a quadruple Bypass a year ago and have suffered with leg pain where the veins had been used . It is the most horrible pains and the strongest of pain killers do not work at times.My legs swell also . I cannot stand my husband rubbing them im in tears. This is so hard to try and get through I wish at times That I had no legs :(