These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT
be used as recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An indi
vidual patient is always advised to consult their own physician.
[posted 08/20/1999]
Question: April 1999 I had Angioplasty and stents in both legs.
The left leg is fine, but the right leg had more pain than
before the stent. August 6,1999 I had Angioplasty and 2 more
stents. Now my right calf has so much pain I can not sleep.
I am up at 1AM walking the floor to ease the pain. I try to walk about a mile every day. The pain is a lot less when I walk or stand. If this is not a vascular problem, what could it be?
Answer: If there is adequate flow to the leg(easily measured) then another possibility would be nerve pain from the lower back to the leg. So called spinal claudication.
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