My father recently had Coronary Bypass Surgery and now is experiencing some numbness around his incision site in the leg they grafted. I was wondering if that was normal or not?
Q: is it normal to have a numb feeling around the incision site after Coronary Bypass Surgery?
Answers (3)
4/ 6/10 3:07am
I'm about 11 weeks out now.
Funny, I felt NO pain at all in my leg till 6 weeks after the operation, and it then faded away as time went on, now its just feels sensitive.
And for me my chest and my left "man-breast" (lol) has gone from no pain to being very sensitive to the touch.
In the past 11 weeks, If encountered several different pains and things in several different locations over my body that changed every few days or ever week, but I over-all noticed feeling better every week.
Just have to take walks all the time, and as time goes on the distance should get longer and speed should increase. I hate walking, but I guess I have to do it for awhile now, if I want to be healthy enough to sit on my butt somewhere down the road.
4/ 3/10 9:48pm
When I had my Vavle Replacement both of my incisions was numb for several months. One of my incisions was in my groin and my left leg to my knee had no feelling for almost a year. My surgeon said it was completely normal. When the numbness starts to go away he will probably notice and intense tingling sensation. Tell him good luck and God Bless. And Welcome to the zipper club.
4/ 5/10 6:51am
Hi, yes this is very normal. I've had 2 by-pass surgeries and have had numbness after both.
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