Have you had problems after open heart surgery?

Question: My husband had open heart by-pass surgery (5 of them) back in March and when he came to in the ICU he said" my left arm is killing me"and everyone just passed it off as the IV needle bothering him, but since then he has been in constant pain with it. It swells and draws up on its own. We have been to numerous doctors and hospitals for it and still no answers. Has anyone else had a similiar problem or if you are in the medical profession can you give us some help. Thank-you.

Answers:
ask about DRESSLERS SYNDROME. i just had (another) heart surgery in june. and i was out in a week, but a week later i was back in there for another week and a day with dresslers syndrome. but dresslers syndrome causes inflamation, which can lead to swelling. it kept me in the hospital longer than the actual surgery. i was in alot of pain (the blood cultures everyday didn't help the pain, or figure out what it was) they even consulted the infection disease team-just to figure out it was dresslers syndrome which is generalized inflammation-(has no specific area it effects)- It is caused by the heart muscles being "injured"-(in other words, surgery) the cure? Not any of those highly expensive IV Antibiotics they had me on for the first 6 days. i ended up taking 12 advil (ibprofen) a day for a week then 9 a day for a week, and so on (don't do that unless that is what you are told to do by your husband's cardiologist.) so, you may want to ask about it, or research it at least-(tell them an 18 yr. old sent you-but a very informed 18 yr. old, who had dresslers syndrome)

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Need not worry , my uncle had it .Go to a good & famous surgeon .God bless! Everything is gonna be fine.

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