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• Jean -- soreness in the groin area is common and should go away in a few days. However, if it does not, or there is any increase in pain or bleeding, or a spreading purplish color (a hematoma) call your doctor to take a look. Any other symptoms, like chest pain or allergic reactions should likewise be reported to your doctor. These types of adverse reactions are small in percentage, but if they occur, should be looked at.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, March 28, 2006

• my 60 year-old husband has had a stent inserted last week, during an angiogram. Can anyone please tell me what to look out for in the post-operative stages? He is very sore in the groin area.
Jean, New Zealand, March 26, 2006

• "T" -- Glad you are researching your procedure BEFORE having it. We recommend that you visit our PatientCenter, if you haven't already. Specifically read our overview of the procedure, "Angioplasty 101". Also look over our feature on "You and Your Physician" and print out our list of "Questions to Ask Your Doctor" and ask the ones you don't yet have the answers to.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, December 27, 2005

• I am a 34 year old with a family history of high cholesterol. I will be checking into the hospital for an angio this Friday and need to know a few things to prepare for my operation: 1) What are some of the key question i need to ask my doctor? 2) What are decisions that need to be made while i am in the Cathe room.
T., December 26, 2005

• my father is 93 and we have just been told that he needs a pacemaker put in, he will be told by the dr in a few days. my question is being his caregiver and his daughter, how do i help him understand this is the best thing for him so that he may live longer? i need answers before we take him to his dr. so that i can be supportive. thank you
libby bechtold, caregiver, apple valley, ca, July 27, 2005

• Hello, My mother is recovering at home after having a Taxus Express II cardiac stent implanted on Mother's Day. She says that she is healing well and feeling fine, but she will NOT allow me to come visit her ( I have two young children. She is afraid that my concerns/fears will cause her too much anxiety right now and she is asking me to stay far away. I live two hours away from her in another state. She lives with my stepdad, who I know is providing excellent care but he is NOT her best medical advocate. My mom is a nurse and promises me that she can take perfectly good care of herself and does not want me to interfere. I wanted to try and learn all that I could about recovering from cardiac stents. I also wanted to ask anyone if they know of any long-term problems with the Taxus Express II stent?? This stent is one of the new drug-Eluting ones. Any and all responses are most welcome. Meredith Boulet
Meredith Boulet, Just a concerned daughter, Palatine, Illinois USA, May 10, 2005

• Have him on blood thinners, l-arginine which keeps the arteries expanded (talk to the doc before). Have nitro and aspirin handy and keep blood pressure low.
Dileep, Newark, Delaware, USA, April 01, 2005

• My father - a diabetic - while vacationing in Australia had a heart attack (1/19/03). They have put him on blood thinning drugs and have recommended he goes through angioplasty surgery soon (before leaving the country). My father wants to return to the United States prior to undergoing surgery. Is that safe?
Leanne, California, United States, 20 Jan 2003
 

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