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What Do Pain And Tingling In Leg After Stent Placement In Iliac Artery?

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Posted on Tue, 2 Aug 2016
Question: I had a stent put in my illiac artery several months ago which relieved my right leg pain. Lately, the leg started hurting again but it seems to come from the back and buttocks down to the big toe. How can I determine between sciatic nerve pain and the circulation problem.
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Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (28 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Sciatica tingling and numbbess. Clot makes walking distance difficult

Detailed Answer:
Hi there.

Thanks for the query.

Nerve pain as in Sciatica will cause radiation of pain to the back and sides of the legs associated with tingling or numbness. Also the pain will increase in lifting the entire lower limb up while lying on your back.

If the stent is blocked by a new clot then the pain so increase on walking for some distance and relieved on hanging the legs down and also limb elevation.

Do get an angiogram to look for a clot and an MRI lumbosacral spine to look for slip disc that may be causing symptoms similar to Sciatica.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu
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What Do Pain And Tingling In Leg After Stent Placement In Iliac Artery?

Brief Answer: Sciatica tingling and numbbess. Clot makes walking distance difficult Detailed Answer: Hi there. Thanks for the query. Nerve pain as in Sciatica will cause radiation of pain to the back and sides of the legs associated with tingling or numbness. Also the pain will increase in lifting the entire lower limb up while lying on your back. If the stent is blocked by a new clot then the pain so increase on walking for some distance and relieved on hanging the legs down and also limb elevation. Do get an angiogram to look for a clot and an MRI lumbosacral spine to look for slip disc that may be causing symptoms similar to Sciatica. I hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries. Regards, Dr. Aashish Raghu