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What Causes Severe Leg Pain And Numbness After Cardiac Catheterization?

My sister had a cardiac cath last week. On the third day, she got excruciating pain in her lower leg along with some numbness. Since then, the pain has continued to get worse. She went to an ER and all tests came back normal. She is in agony and nobody has any answers. Can you help?

Thu, 25 Aug 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
catherization is invasive procedure it can have complication like nephro pathy ,emolisation,bleeding etc..as the numbness n pain which is after catherization is high likely due emolisation .. if u were my patient I would like to run some test to make sure is it embolism causing pain or DVT ( disease causing pain redness n sweling ) I would like to have atrial n venous Doppler usg of leg n some blood test so I can r/u what it is n will treat it accordingly
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask.
Regards.

Dr.Asad Riaz.
General and Family Physician..
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What Causes Severe Leg Pain And Numbness After Cardiac Catheterization?

Hi, Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem. catherization is invasive procedure it can have complication like nephro pathy ,emolisation,bleeding etc..as the numbness n pain which is after catherization is high likely due emolisation .. if u were my patient I would like to run some test to make sure is it embolism causing pain or DVT ( disease causing pain redness n sweling ) I would like to have atrial n venous Doppler usg of leg n some blood test so I can r/u what it is n will treat it accordingly I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask. Regards. Dr.Asad Riaz. General and Family Physician..