Question 1

how long is recovery from vascular surgery in the legs?

Accepted Answer

Few weeks: It depend what surgery was done how involve the surgery was.

Question 2

how long is recovery from vascular surgery in the legs/calves?

Accepted Answer

Depends on procedure: Recovery after any surgical procedure is variable in duration and difficulty. The biggest factors that affect recovery are the procedure itself, your overall health and physical condition, your nutritional status. Some vascular surgery leg procedures are done in an outpatient setting with recovery expected to be less than a week. Some require hospital stay and rehab for recovery.

Question 3

what is  rockhawk vascular surgery for the lower limbs?

Accepted Answer

Excisional atherect : Rockhawk is a device used by endovascular surgeons that can remove plaque inside of arteries through small tubes called sheaths that are inserted through the groin arteries. This can restore blood flow to the legs without major surgery.

Question 4

vascular surgery question?

Accepted Answer

Briefly,: Vascular surgery is a medical discipline that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and problems of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, exclusive of the heart.  Interventional treatment can be both surgical and non-surgical (i.e. Catheter based and minimally invasive) and as such, make vascular surgeons uniquely qualified to provide unbiased recommendations for patients.

Question 5

how effective is leg bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Leg bypasses are typically done when someone has pain or a non-healing wound from poor circulation. If the bypass is open then it will be effective at healing wounds and improving pain. How long bypasses work is another loaded question and depends in many factors. Some include, smoking status, is vein used as a conduit or synthetic material, is the bypass to an above or belw knee artery.

Question 6

is it normal to feel leg pain again after leg bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

No: If you are feeling claudication-like pain then i would be concerned that the bypass may be occluded.

Question 7

i am skinny. is it safe for me to have leg bypass surgery in my leg?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Being thin is actually an advantage for you & your surgeon.  Significant risk factors for your surgery would include:  cardiac disease or coronary artery disease - angina, previous heart attack, neck artery ( carotid ) narrowing, smoking, empysema ( COPD ), high blood pressure, morbid obesity, diabetes, blood clotting problems, kidney disease, how extensive the surgery, and any active infections.

Question 8

can you have leg artery bypass surgery more than once?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Artery bypass refers to a tube ( natural such as vein or artificial such as ptfe ) with one end sewn to the artery upstream from the blockage and the other end downstream from the blockage.  Since atherosclerosis is progressive as is diabetes, bypasses sewn further down the artery may be needed to relieve symptoms and to prevent major amputation.

Question 9

my husband had bypass surgery on his legs. i think his leg is infected. what should we do?

Accepted Answer

See your surgeon: It is pretty common to have an infection of the incisions after a lower extremity bypass. If the incision is red, tender and draining fluid it makes sense to see the surgeon sooner than later. Your husband may need antibiotics and should have the wound looked at to make sure there are no un-drained pockets of infection.

Question 10

had aorta bifemoral bypass surgery in december. am having leg and back pain like before surgery could this be happening again so fast?

Accepted Answer

Miay  be back issue: You might have been treated for your vascular problem but it is not uncommon to have both a vascular claudication and a neurogenic one, meaning that you may have 2 problems : vascular and spinal stenosis. You may have felt better for a short period since yoy were recuperating but have your vascular surgeon check you out first and then see a spine specialist.

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