| Author | Message | ||
     Steveford |
For those of you who have had stents put in, does the discomfort of where it was inserted subside over time? Mine went in through the groin and a ride on a bike with a sporty riding position really made me feel it due to being hunched over. I also had a lot of gear on so picture the Michelin Man with clip ons and rear sets. | ||
| Two_seasons |
It will take a couple of weeks. I've got 3 myself. | ||
| Ourdee |
They went in through there to look in my heart. 20 years later, I don't feel anything at the site. It hurt a lot at first and I had a fear of the glue letting loose. | ||
| Aesquire |
Yes. It will go away. I had the groin entry too. The worst part, for me, was the forced lying there for about 8 hours with a sandbag on the hole, not moving. Golly dang my back hurt. They used a plug made of seaweed. Latest remote vascular surgery tech, and they finish it off with the modern version of slapping moss on a wound. Some stuff just works. My first aid kit now has sci-fi quick clot bandages. The original military version used shrimp shells as a base. Which is what my Sifu carried in a bottle of powder he picked up in Toronto ( China Town, great restaurants ) and wasn't allowed to be sold here. Next I'll be taking willow extract daily. Oh, wait. We are.  I didn't try to ride right away, it was winter, so didn't have any real discomfort from it afterward, just sore for a few weeks. No kickboxing! Expect full recovery fairly soon. It's just the temporary X-box port. ( my doc plays X-box. I asked. Don't trust a non-gamer to do stent installs. ) I was psyched for a ride the other day and we got snow.... curse Al Gore! ( he promised no more winter! ) | ||
| Aesquire |
GLUE!!!??? | ||
| Aesquire |
Kidding. They glued my knees back together. Strip of superglue soaked dacron. No staples, no stitches. Modern medicine. | ||
| Ourdee |
Yep. Stung like a bee. | ||
| Steveford |
That's good to know, thanks. I'll stay away from sporty bikes for a bit - that shouldn't be too hard as they're calling for 19 degrees next week. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Wrist entry for me. They prepped the groin in case the wrist didn't work... but it did, so they didn't have to use the southern entrance. | ||
| Pwnzor |
and yes, the discomfort went away after about 10 days in my case... of course I'm not sitting on my wrist, so less sensitive would be my guess. | ||
| Ourdee |
The femoral Artery.  |
