I had a cardiac ablation 9 days ago. After a week after the operation and extensive bruising I felt a sensation like a tight elastic aged band around my knee then sharp pain in my leg where numbness developed. I understand it happened because the nerve might had been pressed by the enlarged vein and the artery as my ablation was complex and both vein and an artery were used.
just wanted to know if anyone else might had this and if the numbness has gone away with time and if it has, how long it did last? tha ks to anyone who cares to respond! X Lara
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My tops of legs hurt for weeks after… much longer than people said it would. I got it checked out in the end but they were fine. I think they are just rough down there doing an ablation!
Whilst the bruising may be normal. (mine was like a Jackson Pollock painting) I think you should call your arrhythmia nurse re the tingling.
I've never know an artery be used for ablation by the way as the route to the heart is completely wrong. They do often use an artery for instananeous blood pressure readings but usually in your wrist.
thanks! Yes I did, and will have a CT san tomorrow yes they use artery sometimes, though more often in the US; here they prefer via vein, but when they found a second source of ectopics they had to use an artery to access it. Apparently I was a complex case! Thanks again for replying
The tingling and swelling at the knee you describe sounds very familiar to me as an ex-Rugby player. Heavy bruising is, of course, internal bleeding and is subject to gravity like everything else.
It will 'track' down through the tissues and collect at the knee. It can cause pain and tenderness and may or may not show as yellowing of the skin in that area.
I've had a numbness in my pinkie toe and the one next to it on my right foot since I had my ablation 3 weeks ago. It's hardly noticeable unless I have driven a lot or sat in one position
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yes they use artery sometimes, though more often in the US; here they prefer via vein, but when they found a second source of ectopics they had to use an artery to access it. Apparently I was a complex case! Thanks again for replying 
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