Update from last post

[Fourwhitesheps]

6 weeks after 3 stents still feeling awful. Doctors have repeated my blood tests as creatinine was at 89 repeat test 2 days later 141. Waiting on another blood test as doctor called me in. He has dropped Bisoprolol to 1.25mg and stopped the Lisinopril as my throat swelling got worse. This is never ending for me and feeling there isn’t a light at the end of the tunnel. Xx❤️❤️

[Tos92]

Hi Fourwhitesheps

I’m sorry to hear you’re not feeling well again.

You’ve had a fairly big procedure and 3 stents in one go must not have been the most pleasant experience. I’m happy the doctors have picked up on what may be causing the issue through the blood tests.

I just wanted to wish you a speedy and safe recovery and if your symptoms do get worse, please call 111 or go to A&E.

All the best.

Tos x

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to Tos92]

Thank you so much it wasn’t pleasant it took 4 and a half hours and the bruising was horrendous. I don’t know what’s causing the creatinine to be so high hopefully it will go down. I have chest discomfort but they are still not sure what’s causing it I’m hoping it’s just from the stents. I hope your keeping well xx

[Tos92 in reply to Fourwhitesheps]

An elevated creatinine can be due to kidney dysfunction. Though I’m not entirely sure on this. Hopefully another member may have better knowledge of this. Are you allowed to take pain relief for the chest discomfort? I personally use a hot water bottle when my coronary spasms or angina are bad as I don’t get adequate relief from pain killers xx

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to Tos92]

I have codine and paracetamol but is not touching it. I have a hot water bottle that takes the edge off. Yes that’s what the doctor said I know some heart medicines can cause it to rise. X

[Tos92 in reply to Fourwhitesheps]

Let’s hope the rise is due to your meds and nothing else is going on. I’m sure you could do without another hiccup whilst you recover. Keep us posted x

[fairgo45 in reply to Tos92]

Paracetamol can be hard on the kidneys drink plenty of water and I hope you soon feel better.

[Tos92 in reply to fairgo45]

I’ve had a cardiologist previously state that there are no long-term side effects to paracetamol so it shouldn’t be an issue taking it everyday. Hence, I was always under the assumption it was a safe pain killer to take. Will take this onboard as I’m sure Fourwhitesheps will as well.

[Cee-Cee1 in reply to Tos92]

I relied on paracetamol immediately after my triple bypass, Tos, even while I was in ICU, as my body is intolerant to any morphine or codeine derivatives. The surgeon and doctor who looked after me said the same as yours - paracetamol is one of the safest painkillers to use. As Fairgo suggests, I would drink lots of water while taking them though.

[Tos92 in reply to Cee-Cee1]

I took codeine for the first time this year. I thought I was going to pass out. I won’t even get started on the nausea, it was horrid. Morphine also makes me nauseous. Though they are effective in relieving the pain for me, the side effects make it intolerable to endure for myself.

[Cee-Cee1 in reply to Tos92]

That's exactly how they make me feel too, Tos - the effects are so dreadful that I'd rather be in pain! The first thing I did when I was waking up in ICU after my bypass was be sick - which was pretty darned uncomfortable given that we've just had our sternums broken and wired up again (I presume there's pretty heavy drugs involved in anaesthesia!). They also don't actually take the pain away either, they just make my head so spaced out that I feel as if the pain's still there but it doesn't really matter! 😆

[Tos92 in reply to Cee-Cee1]

Pain relief on top of sedatives sounds like a lot. No wonder why you were feeling spaced out. I think you could be right, it could have no effect at all on the pain because of what it can do to the mind. I hope you’ve recovered well from the bypass and it’s isn’t causing you any problems.

[Cee-Cee1 in reply to Tos92]

I'm grand thank you, Tos - some days I feel a lot better than I actually did for a couple of years before the operation! I was very fortunate in my recovery and able to go back to work on a part-time basis after five months. I still get the odd twinge now and again but think that's more down to my age than the bypass - I tend to forget I'm 63 on a regular basis! 😅 Only two low-strength co-codamol would totally space me out and wipe me out for the day, so I avoid them like the plague and it's now on my medical records that anything with codeine or morphine are not to be prescribed due to the unusually severe side effects.

Hope you're keeping well too. Carol x

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to fairgo45]

Thank you

[Hidden]

Hello

There will be light at the end of the tunnel and six weeks is still early sometimes it can take longer for some than others and getting medications right but it will happen

Let us know how you get on x

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much I really hope so xx

[Hidden in reply to Fourwhitesheps]

It will just hang in there and you will look back and think it did come good x

[Cee-Cee1]

I'm sorry you're going through this, Fourwhitesheps, but just wanted to wish you well. As BeKind says, six weeks is still early and hopefully, with medication tweaked and sorted, you'll be on the road to recovery soon. Carol

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to Cee-Cee1]

Thank you so much x

[Cee-Cee1 in reply to Fourwhitesheps]

Looking forward to hearing of your progress, Fourwhitesteps, if you have time. Hopefully you'll see light at the end of that tunnel very soon. Carol x

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to Cee-Cee1]

❤️❤️

[Kwakkers]

Where did the stents go? Mine were in the abdomen after my aorta wanted to `blow` which itself followed my cardiac arrest.

Stents are there to widen the arteries which feed the muscles which have been starved of blood. You`re gonna feel lousy as the body `picks-up` again Don`t come easy..

Sooooo, depending on where the stents are, the local muscles are working overtime to adjust. They will. Took me a year to learn to walk properly.

Don`t come easy.

Ta-ra.

[Fourwhitesheps in reply to Kwakkers]

right coronary artery 100 percent blockage