extreme pain in wrist following angioplasty

[1a2b3]

Hi, I am a 66 year old female who had angiogram and angioplasty through wrist 11 days ago . Blockage was 90 % in LAD. I have been experiencing severe wrist pain and some in bicep for past 5 days . This occurs mainly at night and is so painful my sleep is disturbed. I have been back to emergency and had blood , ekg, ultrasound and X-ray, nothing seems amiss. I am concerned there may be nerve damage . Wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if it will eventually go away . Thank you !

[YorkshireBella123]

Hi there, both of my wrists were black and blue - my left forearm from the wrist did puff up abit - swollen artery and into my shoulder was tender.

It all did calm down and I did call the ward and the nurses were very helpful - keep an eye on it and good luck with your recovery hope you can ring the 'day ward' for some reassurance (I was really shocked by the bruising and internal swelling though, also my thumb had a dead sensation going on and I too thought about nerve damage but all OK now)👍

[1a2b3 in reply to YorkshireBella123]

hi there, thank you so much for your reply. The pain seems to be subsiding finally almost two weeks post. I had a follow up with my cardiologist three days ago, and he assured me that everything was fine. Most likely just a lot of trauma to the area and internal bruising. He attributed that to the fact that I likely have smaller arteries as I have smaller veins.. The catheter line is quite rigid and I suppose that can cause trauma in itself. I have been icing it at night wearing a splint at bedtime, which is the time I have the most pain . Slowly, it seems to be improving. of all the things I expected after an angioplasty, having a painful wrist for two weeks was not one of them. I hope you are doing well, take care .