Numb Hands And Feet After Heart Surgery

I had a quadruple bypass 10 weeks ago. The last two fingers on my right hand are numb as is the small finger on my left hand. I cannot bring the middle fingers of my right hand to touch each other, no matter how hard I concentrate. My surgeon said this is not uncommon, but I have had no improvement since my surgery. My concern is that the injury might be permanent.

I have just had double valve replacement surgery … almost a month now.
I am 66 years old and experience the same numbness, sweats and temperature changes. I don’t take ibuprofen, though. I do, however, take the generic equivilent of DARVOCET. I am glad to hear that this disappears over time.

My friend just had heart valve replacement surgery about five weeks ago, and is recovering pretty well, but he experienced numbness in his right hand for the first time yesterday, for varying periods of time and intensity about once every hour, hence my searching for answers to this concern.

This is my second reply … first was in April just after my surgery. Here it is in December … almost nine months after surgery … still having numbness problems … side of head and neck and lower back.

I just had arotic valve surgery and had a pacemaker put in and I am having same issues with my left hand and my left foot also at some times at night but my left hand is all the time and the surgeon told me if it does not improve in couple months he going refer me to a nerosurgeon and reason for my hand feeling this way is how they had my arm layed during the surgery I would also like some answers on this as well oh and to add to this I wasnt taking ibprofen I just started taking some couple days ago I had my valve replaced aug 3rd and pacemaker put in aug 11th oh and this will be my second valve repleaced first one was in 2005 I had pig valve put in this time metal one

I had a triple bypass on November 15th. I have a left over problem of numbness in the last 3 fingers of my left hand which is bearable just makes life a little difficult. My biggest problems are related to my continued shortness of breath and a pain across my right shoulder which is almost like a pinched nerve. I’m curious if this is the “norm” as the pain disrupts my sleep…