Dear OhioVolsman,

I have had MP for several decades. When mine began, it too, would only show up when walking or standing, but for many years now, it has been constant. I have not had a CABG, but have had cardiac cath and attempts at stent placement. The cath was placed in the leg that is afflicted with MP. At the time of my cath, my MP was so bad that any additional aggrevation of the LFCN would not have been noticable. I was hitting those 10's before the cath so reaching them after the cath, I could not attribute to the catherization.

Your surgery could have aggrevated the LFCN and you may get relief if the nerve calms down. This could happen on its own or you may need to seek medical intervention if it does not.

I know the MP pain of which you speak so I am hoping that you find relief soon.

I am sorry that you had to go through bypass surgery and hope that you have a speedy recovery from it. It would be awful to have restoration of your abilities that may have been limited by your cardiac condition only to be limited now by the pain of MP.

My MP is so bad, it actually has helped reduce the number of angina attacks by reducing my mobility. When I do attempt mobility, it is a contest of what will hurt the most and hit me first, the angina or the leg pain.

Now that your heart is "fixed", I sure hope you get your MP remedied.

WOW, I am very impressed. Just 3 weeks out from bypass surgery and you are on the computer. You are AMAZING.