How long does it take to recover from stent surgery

There are many types of stenting procedures, which are commonly performed clinically for cardiac, orthopedic or gastric surgery, etc. The recovery time varies individually and depends on the site of surgery and the severity of the condition. Cardiac stent surgery is mainly used for mild angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia or acute myocardial infarction, etc. Generally, it can be recovered after 6 months, and it takes about 1 year to fully return to normal, and it is possible to get out of bed for proper rehabilitation exercises 24 hours after surgery, and most of them can be discharged after 3 days of postoperative status stabilization. In contrast, orthopedic stent surgery is mostly seen in the external fixation stent of fracture, generally the wound can heal in about 1 week, and most of them can resume normal life after 3 months. In the case of gastric stent surgery, it is commonly seen in diseases such as pyloric tumor leading to luminal stenosis and cardia cancer, which can recover more than 1 week after surgery. After stent surgery, you should follow the doctor’s advice to review regularly and insist on taking medication on time and in the right amount. Pay attention to regular work and rest, light diet, avoid strenuous work and strenuous exercise, ensure sufficient sleep, avoid staying up late, constipation or bad mood; choose the appropriate form, intensity and duration of exercise.