It doesn’t sound especially typical but that doesn’t mean it isn’t angina. When I had angina (pre triple CABG) there was no mistaking the pain for anything muscular- in my case it was a much hotter almost burning sensation behind my right shoulder blade. The only thing that seems typical of angina is pain and difficulty in breathing properly.
Deep sort of heat...it comes and goes at will...one minute it's during the night then most of the day and then dissappear's just to come back while I'm sitting watching TV
I've been screaming at the lot at hospital that I believe it's angina
No one wanted to know
Now I'm finally being seen in a weeks time and having a profusion MRI but I didn't know that looked at the small vessels?
I overheard my cardiologist mention pritzmetal angina so he obviously now has he's suspicions
I feel sad,angry and very isolated because it wasn't this bad (press stent) so I'm now wondering if the procedure could have caused this because I had spasms during the procedure and was given a lot of introvenous gtn...I was erecting fencing in this heat all day long before all this..now I'm lucky to do two panels
It's ruined a lot of my day to day life
Not to mention the consistent worry when I wake up to a new day and have a young family to think about
If you suffer this with shortness of breath call the paramedics. Otherwise see your GP. I suffered a strained shoulder muscle in the months before surgery and all the soothsayers (who study the Google tablets) decreed it was something far worse
Unless you have unstable angina, it doesn’t sound like classic angina. But, as I said, it still might be. I’m not medically trained. You will need to see your GP
Hi Rob, possibly angina as I have just been diagnosed with it after triple last year. I called 999 as severe tightness breathless and also had abit of chest pain, but it was also in my back. Had echo done which picked up that blood flow was poor. Then sent for angigram and now have branch blockages near the graft. Not trying to scare you, but go to casualty and get checked over. At least then test can be done and request referral back to cardiology team.
Drug is called Nicorandil which is used to open up arteries to increase blood flow. I have a complex heart history and basically they could not stent as deemed to dangerous as it is right at the junction of the triple bypass graft. Just been put back on bisoprol but feel now no choice so to protect myself from further problems I am just doing what the cardiologist says.
It is stressful though, but once you have had MRI you will have the full picture. Something positive was your echo was clear and nothing picked up on angiogram.
Can you make an appointment with a different GP in your practice? I have angina (inherited from grandfather) but my symptoms have just been pains chest & jaw/neck & difficulty breathing. Best of luck. Clare
I too have angina even after CABG and along with classic chest ache, left arm ache I also get back ache in essence right at the back of my heart, so over towards the left hand side near to my shoulder muscle. I don’t really get it on the right hand side though.
Keep persevering - you have to be determined to get some GPs to do the right thing!! Fortunately I have a good one....
I think it might be something to do with the left ventricles and flattened t waves. I've read this when looking up symptoms re the back pain, I'm not medical though just interested in health and had anatomy and physiology training. Hope your pain goes or has gone by now and you feel better. X
Hi have you had a look at your back incase of rash/ spots only I had back pain was intense nerve pain coming and going with burning . Turned out to be shingles and lasted a good 7 weeks. I too worried at the beginning that it could have been angina. Good luck
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