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All good for 3 months since the stent. Nine rehab sessions with no problems, Swam 20 lengths at full blast, carried my golf bag for 18 fast holes yesterday and even managed a trip to Japan. My dad mentioned yesterday i seemed happiest since I first had the Angina diagnosed.

Then this am - BAM. Helping girls warm up for footie and the familiar deep ache got me between the shoulder blades. I really thought it was gone.

Guess that means the stent has blocked.

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Deanosbeano

Seems the things you did the day before you warmed up might have been too much .

Get in touch with the surgeon who did your stent and ask about the other arteries and how far you should push yourself and wether a swim sprint followed by 18 fast holes and a football warm up , could be too much ?

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DavidG1971 in reply toDeanosbeano

Idea is that the stent has fixed the issue for the short term - at least that’s how it was explained by the consultant. I’ve done 9 rehab sessions and pushed pretty hard with no reaction. If pipes are all open and flowing - I don’t think there are any circumstances that would result in the pain returning. So my guess is that the stent has blocked or there’s a new block somewhere.

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Deanosbeano in reply toDavidG1971

You need to get professional answers to those questions and pretty soon .

My only non professional answer would be , indegestion mirrors Angina symptoms and it could be that , I had it in my shoulders and Jaw , fortunately for me my GP treat the indegestion with ranitidine and gave me an ECG for the suspected angina .

I had both .

Get yourself on the phone to the ward at least and at best to your surgeons secretary ASAP .

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DavidG1971 in reply toDeanosbeano

I’ve got an appt with the rehab team this week. Can’t go through the consultant as I paid to go private and can’t afford it again.

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Deanosbeano in reply toDavidG1971

A+E is free if you think your stent is blocked or your having angina . GP too .

I understand about going private , I waited 13 months for my triple on 90% in 3 coronary arteries ,was very tempted but thankfully got advice about keeping fit and active which got me through the wait and the op a tiny bit easier.

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carehearty

Sorry to hear this returns. Was ache between shoulder blades consider Angina, I ask because I have ache there too for a long time but never thought it relates to my heart, thought it was my bad posture; that is until now, after being diagnosed with severe blockage in my LCX. Did you have Heart Attack or long term angina? Appreciate to know more of your condition. Thanks.

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DavidG1971 in reply tocarehearty

I had Angina - and symptom was a deep ache between the shoulders.

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Chappychap

Maybe it's a blocked stent, but maybe it's not. One incident like you describe won't be conclusive either way. See your doctor, have some tests.

Good luck that it's a false alarm!

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Qualipop

Not necessarily the stent. Maybe other arteries narrowed. You need tests

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DavidG1971 in reply toQualipop

I’ve still got one rehab session left - will see what they have to say. Seems unlikely another artery could have narrowed that much since November.

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Qualipop

Your angiogram when they fitted the stent should have showed any potential blockages and it would have been on your discharge letter. Mine were. I had to go for a second pressure angio because they found two potentially bad blockages of 79% and 64%. They turned out not to be that bad but I'm aware they are still there.

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DavidG1971 in reply toQualipop

I had another at 30% blocked that consultant wasn’t concerned about. But seems unlikely it could have deteriorated that much. I’m still confused how exercising flat out didn’t cause pain last week, but a gentle bit of movement yesterday did.

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Qualipop

Muscular? Yesterday I did just an hour in the garden but fairly hard with a lot o f bending and planting and weeding- no problems at all. Today all I did was go out to take a few photos and I was gasping for breath. Not everything is heart related although it's temping to think it is and quite normal.

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DavidG1971 in reply toQualipop

I’m hoping you’re right. Been down that road before (hoping it was muscular). Pain seemed very familiar though.

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Qualipop

Afraid muscular is what I assumed my HA was. I only had indigestion and [pain behind the edge of my shoulder blade which iget often with muscle spasms in trigger points. I thought nothing different until the pain went down my arm. It turned out to be a 100% blockage of the artery at the back of the heart. Now I worry at every little pain so I quite understand.

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