Aches and discomforts

[scoobypc]

Hi , I've had 4 stents the last 3 were in December 2018 , I still get aches and discomfort in the shoulder upper left chest area, sometimes lasts all day then gone the next day does anyone else have these problems ?

[Katydl]

Hello.

I have had two stents fitted last February ( 2018) . I attended cardiac the rehabilitation programme and mentioned the same pain.

The nurse said it’s stent pain. I said I wished they’d mentioned it during the teaching sessions, it was only made clear once I had asked.

I still get pain in the left shoulder, which can start when I am at work, then stops on it’s own. I am not sure how long it is supposed to last but I know other people I have spoken to who have had stents experience the same pains.

[scoobypc in reply to Katydl]

Thanks for your reply

[DavidG1971]

I had 2 stents in December. I’ve felt the place they’re in ever since. My rehab nurse thought the tenderness was muscular, but I asked her to touch where my stent would be.....she touched the exact spot. I know it’s not the Angina as it hurts when I stretch. I also have a dull shoulder ache - again they’ve written it off as muscular as it didn’t get worse on exertion. I guess time will tell.

[scoobypc in reply to DavidG1971]

Thanks for your reply