Pain help

[Echo24uk]

trying to get to the bottom of my current pain…

Basically it is left chest but pretty much nearly under armpit. Top of left shoulder into my back / shoulder blade / left arm

I had this pain at the beginning of all this then had a stent , then pain and 2 more stents, pain went away for a few weeks now is back. Can last anywhere from a couple minutes to hours and no triggers I can notice , ie doesn’t seem to get worse with exercise ( if anything seems to ease)

2 different cardiologists have said they don’t think it’s heart related however I am at my wits end

I am worried about restenosis as the stent I had was the biggest ones possible it that there is another narrowing

I am fed up and thought after 3 stents I could get in with life

[Stuartc100]

It might be acid reflux (silent) i suffer with GERD and get terrible pain under my left armpit/side

[Echo24uk in reply to Stuartc100]

Thanks for your reply, my stomach has always been a bit dodgy and tends to be worse when I’m going through this pain.

Feels like chicken and egg is sit stomach causing pain or is it heart causing stomach problems

Do you get pain in top or shoulder and back too ?

[Stuartc100 in reply to Echo24uk]

It wont be your heart causing the stomach issues, its the other way around its to do with the vagus nerve, ive had the shoulder/back pain if you look at GERD symptoms it can cause pain all around that area.

[Echo24uk in reply to Stuartc100]

Thanks I almost hope it is that !

[Yumz199725]

I'm having this exact pains at the moment started on Friday and I have been told its acid reflux and if it was heart related it would be in the middle of the chest. I'm on omeprozole for this now and it's helping a bit x hope you find out what's causing it.

[Echo24uk in reply to Yumz199725]

Ooh glad it’s not just me !! Not that I’m glad your in pain but I know what you mean !!

Do you suffer from any anxiety at all ?

[Yumz199725 in reply to Echo24uk]

Yeah don't worry I know what you meant I'm glad I'm not the only one x yeah I do I take mirtazapine for it.

[Echo24uk in reply to Yumz199725]

I question everyday which symptoms are which.

I did cardiac rehab exercise today and the pain eased off l, which I know suggests it isn’t cardiac also !

I just feel crap ALL the time

[Yumz199725 in reply to Echo24uk]

That's awful sorry you feel so rubbish. I have more bad days then good to be honest x

[BridBoy]

Like you I've had an angioplasty and I still get pains like that, the specialist I saw earlier this year said it's easy to jump to the conclusion that it's the heart that's causing the symptoms we are having.

He actually thinks it's the stenosis my spine, but not wanting to rule anything out he's had an ultra sound of my liver and "guts" carried out, all ok, a camera down the throat, all ok, I'm seeing a cardiologist on Thursday and I'm still waiting for an appointment for an MRI on my back.

I tend to agree with him that the pain is coming from my stenosis.