angina from stent settling

[Jk32897]

stent pain 6 weeks after stent placement

[Happyrosie]

I would suggest your doctor, or cardiac nurse would be even better if you’ve been allocated to one.

[Jk32897]

I have . Stent is good. Just asking to see if anyone else

Has had the same

Experience

[Sarahtakethat in reply to Jk32897]

Had 2 stents fitted, where I had 100% blockage. Still had chest pains. So was put on Atlas pathway to go back to St Bart’s, where they put another stent in same artery, where they found more blockage just below the first stents. Unfortunately I’m still getting chest pains! Which could be due to the fact they found that my left artery was 60% blocked and also has some bridging. (Don’t think 60% should be bad enough to cause pains though?) I’m logging everything that happens to me now and waiting for my follow up in January

[look585 in reply to Jk32897]

I had chest pain on and off with walking for about 6-7 weeks after stents. It did settle.

[Sarahtakethat in reply to look585]

oooo this sounds hopeful 🤞🏻 Were they the same pains as you had before the stent?

[Dancerama]

I have angina since having my stent 2 months ago. I didn't have it before the heart attack. I am told by the consultant that it will probably be temporary. Good to hear that for it settled for look585 . Hoping it does for me and everyone else too. I hear this is uncommon, but does happen for some people. They didn't completely explain why, but indicated it may be due to the disruption of the heart attack and stent placement. Hope you recover well. Mine is getting steadily better (less frequent, less intense), but hasn't gone yet.

[lizzieloo2]

My husband had a stent fitted following an NSTEMI last year. About a couple of months afterwards he began to experience chest discomfort similar to the heart attack and the spray got rid of it. As it kept happening though, he went to A&E several times and eventually they said up to 15% of patients who have stents fitted end up with angina afterwards. They put him on 5mg Amlodipine which stopped the discomfort and he didn't need the spray. However, earlier this year, the angina started to break through and another trip to A&E led to them increasing the dose to 7.5mg. He started taking this first thing in the morning before we take the dog out as the discomfort always came on during our walk. The extra dose seems to have cured this but he still wonders if he had changed the 5mg dose to before the walk whether he would have needed the increased dose. Hope yours settles