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Chest and neck discomfort
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Chest and neck discomfort
by John Mc, Nov 08, 1999 12:00AM
I had double bypass surgery just over 1 year ago and I stll get chest discomfort.
The pain that I get is not angina (I don't think) and it appears to come on in spells (a few days at a time). It does not increase with exersion. It is centrally located around my heart and with each beat it can become a stabbing or more pronounced feeling. The pain tends to radiate up the right side of my neck and changes with deep breaths or movement.
I have seen the doctor about this and everything checks out OK. He relates it to an inflamation caused by perhaps a virus. Obviously after having bypass surgery a person tends to be more aware of these sort of aches and pains.
My question is: Are people who have had open heart surgery more succeptable to chest inflamations and if so should this diminish over time?
Thank you
John
The pain that I get is not angina (I don't think) and it appears to come on in spells (a few days at a time). It does not increase with exersion. It is centrally located around my heart and with each beat it can become a stabbing or more pronounced feeling. The pain tends to radiate up the right side of my neck and changes with deep breaths or movement.
I have seen the doctor about this and everything checks out OK. He relates it to an inflamation caused by perhaps a virus. Obviously after having bypass surgery a person tends to be more aware of these sort of aches and pains.
My question is: Are people who have had open heart surgery more succeptable to chest inflamations and if so should this diminish over time?
Thank you
John
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - CRC, Nov 08, 1999 12:00AM
No, there is no increase in chest inflammations in people who have had open heart. Of course right after surgery there is a risk for infection but this does not persist.
