Chest discomfort after heart cath

[franny51]

2 weeks ago I went to the ER with pain down both sides of my neck, across the top of my shoulders and down both arms. I had a stress test and then had a catherization. I had a stent put in my left artery. I never had chest pains before and since the catherization I've had heaviness on my chest. I went back the day after I was released from the hospital and my doctor gave me a EKG and checked my blood pressure and he said I was okay. Is it normal to have this still going on?


This discussion is related to Normal Heart Catherization but still having severe pressure and tightness.

[ed34]

It appears that stents affect different people in different ways. Some people feel nothing, others feel a discomfort. From experience, I had a stent put into my obtuse marginal 2 years ago and felt nothing. I had no discomfort at all. This week I had 5 large stents put
into my LAD and I can say this has caused a large discomfort down the left side of my
chest, like a pinching deep inside. I've been told this will subside after a few weeks. On
top of the pinching, I am finding heaviness in my chest also, like it's difficult to draw air
into the lungs. Apparently this symptom will also vanish. I would leave it for a few more
weeks and see how it goes, unless you get serious chest pains in the meantime of course.