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pain in right arm

i am a 44 year old over wegiht female who had a stent place three weeks ago main front arteriewhen i left the hospital two days later came back with shortness of breath couldnt even walk to bathroom i am asthmatic but i wasnt whizzzing they did all the test everything was negative the pulmo dr said it wasnt asthma but after that my right arm has been bothering me just hurts sometimes and is weak went to cardiologist but she doesnt think is my heart they went tru that arm when the put the stent my blood pessure is 138 over 87 and i have been finding blood on my pillow cases also.i am worried i dont know what to think ?
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has anyone still has pain in your arm after the stent i cant lift much with it and i am getting extreme pain on and off it wasnt like this before i thought it would  have gone away by now
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Nose bleeds? I presume you are on aspirin/Plavix for the stent. It is not uncommon to have nose bleeds on these drugs. Did they take your blood pressure on both arms?
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