squeezing pain

[concerned]

Hi
glad you have this site.
I had heart surgery about six months ago and have a stent I have been doing fairlly well with meds . But about two days ago I have been getting a squeezing feeling with mild neck pain and dizzines and some what feel like I cant get air. rest and sleep help to releave some of the discomfort is this possibly heart related? I do have a primary care appointment next week but im thinking maybe I should go sooner oh I did take my pulse when I felt bad got up to 109 beats per minute

[concerned]

I have an appointment with a new doctor and I have also contacted my original cardiologyst that did the stent in june he feels I need further stress imiaging and sugested i should also have a 24 hour  Holter Monitor test since I have asthma and he didnt feel I would well with a stress test right know....
what is this imigaging test and the holter moniter do and is it an out patient procedure thanks for your imput also one more thing I have been extremlly stresses could this be a contributing factor as to why I havent been feeling so good for the last two weeks?

[concerned]

well i went to the doctor on thursday I believe I need to find a new cardiac doctor I have been expirancing numbness and tingleling in my hand and fingers left side with mild neck pain and also the squezing feeling in my chest it got so bad I thought I was going to pass out and im still having dizzy spells doctor only listen to my lungs said they sound clear and listen to heart said it sounds fine see you in three months I have also had to take more and more nitro due to pain I am no longer taking the isosorbe because of headaches even with tylenol he suggest that i take two of the cardizem insted of one a day. what do you sugest find a new doc ?

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

Of course, I do not actually know you.  All I know is based on what you have written. If a patient of mine was having such symptoms six months after a stent, and I believed them, I would either perform a repeat cardiac catheterization, or if I was less convinced of the veracity of the symptoms, at least a stress test.

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

I would go in much sooner. Stents can sometimes have a build up of scar tissue that causes a recurrence of symptoms. Also, since you have heart disease, you are at risk of developing new blockages. This needs to be evaluated urgently.