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Stent then shooting pains
Son is 48. Had heart attack and had a stent put in 3 weeks ago. He is having short stabbing pain , not every day. Has good days and bad days. Has anyone ever experienced this sporadic shooting pains after having a stent? Is this normal?
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Hello @jjhowe2honeybee and welcome to Mayo Connect!
I am sorry to hear of your son's heart attack and his problems with the stent.
Here is a Mayo Clinic website with information about cardiac stents
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/coronary-angioplasty/about/pac-20384761
I'm wondering if your son reported this pain to his doctor? Did your son receive any cardiac rehab after this heart attack and stent placement?
Here is a Mayo video regarding cardiac stents,
After stent placement I had some stabbing pains that would come and go for maybe the first month, very localized, not pain broadly all over the whole chest.
How is it going now?
I had stabbing pains on a daily basis for months after stent placement. had to take nitro constantly. a follow up ago revealed that its was arteries spasms.