heart pain

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by Penguin - 2023-02-07 16:50:41

I agree with Angry Sparrow, but I am a bit confused by your post. 

You mention sharp needle like pain and then 'heavy' pain.  Are they the same pains? 

I wondered if the sharp pain could be your wound knitting together. That can feel like needle type sensations, particularly if you only got your PM 3 weeks ago. 

If you are not reassured by ER it would be sensible, as Angry Sparrow says, to contact your cardiologist.  Have you had your post operative check yet? You could bring it up then perhaps? 

Pain

by AgentX86 - 2023-02-07 17:18:02

If Iwere a betting man and given the positional occurrence, I'd bet on the stomach or perhaps gallbladder, though an x-ray should see stones. Heart rate pain usually registers somewhere else than directly on the heart. GI track issues often do seem like heart problems.

Sharp needle like pain - we know it well

by Gemita - 2023-02-08 05:40:53

Needle like pain (?sharp in nature) might mean your delicate nerves have been irritated by the implant procedure.  

Both I and my husband experienced sharp, needle like pain following our implants.  My husband’s pain was clearly caused by a complication (pleural effusion which had to be drained) which led to pleural inflammation, causing a number of uncomfortable symptoms, including sharp needle like pain.  It was treated by a short course of an anti inflammatory med and antibiotics.  In my case, the needle like pain was probably caused by the implant procedure itself causing irritation of nerves during implant.  This lasted some months I remember and was helped by neuropathic medication Pregabalin.

Since you have been to ER and have received a number of tests, I suppose you can be partially reassured that nothing serious is causing your discomfort, but if you develop worsening symptoms or they become more frequent, you should of course go back to your doctors for further assessment.  Chest pain that is new or continuing should never be ignored.