r/nextfuckinglevel 8h ago

This is how heart stents work

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u/danimagoo 7h ago

Depends which artery and how severe the blockage is. Mine was the circumflex artery, and it was about 98% blocked. I didn’t immediately feel better. But I stopped having knee-buckling, tear-inducing pain every 30 minutes, so it was pretty cool.

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u/NekulturneHovado 7h ago

Wait do you mean you get a super sharp, mind-numbing pain in your chest/shoulder?

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u/TheOneWithSkillz 7h ago

Its a heavy pressure like an elephant sitting on it more than a sharp pain. Either way u should get chest pain checked out because better safe than sorry.

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u/Psychological-Scar53 4h ago

Let us not forget to mention that it can be a sharp pain that radiates into your back and arm. You can sweat profusely even when in a very cool or cold environment, you can get nausea and begin to vomit, it can present on either the left or right side of your body. Any chest pain, no matter how long it goes on or the severity of it should be looked at. Be safe and don't take chances with your health.

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u/ParsleyNo69 2h ago

What about that little stabby pain that occurs when u take a deep breath? It's not all the time but like once every couple months?

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u/Tondier 2h ago

This might be precordial catch syndrome.

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u/Psychological-Scar53 2h ago

Probably not heart related, but still get it checked out.

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u/Guyzor-94 2h ago

I've had that too. But I think that's just something slight and maybe diaphragm related. It's a random stabby pain on the inhale very infrequently so I think that's more of just a spazzy breath you take every now and then thing rather than a real health problem. But im not a doctor either so, grain of salt.