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Q: Unknown Pain
asked by: mcahan on November 4th, 2005
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I have had a heart attack when I was 33 years old, the cardiologist used a balloon to press the plaque agains the wall and then 3 1/2 years later I had a second heart attack with a complete blockage to my right artery. Apparantly the left artery grew collateral branches to feed the right side of my heart after the blockage. They say my heart has 20% damage to it now. I am now taking 80 mg of lipitor, 7.5mg of plavix, half an aspirin, prinovil, 1000mg of folic acid and zetia each day. It's been two years now since my 2nd heart attack and I am experiencing chest pain accompanied by gas. Burping seems to help make the chest pain go away. I find that if I sit for hours at work the gas builds up and walking makes me burp and feel better. Sometimes I feel I may be having another heart attack as my arm and chest will feel painful but then I walk and burp and it goes away. Is this a normal condition after two heart attacks?
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