question on pain

quick history, i have CHF, now have icd with defib. and PM and used to get angina daily, very bad...this went on for about a year or so before eventually becoming minimal. it still strikes but not as often. i asked my many cardiologists many a times where it was coming from and why and only one offered me a direct answer, saying that maybe there was still blockage in the tiny arteries which were impossible to get a stent into. the others just shook their heads like i was in la-la land and didn't believe me. (actually one said heartburn once, i dropped him ASAP)
whent i try to exercise i can only handle basically one activity without feeling like i'm ready to die. i'm good on the recumbent bike, actually get my beat up to mid 70's (it never went above 60 befor the PM), but when i try the tread mill, after one minute i immediately get angina, and my beat is at 85 or so. when i swim, i'll get pain at first, but i fight the pain and eventually it does subside a bit.
so i'm questioning the gurus out there, WHY?, what is your opinion, do you jive with the doctor's opinion or think there is something other going on. i do stop when it becomes a bit painful, but i used to be able to do this before without the intense pain. thanks for the input.
breathless in NY
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sorry

by Angelie - 2009-02-06 01:02:26

Sorry you seem to be having such a hard time. When's the last time you had a stress perfusion study?
If you're having that much pain with exertion, I would ask your doc for a nuclear stress test. 64 pictures in 15 minutes before and after stressing your heart. The doc will be able to compare the before stress and after stress pictures and see if there are any areas of your heart that are of concern. It's a great test to have done, and might lead to some answers to the cause of your chest pain.

Good luck,
Angelie

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