Chest muscle pain?

[Michelle D]

Hi everyone. I keep getting this pain in my chest muscle near my armpit, with all my trips to the hospital and doctors it is muscle pain and not heart or lung pain, anyways I'm at six weeks out, how long did you have chest muscle pains if you have had any? Tomorrow I start cardio rehab so I imagine I'll be more sore soon.

 

[scott.eitman]

One day newer than you. I have pains on my left side still. Mainly my left pec and a spot about 5 inches below my armpit.

My first rehab was today. Knowing about these pains, I shyed away from upperbody stuff.

Good luck tomorrow.

 

[Lily]

My surgeon's office gave me some stretching exercises that helped various discomforts across my scar and chest. Maybe you could call yours and ask them if they have any to recommend for you that might help?

 

[tommy]

Tomorrow I start cardio rehab so I imagine I'll be more sore soon

My cardiac rehab was without any soreness whatsoever. In fact the nurses made it a point to increase the load so gradually, that I was never sore.

As for muscle pain in the chest, I still get this intermittently 10 years post AVR when I haven't worked out in months. Regular exercise keeps it away.

 

[Marcia58]

Michelle,
You don't specify right or left armpit. Did you have minimally invasive surgery?

 

[Cherie']

Michelle, I have this same pain by my left and right armpits. Very sore and has been. Hope you are doing better other wise. I am still dealing with this insane pounding. Not sleeping at night.

 

[Michelle D]

I had a sternomectomy.

I'm sleeping better due to ambien plus Xanax. I take a 10 mg ambien and .5 mg Xanax when I get in bed and if it's an hour or two and I'm still up I take another .5 Xanax. I honestly probably couldn't sleep at all without them. Since they put me on prednisone and sotalol I have horrible night terrors, nightmares, restless zombie legs, and panic attacks. I'm doing good during the day though, most days I don't need my Xanax and the crying spells are to a minimum.

I really feel for you with the pounding, I don't think my pounding was ever as bad as yours. Have they checked you for effusions? I'm just wondering, because it seems if there is fluid in your heart or lung lining it might make the heart resonate more.