Cause for pain in the arm and chest?
Patient: I had open heart surgery (orthoscopic)  in April to remove a myxoma tumor from the left atrium. I had an appointment a week ago with my surgeon and he said everything looked good, but, for the last 3 days I've had periodic pain radiating down my left arm and very tight chest, pain with any deep breathing. I am over in Germany and wondering if I need to see a physician or if this is usual to the healing process.Thank you Doctor: Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, you should definitely consult doctor and get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out heart damage. Your symptoms are commonly seen in heart damage and you are you just underwent heart surgery, so possibility of heart damage is more. So immediately consult physician and rule out this. If ecg and 2d echo are normal than no need to worry much. Normal healing process can also cause similar symptoms. So take painkiller and anti inflammatory drugs. But first rule out cardiac diseases.. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.