tachycardia

Hi all, I posted a few weeks ago that I was worried about what seemed like an unusually rapid heart rate right after surgery. I called my doctor and they said to wait, and not to worry...it was probably my body's reaction to pain/healing, and to make sure I was getting in my fluids.

But it's gotten worse, and today at my follow up appointments everyone got really concerned. So they made me an emergency appointment with a cardiologist tomorrow. 

I'm only 41 but I have a family history of hearts giving out early and without warning, so I'm scared. I never had even an inkling of a heart problem before surgery, though.  

Did anyone else develop tachycardia after surgery? Any questions you think I should ask the cardiologist? Thanks.

I saw a cardiologist for the same reason and tomorrow having echogram 

my surgery was three years ago. I woke up from anesthesia in the recovery room with people over top of me and all around me. I thought I was dying (all I could think off was my husband was right the surgery was going to kill me) No - but I was in atrial fibrillation - aka rapid heart beat - my heart was beating between 140 to 200 beats a minute. I don't remember much from being drugged up but I ended staying in the hospital for a few extra days and being hooked up on the heart monitor and having many doctors. I have a wonderful cardiologist who had seen prior to my surgery and I follow with him today - there was no pre notion that I had a-fib. I still have it and have tried three cardioversions to get me back into normal rhythm. I don't feel the heart beating rapid and I take 2 pills a day to keep the rate at 60-80 beats.  Life is normal but it has taken me all these years to come to terms with a-fib.

I would recommend you have someone go with you so they can hear everything the Dr. is going to say.

My thoughts are with you and I hope you tell us how you did at the doctor's.

My dad just got through an episode of a-fib. Even with the meds to lower it, his heat rate was anywhere from the 70's to the 90's. He had a cardioversion on Thursday where the cardiologist shocked him back into a regular rhythm. He's off of one med and lowered the dosage on another and now he's back to the 50's. I hope you're able to get yours back in line!

Jen

My pulse ran over 120 for months. Lots of testing so end up at Mayo for testing and my pulse was 70......70 ?????? Still had the tests and don't know anything yet but I was wth you are normal NOW