Has anyone had to have a temporary pacemaker inserted before gastric bypass surgery?

I experienced a "cardiac event" at the beginning of my laproscopic RNY procedure in which my heartrate dropped to only 3 beats per minute. My doctor said it was the result of a rare nervous system reponse to anesthesia and/or the gas they used to inflate my abdomen. They gave me atropine and my heartrate stablized but they abandoned my procedure and sent me to ICU overnight. I've had extensive testing and they can't find anything wrong with my heart but now say they will have to insert a temporary pacemaker before they try my RNY again. Has anyone had a similar experience?

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