Question:
Has anyone had heart palpitations and still had surgery?

   — joni S. (posted on February 14, 2000)

February 14, 2000
Unexplained heart palpatations was one of my co-morbidies for surgery. There is a great deal of heart disease on both sides of my family. Of course the cardiologist said there was nothing wrong, it was perfectly okay. The sleep apnea doctor said the sleep apneas was probably destroying my heart from lack of oxygen. Anyway, the heart palpatations have now totally gone, along with the sleep apnea.
   — dboat

February 15, 2000
I had heart palpitations pre op. My ECG came out normal but I'm sure that the heart palpitations came from the excess burden my weight was putting on my heart. I, too, no longer have heart palpitations since surgery. They didn't cause any problem as far as getting approval or the "go ahead" to have the surgery by the surgeon. Marni
   — Marni