My Heart beats hard but HR and BP it good?

[Tucsonmoovalve]

Hello all. Every once in awhile my Heart fells like its beating hard but my BP and HR is good (84 BPM and 128/70). I'm wondering with the new AV is my ventricle still beating hard, and just needs to shrink a lil? Has any one else become anemic post surgery? I was not at all before. 4 weeks Post op.

 

[PapaHappyStar]

Hello all. Every once in awhile my Heart fells like its beating hard but my BP and HR is good (84 BPM and 128/70). I'm wondering with the new AV is my ventricle still beating hard, and just needs to shrink a lil? Has any one else become anemic post surgery? I was not at all before. 4 weeks Post op.

Although I think this is normal at 4 weeks post op, checking with the doctor is a good idea if you havent already -- I have had the same sensations ( mild palpitation ) and was anaemic and on iron supplements for a month post-op. I was told the anaemia is due to the effect of the H-L machine on red blood cells and the palpitations due to the heart adjusting to the thickened left ventricle after the load due to stenosis was removed. I think it might be the same thing for an enlarged left-ventricle from regurgitation.

 

[ALCapshaw2]

BOTH 'hard beats' and anemia are fairly common following OHS. (Been There, Done That). They DO go away in time. You may want to at least advise your cardiologist (usually through his nurse) and ask for feedback.

'AL Capshaw'

 

[tobagotwo]

Just want to echo Al and Burair. I didn't have anemia, but it is common for a while after OHS.

Your heart has a lot of adjusting to do. You still have an Arnold Schwartznegger ventricle, and now it's doing Paris Hilton work. It will take up to six or seven months for the feedback systems that regulate your heartbeat to even that out. It's a complicated system.

Obviously, if things get painful, or if you have arrhythmias that don't go away within a couple of hours, you should consult your cardiologist.

The best things seem to be regular, moderate exercise (notably walking, which you should still be doing daily at this point) and time. You can walk just about as much as you want, although I wouldn't bring myself to exhaustion.

Wild or heavy aerobic exercise at four weeks is not likely to be beneficial to an arrhythmic issue, and may irritate the arrhythmias or cause other problems, such as with your sternum. Be cautious about your limits right now if you're visiting the dojo. The desire to be back to where you were may lure you to overdo for your current situation. Soon enough, you'll be able to get back to things.

Best wishes,