Question about feeling of heart

[Chrystal]

Husband has said two times now that he can feel his heartbeat in his stomach. He says it haPpened when he was hungry and after getting full. Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Greg a]

After surgery we tend to LISTEN more intently to our bodies and hear and feel all sorts of "new sensations" as we are more aware of what we feel. It does take time for the organs to "take a seat" and attach or mend in place ...there are still times that my organs still tumble as I have no sternum for the rib cage to stabelize but it is far better than three years ago when I thought I was going to cough up an organ LITTERALLY given time he will hopefully still listen intently but worry less with nore self understanding.

 

[bigsidster]

Cough up an organ???????????????eh

 

[Lily]

Chrystal, if I've eaten a large meal, I've felt a sensation I would describe similarly.

 

[Chrystal]

Thanks for the responses! He says also sometimes he can feel his new conduit moving as he takes a breath too. This is such a new and strange world we are in!!

 

[normofthenorth]

I've often felt my "heart beating out of my chest since surgery 12 days ago. Sometimes in the throat, sometimes the gut. I THINK some bass-drum heartbeats are the main reason why I'm still having trouble sleeping more than 3 hrs. Several times I've awakened with a start, with the distinct recollection of having been "smacked" by a big strong beat. Mine are in the throat more often than the gut, but I've felt both, and it seems similar to me.

When I was still in hospital and monitored, they were detecting fairly frequent PVCs = premature heartbeats. They seemed to coincide, at least partially, with the big strong beats. AFAIK, I didn't get those pre-op, or at least pre-symptoms.

I have been known to focus on my heartbeat for decades, partly because I used to enjoy using "biofeedback" to lower my resting heartrate, just for fun. So I don't think my changed mental focus is a big part of the change.