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Grace Mason Welcome to recovery!
Your experience is totally normal.
I felt like my heart was shaking the wh ... Read more

Fritz Weaver Thank you, Grace!

Rose Madura I still hear my heart pounding on a pillow. I muffle it with a handkerchief over my ear. Crazy stuf ... Read more

Yumiko Ishida I think it’s very normal post surgery. I had to sleep on my recliner with my head elevated after my ... Read more

Carmen P I could hear my heartbeat also after surgery. Dr. Roselli suggested that it could be dehydration. ... Read more

Fritz Weaver Thank you all!

Marie Myers NSVT stands for non sustained ventricular tachycardia. It is a short run of a not very nice arrhythm ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut Richard, was it a wearable device like a ZIO patch, or something you wear all the time? I am just cu... Read more

Susan Lynn Richard - It would be a good idea to find out if it's isolated. Ask for a Holter or Zio (as Kimberly ... Read more

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Richard. I hope you overcome tachycardia as they continue monitor It. Sending you my best wishes!

Richard Munson I already wear an implanted device called a loop recorder, which was how it was detected. I am a litt ... Read more

Marie Myers Sustained VTach is a dangerous arrhythmia which can kill you. I would try the higher metoprolol dose. ... Read more

Ana Brusso My dear Richard, follow the directions of your doctor. If it becomes intolerable have him find anothe ... Read more

Rose Madura I vote to up the Metoprolol And see how you do with it. If you tolerate it we'll, great. I'd not, see ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut Also, I would love to connect with you and stay in touch, as we are both going to Northwestern. You a ... Read more

John Stavrakos Hi Kim, yeah, Doc Johnston will be intimate with me in about 15 hours. And you know Doc Malaisrie is ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut I am so upset I missed the zoom! I was on hold with a furniture store and could not get off to hop o... Read more

John Stavrakos Hi Kim, yes, I’ll have family there. So I’m good on that score. And don’t worry about the video ... Read more

John Stavrakos Thanks, J. I’ll take luck, prayers, damn near anything to get me through this.

Robert Miller I usually skip through guestbook comments but this one hit me. Some people believe in prayers. I beli ... Read more

Rebecca Vaughan Good luck John. I hope everything goes very well for you and look forward to that message saying all ... Read more

John Stavrakos Robert and Rebecca, thank you for the words and encouragement. It truly helps.

Nancy Bukowski Hi John, well wishes to you. Praying for an uneventful surgery and speedy recovery

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