Barbara's Posts

I started having palpitations at about 8 months.. I did have a Holter Monitor and it showed I had over 20,000 in one day.. They weren't too concerned about, I even saw an electrophysioloigst who said that some people do get palpitations not always related to the surgery.. I was put back on 25mg of metropolol. the issue is that having palpitations for too long MAY cause some issues later on, but as a whole there isn't much they can do, unless they become an issue where it interferes with daily life.. Mine have slowed down, I haven't had a monitor since but, I definitely dont feel them as much, I can go days with nothing and then 1-2 days I feel them every so often.. I was really nervous about them at first which of course made them worse, so, I've tried to stay calm.. I figured if they were concerned I would know about it.. they can be brought on by stress ( which I think mine were) and can ebb and wane.. but, ask your doctor.. its always good to get his opinion..

Mine were heading higher (I'm on Rivaroxaban so I was getting worried) but latest tests showed that settled down. Been drinking lots of water and eating far better so don't know if that's the reason. I was going to check with a pharmacist if I could take milk thistle as hear often that this good for liver. Pls check before taking anything.

Ask for a physical therapist to help you with neck and back pain. It's probably from supporting your head and arms all day. Make sure that when you are resting that your head is supported by a travel pillow (the U-shaped type) or a t-shirt rolled up and put around your neck. I also relieved some upper back pain by supporting my arms with pillows while sitting/reclining. That took the arm weight off my shoulders and allowed me to relax a bit 9and get some deeper sleep). I was so afraid of moving while sleeping that I'm pretty sure I never really fell all the way asleep for the first month. It was a series of twilight cat-naps. Good luck! -Meredith