Jim's Posts

November 22nd was 10 months from my surgery and a little over 7 months after cardioverting back to a beautiful normal sinus rhythm and I couldn't feel better! The meds are all gone and I Thank God for an amazing set of physicians and caregivers! I truly feel as though I've been given a second chance at life and I'm determined not to waste it - every day is precious.

Well, 2.5 months post-op and the AF wouldn't go away so went in for a quick 200 joules across the chest to reset everything and just like that, back to normal sinus rhythm! Later this month have a consult regarding possible ablation to make sure we don't pop back into AF. Activity has increased by leaps and bounds...it feels so good to be able to walk, hike and work on my property without being completely gassed and unable to breath! Just reduced my Metoprolol from 50mg/2x daily to a single dose in the evening. Doing ok...BP is awesome but pulse rate hangs up around 90-100 as I get towards pill time....prior to surgery my resitng rate was in the 60's-70's - like many others, post op resting rate is higher, 80-100. That was a bit worrisome - until I found that is quite normal and should correct over time (Thanks again Adam, as I found that information on this site).