Sandi Fulks - Heart Valve Journal

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784 days ago

I am 18 days post-op from the Ross Procedure and noticed my feet swelling 3 days ago and also have been having issues with my heart rhythm. I went into a-fib ...Read more

I am 18 days post-op from the Ross Procedure and noticed my feet swelling 3 days ago and also have been having issues with my heart rhythm. I went into a-fib and a-flutter 4 days after surgery. I was told my heart was "angry" and would take some time to get back to normal since it had been through so much. I saw my cardiologist 4 days ago and was told I was having "bigeminy pvc's" and he referred me to an EP cardiologist. I'm wondering if anyone else has had any problems like these after their surgery?

Marie Myers Episodes of Irregular heart beats are not unusual after open heart surgery. Many people on this site ... Read more

Marie Myers Episodes of Irregular heart beats are not unusual after open heart surgery. Many people on this site have commented on feeling some irregular beats in the post op period, including myself. I was told that if the irregular heartbeat does not cause symptoms such as dizziness or fainting, and the irregular beats don’t last more than 15-20 minutes per episode, I could “wait and see if they disappear on their own”. Luckily, none of my episodes lasted longer than 5-10 minutes, and they disappeared as everything healed. Sometimes, medications can control the irregularities, and sometimes more technical treatments are needed. Hope you lose your irregular beats soon !

Mary Milewski Hi Sandi, I am now 12 days post op from AVR--had a prolonged episode of a fib with rapid ventricular ... Read more

Mary Milewski Hi Sandi, I am now 12 days post op from AVR--had a prolonged episode of a fib with rapid ventricular response on day 2 and was treated for 18 hours with an amiodarone drip and sent home on a boatload of meds (most of which I've been able to stop over the last week). As Marie says--not unusual to have irregular beats but electrophysiologist is a good idea.

Sandi Fulks Thank you all for the helpful information, it's a little scary but it helps to know that I'm not alon ... Read more

Sandi Fulks Thank you all for the helpful information, it's a little scary but it helps to know that I'm not alone in this!

Rose Madura I had issues with afib and Aflutter for about six weeks. I hope yours clear up soon. Keep in touch ... Read more

Rose Madura I had issues with afib and Aflutter for about six weeks. I hope yours clear up soon. Keep in touch with your doctors. they know what to do.