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Resting heart rate after surgery

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: May 15 3:55pm | Replies (2)

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@gloaming

Nothing to worry about...unless...it stays there for many long minutes after you're seated or at rest once again. That could be a sign of positional orthostatic tachycardia (POTS, and yes, it's a thing...), or of an arrhythmia. How is your sleep...going a little short due to all of this intrusion into your normal routine? That could account for a rise in HR for a while.

I was a runner all my adult life until I developed atrial fibrillation. Competitive, too. Nowadays, while my arrhythmia is being controlled, my HR still rises above 100 when I stand to move around. It means you're healthy, properly reactive to demands you place on your body. Personally, I'd worry a lot more about standing, taking steps to the fridge, and finding that my heart rate DOESN'T rise. :-0

Let your surgeon know, but I'll bet they take your BP and pulse before the surgery anyway to ensure you're a good candidate.

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Thank you for your comments. As you suggested, my sleep has not been as good a quality as normal. I just think the body has to recover after a surgery and I am too impatient. My HR recovers very quickly when I sit down. Thank again for your reply.