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What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Aug 16 11:41am | Replies (104)Comment receiving replies
Hello, well, one step forward, two steps back. I had AF earlier today so looks like I get another night at the hospital..will try to discharge again tomorrow.
I had AF last Friday also. They said AF is not abnormal after surgery. Darn it..scary when everyone comes running into your room!! Both times while having bowel movements. I have had no problems the other days and not constipated.
It is assuring the med team are encouraging me to not worry with it, each day as the swelling of the goes down, the chances lessen. But also, it is what it is and another day. We have hotel with check-out Wednesday. If need to stay extra day, then so be it before we head back to Arkansas. Thanks for all the prayers, hope, and concern..gonna take care of business!
Sharon
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The "electrical" part of the heart function has been disturbed, and it seems that they are fully confident that it will heal completely on its own. That's very, very good news! They have seen enough people recuperating from septal myectomies to know so many individual quirks are possible. We all say that we are all different, we are, indeed. You know you are in the best hands for sure. Now, I do not want to scare anyone, nevertheless, I believe awareness is essential, knowledge is power, etc. We can experience complications varying in degree from none to further medical intervention. One of the complications I had was arrythmias which seemed to start 2-3 weeks after surgery. I felt dizzy and had vertigo (dizziness and giddiness in my chart). It was scary, I complained a lot, but nothing showed on various EKG type tests, I think because these episodes never happened when sitting or lying down. After I had a syncope 3 months after surgery I was hospitalized, visited by a parade of cardiologists who asked a zillion questions and fitted with a Holter monitor which I wore for a month. I had to press a button each time I felt dizzy, which was quite often. The monitor was sent back for analysis. In the meantime, I had another syncope (it was now 4 months after surgery), and I was hospitalized again. I broke my left ocular bone in the fall, ugh, required surgery. While I was an inpatient, the results from the monitor were sent, my cardiologist called my husband and gave the arrythmia findings. I was SO, SO HAPPY !! They finally figured it out! I acquired a new best buddy, a pacemaker! Never had the dizziness/giddiness/arrythmia problem again, so far, 2.5 years later. I do not know of others with this same experience, and I hope no one does.
Hi Sharon,
Sorry you are having this happen! Do you have an ICD? While it surely must be scary for them to run in, it sounds like they are really on top of everything for you! It is the safest place you can be.
How are you moving around? Also, how long must you keep your arms down like you are in a cylinder?
Your posts are more helpful than you can imagine! While no two cases are just alike, you are helping me get prepared. As I have prayed for you, you have been such a blessing to me.
Gina
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SO MUCH BETTER to be SAFE than sorry @oliviasoma!
Sorry you had a set back.
You're in the best hands possible and they would not keep you if it wasn't in your best interest.
Besides, you get to call in your order once more for some delicious hospital food another day!!
Yum!!
The Hotels in Rochester deal with Mayo Clinic patients every single day. It's what Rochester is all about...they are easy to work with when changes happen. You take care of yourself!!
Hang in there, there's a light at the end of the tunnel!
How good does it feel to get those chest tubes out?