I had a higher pulse several years before I learned I had cancer. I wasn’t anxious because I didn’t know I had cancer.

Post surgery I had an undiagnosed, allergic reaction to Tylenol which froze my lungs contributing to dizziness and severe shortness of breath; an untreated migraine that needed a blood patch; undertreated dehydration; and a coterie of nurses that refused to follow my PT plan resulting in my passing out while unattended. I did have anxiety about this but it didn’t seem to change my pulse one way or the other.

About two months after surgery, my pulse returned to normal. This led me to theorize that the cancer and the CRS/HIPEC put a huge strain on my body. Given the spread of the cancer, it is a miracle and a gift that I am alive.