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Heart pounding since diagnosed with cancer: What can I do?
Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: May 13, 2023 | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
@cstaryos, I add my welcome.
Did they treat the racing pulse before and up to 2 months post surgery?
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The high pulse was not treated prior to surgery. I wonder if this wasn’t addressed because my pulse was 110-120 and only occasionally went above 160.
Post surgery my appendiceal cancer surgeon flat out refused to treat my pulse or orthostatic symptoms. I was discharged without a referral or a treatment plan.
When I returned home after a brief stay at my sister’s, my local VNA Homebound Care team were very responsive to my symptoms. They sought treatment from my providers when I was too dizzy to move and tailored my treatment plan to my abilities.
In the three months following my discharge, I went to the ER three times for an IV hydration which immediately stopped the dizziness. Around the second month after surgery my migraines and dizziness subsided. My pulse stopped racing during the third month after surgery.