Hi again, I posted about a week or so ago and go no replies at all. I was wondering if I sent this through again that maybe someone would be able to help me.
My Dad had 4X bypass on January 4th and is 74 years old. He was always active and until then didn't have any symptoms.
Well, the question and concern again is, does anyone know what could be causing his heart to start racing while just sitting there, going from 72 to 140 in a matter of no time, for no apparent reason at all?
This is distressing to him. Is this common? Does anyone know?
He gets in exercise every day but when he over does it during the day, he has these spells and also he has them even if he does't over do it but not as bad.
The last time he went for exercise he was on the tredmill and walked until it was time to get off there, then his pulse went from in the 70's to way over a 100 and it wasn't until after he got off the machine that this happened and happens, the nurse said that it was not suppose to do that. It is suppose to incease while he is on the tredmill but to start off running away that bad after he steps off for a few moments, I wonder what could be wrong? He doesn't see his dr until the middle of next month, so I don't know. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Vicky
HE NEED TO CALL HIS DR. HE MIGHT NEED BETA BLOCKERS TO HELP REGULATE
HIS HEART. SOUND LIKE HIS BLOOD FLOW IS GOOD IT IS CAUSE FROM THE SURGERY. HE MIGHT NOT BE USES TO THE BLOOD FLOWING MORE IN HIS HEART.
I do not know but my pulse is often in the high 40's, 46-49 and always in the 50's unless I am exercising and my blood pressure is about 110/65 in the afternoons and about 140/75 in the mornings at least on the days I have checked it. The pulse is lowest in the mornings sometimes about 46 or 47 and higher in the afternoons when the blood pressure is lowest. Hope someone on here has the answers as to why. Ann
Ann,
I'm kind of surprised you were not required to get a pacer post CABG. I had the same heart rate and kept setting off the low heart rate warning in ICU. My deal to get released in faster fashion was the pacer implant. Now, HR is never lower than 70.
That was not such a good deal as I was fine with a low HR and not so fine feeling like I have a bread box under the skin. It's a sensation that just never goes away.
Oh well, I'm alive and kicking.
Dayton
A bread box Dayton?
I thought that pacemakers were only about the size of a 50 cent piece. At least the guys that have them at rehab have small ones.
I call my pacemaker/defib my gas cap. My husband calls it a VW hubcap! lol
Either way, it's big and I can't get used to it!
Sorry yours bothers you too.
Nancy
If you cut a credit card in half, that's about the size. Feels about 1/4 inch thick. They had a few models while I was recovering from the CABG to handle and look at. It's a constant reminder and I haven't gotten to where I don't always know it's there. Hope I don't ever have to call AAA for a jump start.
Dayton
Dayton, I had an external pace maker that was put in when they did the surgery. My heart rate would not get to 40 they said. My heart rate/pulse has always been low 50's so I just have a slow rate. The external one was put on 90 for 24 hours and then turned to 60 for a day and then turned off. My cardiologists do not seem concerned except when they put me on the beta blocker and I started with half a pill for a couple of months and now take 25mg that the cardio doc says will probably work for me from now on. All my doctors are aware of the slow rate and really don't seem too concerned. They tell me If I were to start fainting then they would have to use the pacer. So far I have gotten dizzy but never fainted so hope it stays that way. It takes me about 15 minutes to get going in the mornings when I first get up. I do stretching exercises in bed, pretty much feel stiff all over and the stretching helps me to get up. After I have been up for half an hour I am usually fine for the rest of the day. I do water aerobics and my heart rate gets to 90 or 95 and just a little lower when we go hiking in the mountains. I do not want a pace maker but I know there is really nothing I can do to prevent it ly but hope my heart does not slow down more with time. My last cardio check up was fine and I go back in one year so I feel pretty lucky now. I was going every 6 months and that was a pain with our lifestyle. We prefer to stay in places that have mild weather and it was hard to get in two trips to Arizona a year and miss the horrible heat there. My primary doctor is in Lubbock, TX and we just hope each time we go that he is not going to tell us he is retiring. He is very good, kind and thorough so he will be hard to replace but each year he reminds us that he is not going to practice forever. Seems like you are doing pretty good from what I read on here. Think we both are pretty lucky considering the blockage we had and then the pump head that followed. Ann
My pulse races too, but I've had tachycardia for many years , though it was and is much worse after the bypass . From what I understand , this is not unusual after bypass, but I don't know how long it should last .It wouldn't hurt to call the cardio and tell them your Dad's symptoms, or have him call . My BP is all over the place, too .
Les
Hi,
I want to thank everyone for their advice. My Dad's heart doesn't do this all of the time but he may have an episode while just sitting there in a chair atching TV and his heart rate will go up suddenly from about 72 to over 100, somewhere around 140. Some days it doesnt' do it at all but then he will have an episode about every day or every other day. He doesnt' think there is anything wrong with him as his Cardio Dr told him that everything sounded good. He doesn't want to tell the Dr how bad it gets for some reason. He had an appointment last week but cancelled it so they rescheduled for 2 weeks. Dad said that he was just going to say that he wasn't going to the center to exercise there as he walks 2 miles in our neighborhood every day and that he wasn't going to mention the heart racing even though the nurse at the exercise clinic said that he should.
Thanks again!
Vicky