High heart rate after surgery??

[abhamiltonnn_band2bypass 0]

Hi all, I'm two days post op/still in hospital. I'm wondering if any of you also had high heart rate after surgery

Breathing is fine, no nausea, no pain, urinating fine, no bleeding, walking fine, not short of breath, literally just have high heart rate. I DO get anxious in hospitals and I am 5'8 and weigh 330 - my weight does play a factor in my heart rate.

It's gotten pretty high at times, around 138 but most it's been around 98 - 108.

Thoughts??? Should I be worried???

[SeaShells82 96]

It could be related to pain or nausea - are both of those being controlled?

Is your blood pressure ok? If it goes too low, the heart tries to compensate for the lack of volume by beating more often.

When your heart rate goes up, does it also become irregular? Do you feel palpations or a "fluttering" sensation at all?

They should do an EKG if they note a heart rate well outside your established baseline. This will help make sure you're not going into atrial fibrillation (relatively harmless but it does put you at an increased risk for blood clots, which coupled with the increased risk you're already under because of surgery, may make your surgeon rethink what anticoagulation medication they're sending you home with).

If you develop shortness of breath, calf pain when flexing your feet/walking, or pain/redness/swelling in your legs, tell your nurses immediately because more tests are needed asap.

Just a few thoughts. Hope you're feeling better and this is just a short term thing. Congrats on surgery!

[melbawright 1]

Dehydration can cause a rapid heart rate.

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[James Marusek 5,244]

According to my hospital discharge directions. One of the conditions that patients should contact their physician after surgery is

#6. Chest pain, rapid heartbeat and/or dizziness.

Since you are still in the hospital, it is probably a good place to be until they figure out the cause.

According to the internet:

Any sustained heart rate reaching 120 beats per minute should be a red flag to check for a potential leak, Dr. Madura said. Christopher Still, DO, FACP, director of Geisinger's Obesity Institute in Danville, Pa., strongly agreed. “Tachycardia greater than 120 with or without left-side shoulder pain should be a leak until proven otherwise,” he said.

https://acphospitalist.org/archives/2013/12/bariatric.htm

[Savagegirl 97]

I had the high heart rate and a week later found out it was caused by an ulcer. Chances of a leak are low. My doctor gave me a shot before surgery to prevent blood clots in my legs and that can cause an ulcer. Maybe you can ask about that? I hear it's not totally uncommon after bypass.

[klingie84 91]

I was tachy afterwards too n they said I was dehydrated plus pain bc I was stubborn n didn't want any narcs