Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 Actually, my BP is just fine - it went from borderline high right before surgery to absolutely normal afterwards - also, I've had no dizziness or dehydration type symptoms. I am glad to hear that someone else has seen a drop in their pulse though - this all just kind of came up out of of the blue.... Tonya in MN Re: Slow Heart Beat My pulse has slowed significantly from upper 70's preop to low 50's postop. My PCP, who took the measurements, was unconcerned. Like you, I feel better than ever. I was more concerned with the dramatic drop in my blood pressure, from 130+/80 to 112/64, which in and of itself is a good thing, but might explain very occasional momentary dizzy spells. (I simply sit down when that happens and try to eat something salty. I feel better right away.) As long as the spells remain rare I'll ignore them. How's your BP? > It seems that I only post when something is wrong with me --- unfortunately > I am > continuing that theme with tonight's post. About a week ago I noticed at > Curves > that it was starting to take longer to get my heart rate up in the " target " > zone - > I also mentioned to my mom that my pulse was unusually slow (40-45 bpm). > She advised me to go see my PCP, which I did. My PCP did an EKG which > confirmed the slow heart beat and then had me wear a Holter monitor for the > last 24 hours. Other than the slow heart beat I feel fine, in fact, better > than > fine - but I am concerned about the slow pulse because my PCP is talking > about a pacemaker as a worst case scenario solution. I did e-mail Dr. R. > and > he said that he's had several patients report slow heart beats and that > after a cardiology evaluation it is determined that the heart doesn't need > to beat > as fast to power a significantly smaller body. > > My question is this - anyone else out there with an unusually slow pulse?? > > Tonya in MN > 3-28-01 Dr. R. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 My BP started at something like 140/90, then dropped to the 90/60 range about halfway through my weight loss. I also had momentary dizzy spells when standing up too fast, etc. Now that I'm done with my weight loss it has steadied itself at 125/75 and is rock solid (and perfectly average). Can't beat that! I also can't complain that my cholesterol is around 130, my HDL is around 60, and my LDL and triglycerides are like those of a 20-year old vegetarian Packs, Steve -----Original Message----- From: jsb@... [mailto:jsb@...] >>I was more concerned with the dramatic drop in my blood pressure, >>from 130+/80 to 112/64, which in and of itself is a good thing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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