Great news! I hope you find relief in the results, since you had concerns. I don't think you have to resign yourself to having this forever.

Do you find yourself hyper focused on your heart rate when you sense it's getting high and so it speeds up out of anxiety or because you're thinking about it so much? That happened to me after my PE. I'd be so focused on my heart rate that it would soar sometimes. But if I went into the doc for an appointment, it would be fine. If you read up on heart palps, you find that anxiety and panic are often the cause.

I hate to beat a dead horse with the anxiety and stress, but it's a real thing, and it can either cause, or greatly contribute, to what you're feeling, honest.

I don't know why it would. If I had to guess, you'll probably see a decrease in palpitations as your recovery continues. You'll see a lot of changes in your symptoms over the next few months, so I definitely wouldn't assume you'll be "stuck with" anything that you're experiencing now.

Besides, this is great news! It doesn't sound like there's any damage or problem with your heart.

@ rmb

*jinx*

:-)

haha, owe me a coke!

Yes, I do feel my heart beating faster and that exacerbates the problem. I do feel somewhat better with this news because I have been very concerned. Stress test is in a couple of weeks. I guess what I wonder is with my heart rate being high when I'm walking around isn't that bad for the heart to be working harder like that? They said my heart enlarged from the clots from working so hard....

Well, anytime you exercise, you're working your heart harder. Clots or no clots, that's the goal of exercise usually. I don't know that it is a bad thing unless you're completely exhausted later, which is usually a sign of pushing yourself a little too hard.

Personally, I wish I had been a little more aggressive with the activity during my recovery. I'm still in terrible shape, more than six years later, just because I got in a habit of letting myself do nothing. Getting back into the zone of being more active is taking some work.

If you're concerned, you should ask your doc if you need to be worried about the higher heart rate when you're walking around. I think most of us get that for a while as we try to increase our activity. We're just so darn out of shape that it is pretty common. But, getting a medical opinion ought to help put your mind at ease over what is OK (or not OK) to do.

I don't have any advice- I'm just glad your results were good. I was think of you.

*Thinking. My phone typing stinks.

Pushing your heart while exercising lets it work less hard while not exercising by making your body more efficient and since we spend more time not exercising it works out better overall. The stress test should confirm that you're not doing any damage by exercising. My pulmonologist told me to push myself but ease off if I felt pain.

I appreciate all the info!