Originally Posted by Bacco
It will take a couple days for the anethesia, dyes, etc to clear from your body. Feeling dizzy and lethargic is to be expected. Normally, the heart rate goes up after an PVA procedure. I'm pleasantly surprised that yours didn't. It took my heart many months to get back to its normal 55-60 bpm. It was 70-75 bpm after the procedure.
You will quickly feel better each day over the next two weeks and don't worry if you still have some palpitations. They should stopi in a month or so after the scar tissue has formed.
I'm sorry you had a rough time of it. I was very fortunate. My procedure was a piece of cake - especially compared to yours.
If you have any questions, please contact me. I can email my phone number to you.
FYI, my thrill for today was celebrating my 60th birthday by getting knocked off my bike by a dog. Fortunately, I escaped with minor scrapes and bruises. I can't believe I wasn't seriously hurt.
Take care and keep us posted on your recovery.
It is a bit more complicated than that. Got really bad today. The doc put me on Sotalol, to which I believe I am having a strong reaction. I went to the ER today, and he DC the drug.
My major problem is that I totally conk out after about 1/2 block, and yet we have to get on airplane to get back to Denver. Wife has bad back, also. Not quite sure how we are going to pull that off!
We have extended our stay here for 2 days to allow for more recovery - cost a bundle to reschedule everything. We are thinking of shipping our stuff back by UPS. The SFO is particularly hard to negotiate.
I am feeling some better this evening.