Since the cardioversion procedure last Monday, my heart rate has been pretty steady. However, I did notice it starting to creep up during the past few days. Initially it was below 60 but more recently, my heart rate has been between 65-70 bpm. However, at about 10:30 pm tonight, my heart rate jumped to ~120 bpm again and has not decreased for the past 7 hours.
From the Fitbit app, my heart rate is pretty steady until Friday, and the resting bpm has increased as well. My cardiologist was hoping that the procedure Monday will last a few years but it only worked for less than a week. She didn’t explain the cause of my a-fib, just that it’s common post-heart surgery and for dialysis patients. I guess I have to contact her office again on Monday.
Right before my heart rate increased, I walked on the treadmill for about 22 minutes. That’s probably the slight increase in the history before the big spike up at the end of Saturday. The pace was only 2.0 mph so I felt fine afterwards. Fitbit said my heart rate while walking on the treadmill was 80 bpm.
Life with chronic diseases 