Is it Possible to Have a Tummy Tuck if I Have an Arrhythmia?

March 7, 2011
Asked By:Saint Louis2873 in Saint Louis

I'm 35 years and scheduled to have a TT in 8 days, but, I keep having these weird sinking feelings in my chest as if my heart has skipped a beat, when I take my pulse and that feeling happens while I'm taking my pulse, my pulse skips! I am not a physician but this sounds like Arrhythmia, I told the Nurse and she thinks its just anxiety, BUT this has been happening for 3 months, I am going to my PCP to get an EKG, but time is winding down before my surgery and I'd like to if this will pose a risk

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April 25, 2011

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Answer: Yes if cleared by your physicians

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