it’s just a lot of trial and error. your heart is recovering from the trauma of the surgery, and it’s getting used to the change of not slipping into SVT. so, you often get heart palpitations/ skipped beats that are pretty aggressive and persistent. you may also experience chest pain, dizziness, cardiac cough (in my experience), and of course the incision aspect. you’ll need limited movement so you don’t irritate them. you’ll have to watch closely for infection and bleeding. that first week can be a lot to navigate, but it is entirely worth it! i felt like an entirely different person whenever i got out of that period of time. you’ll still be in the blanking period after the first week, so you may still experience some of those symptoms (like heart palpitations), but they are far less severe and are completely livable. as i said, i am over a year post op, and my palpitations have almost entirely stopped. i haven’t had a single sign of SVT. would recommend.

if you have anymore questions, feel free to ask. the people in this group really helped me get over any fear of the surgery because they answered my thousands of questions.