any suggestions on getting heart pumping better

racing heart beat
I've been looking for answer to your question.
If you are taking Neulasta after chemo, these are some of the side effects. One of them is the racing heart. Might want to take this to your doctor.

Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) is prescribed to reduce the risk of infection (initially marked by fever) in patients with some tumors receiving strong chemotherapy that decreases the number of infection-fighting white blood cells. Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) is prescribed to reduce the risk of infection (initially marked by fever) in patients with some tumors receiving strong chemotherapy that decreases the number of infection-fighting white blood cells.

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Hope this helps,

Claudia

cathyK said:

racing heart beat
sorry miss wrote, this is about my mugascan, the doctor said I was borderline 49 on my mugascan to see if I could handle chemo, and he is going to do another mugascan in 3 weeks to re check it, , I am not active at the moment , I try to walk 1/2 mile a day, but it has been raining a lot and cold, trying to figure out other exercise I can handle to get my heart working stronger, sorry for the miss communication,
cathy

Cathy I had fast heart rate for weeks after taking chemo
My heart rate ran 120's for weeks after chemo. At one time it went to 140 - 160's. My BP also went up and stayed up. Don't know if it is the steroids or the chemo. But I went on BP medication which also slowed the heart rate. Don't know when the chemo is out of my system if I will continue to need the BP medications. Even after this last chemo my heart rate would go to 130's. I can feel when it gets that high, and I just stop what I am doing and rest for a while. Hope you can get everything worked out so you can receive your chemo. IN peace and caring. HUGS to you.