"Tis a gift to be simple. Tis a gift to be free. Tis a gift to be just where you ought to be."
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
This Thursday I will be having an ablation done on my heart to stop the SVT's, or super ventriculair tachychardia from happening. I am really excited to have the procedure behind me so I can not have my heart race uncontrollably anymore. Since 2008 I have had episodes where my heart will go up to excess of 280 beats per minute, always associated with some type of activity. For several years, I thought it must be anxiety, even though I never felt "anxious" on the onset of one. Or, when I had them while I was pregnant, the docs attributed it to the pregnancy. This month I finally decided to go back to the cardiologist who said we had to catch one on a heart monitor or else they could not treat it. So, I left the office with a heart monitor for 30 days. Last week I had a major episode and I recorded it on the monitor, and exactly one week after recording that episode I am having an ablation which will burn out cells in my heart that are responsible for the excess heart rate. Originally they told me there would be a wait list of at least 2 months to get the procedure. However, a spot just "happened" to open up this Thursday! Thank you to everyone who is helping me with childcare and meals and prayers that all will go well.
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