Hummingbird

I went to the cardiologist yesterday. You know you're dealing with a really amazing team when they comment on your new haircut and know your medical record highlights right off. They haven't seen me in office in quite some time. They treat me like a person, not a beating heart and I really appreciate it. But what did they say right?

I gotta lose about 5 pounds. Getting kicked out of rehab pushed my weight from 108 to 116. Stink. Yeah, yeah. I know what you're thinking. Poor pitiful me right? Well I don't think so. I need to lose the fat weight I put on and I'm looking to add double that in muscle mass. I don't give a minute worth of heartbeats on what the scale says. It's like an apple. It can be shiny and gorgeous but still rotten on the inside. I need healthy insides.

My cardiologist is one of those super great guys. Of course I'm crazy about him because he played a huge part in saving my life but he's just one of those sincere, nice people to. He and I are just about done with this Marco Polo hunt with what's wrong in my chest. The fatigue is coming from somewhere. My heart is beating too fast for some reason. WHAT?!? Tell me and I'll fix it. Please. Today. Now.

There's only two things left. One is my medication. I'll go into more of this later. It makes sense to me though. We identified a suspect and took me off of that pill. The only problem is I really need that pill. Like life depends on it, need it. We're going to try something a little different and they're going to watch me like a hawk. If this works, I stay on the new pill and I'll feel better fast. Problem solved! I'm rooting for this option!

Problem two stinks a bit more. The rapid heartbeat is a little troubling. But how much so? Normally a patient has a base line made up of normal readings. The first time I had an EKG was when I was having a heart attack. This is a problem because I don't have any way of knowing what my base line is. Now me and my cardiologist have to wing it. So here's the thing. I'm an itty bitty young woman with a ton of energy and a healthy lifestyle. What if my heart JUST beats fast? I could have a hummingbird of a heart and there's no way of knowing if it's always been that way.

There's only one thing left to do and neither one of us is happy about it. I'm being mailed a heart monitor. I'll attach it to my chest with leads and it will record my heartbeats digitally. For 21 days. I can sleep and shower without it but otherwise it has to stay on nonstop. I'm being put back in rehab and it's going to record that to. Great. Just great. The only thing I can say about this is thank goodness it's winter. My wires will be on the inside! If I do well I'm just a hummingbird. If I get bad readings then I earned myself a visit with a specialist. I may have an electrical impulse issue that would need to be addressed.

I bet you can tell what I'm rooting for! Chilly weather, a hummingbird heart, and mean medication! I'll be a happy girl if it's just that easy. Please, just let it be that easy. I can almost see that 5k in my future...