Take another little piece of my heart.

I want to make this short and sweet. 

I was wrong. No one likes saying it and I hate that I have to say it now. I was completely wrong. I thought I was in the clear. My cardiomyopathy has been resolved but my heart issues have not. I had another episode the other night and it landed me in a 48-hour holter monitor. But it caught something this time. That is both good and bad you see. The doctors completely believe there is something going on with you, but without catching it, they can’t tell if it is anxiety, gas or cardiac. This was cardiac.

Diagnosis? Well, SVT or IST- that is to be determined on June 14th. I will undergo a procedure called a ablation. Basically, they are going to go into my veins with a, um, very small burning tool, and try to recreate the problem under what my doctor calls a “very controlled” setting. If they see a wiring problem, they seer it off. It is supposed to stop the rapid heart rate point blank. Mine got up to 180 the other night while I was asleep. See, I have been running marathons!

Details: Dr. Prasad Palakurthy, M.D., will be doing the procedure which could take several hours. Not something I hoped to be doing on a Thursday night. After the surgery they will be able to tell me the diagnosis. We pray for SVT, as this surgery can fix that issue. My sister was diagnosed with it when she was younger and had this surgery and it has worked well for her. 

I have known about this since before our trip to OK and KS- guess that is another reason I was so gung-ho to see everyone. And it is obvious I needed to write about this because my dreams have been so intense since I found out. This blog has always been a release and I appreciate you all for being my shoulder. 

Pray, mediate, send good mojo. Positive vibes requested. I will be staying overnight in the hospital that evening, and being without my son is a hard pill to swallow. I am ready to be well again!

Thanks friends!

P.S. Next up is our vacation review!