After being sick for so long, I finally have a name for my illness: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, otherwise known as P.O.T.S.
A cardiac condition that's stripped me of my health, weight (causing me to drop to anorexic weight), self confidence, friends, jobs and continuing my education.
My goals are simple: gain weight, be healthier, and get out more. Basically, get my life back!
I'm also hoping to spread some awareness on this little known condition, and to highlight the struggles of the underweight and people with "invisible illnesses."
Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day.
Amount of sleep: maybe six hours? weird nightmares
Diet:
- Breakfast: nutella on bread, 2.5 cups water
- Dinner: hamburger, fresh corn, pasta salad with green olives and italian dressing, small glass ginger ale.
- Snack 1: slice of garlic bread, 2 cups dr. pepper
- Snack 2: rice krispies treat, 4 cups waterExercise/activities:
- 7 straight hours of gardening.
P.O.T.S. symptoms experienced:
so far: pounding heart, headache, cold extremities, heat intolerance, nausea, chest pain
Misc:
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