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."

Monday, June 6, 2011

Sad Monday

Sad news today...Great Grammy died this morning.
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Amount of sleep: about six hours

BP morning:
laying: 94/71 HR: 61
standing: 84/50 HR: 105 arrhythmia

Diet:
- Breakfast: nutella on bread, 2.5 cups water
- Lunch: chicken nuggets and fries from McD's (I forgot how gross their nuggets are...won't be having those again)
- Dinner: pasta salad
- Snack 1:
- Snack 2:

Exercise/activities:
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P.O.T.S. symptoms experienced:
so far: nausea, exhaustion, cold extremities, chills, sweats, light headed, heart pounding

Misc:
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