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."

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Staycation...


I tried on my compression stockings today. I didn't notice any difference in how I felt symptom-wise, other than having a headache.

I did push them to the limit by going on a trip to see Niagara Falls and the Buffalo History Museum. Overall, it was a 4.5 hour trip and we walked over 2.5 miles!
While it was nice to be out for a little while, the compression stockings didn't really help my symptoms. I guess time will tell if they're any good at all.

Here's a picture of the Horseshoe Falls

Amount of sleep: 5 ish hours

Diet:
- Breakfast: nutella on bread, 3 cups water
- Lunch: n/a...felt too sick
- Dinner: homemade white pizza, 3.5 cups water
- Snack 1: half a candy bar, 2 cups water
- Snack 2:


Exercise/activities:
- over 2.5 miles of walking around Niagara Falls

P.O.T.S. symptoms experienced:
so far: cold extremities, exhaustion, arrhythmia, pounding heart, aches, nausea, headache/migraine, chills, dizziness

Misc:
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