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."

Friday, April 8, 2011

April 8th


Amount of sleep:
~6.5 hours. not restful though with lots of dreams

Diet:
- Breakfast: two waffles with butter, 2.5 cups water
- Dinner: steak with oven roasted potatoes, 4 cups water
- Snack 1: handful hershey eggs, 3 more cups water
- Snack 2: sour cream and cheddar chips, 1 cup dr. pepper

Exercise/activities:
- full house cleaning (~60 minutes)

P.O.T.S. symptoms experienced:
so far: heartburn, weakness, extreme fatigue, headache, cold extremities, pounding heart, short of breath

Misc:
cyst in my wrist is swollen
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