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, May 4, 2011

Blah Wednesday

Not feeling so great today...not sure if it's still because of readjusting to the Florinef, or it's the awful chest cold my boyfriend has that I feel like I'm coming down with.
Either way, a very blah day.
Blah weather, blah feeling...just blah.

Amount of sleep: not much. five "hours" of sleep. Very fractured

Diet:
- Breakfast: two hawaiian delights baby food, 1 cup water
- Lunch: shredded leftover rotisserie chicken and mac and cheese, 2 cups dr. pepper
- Dinner: homemade hamburger and oven fries, 1.5 cups dr. pepper
- Snack 1: handful hershey eggs 2 cups water
- Snack 2: another full bottle of water (prep for bloodwork tomorrow)

Exercise/activities:
-

P.O.T.S. symptoms experienced:
pounding heart, arrhythmia (really bad last night for whatever reason), weakness, exhaustion

Misc:
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