Happy Anniversary to Me!

It has been one year since my heart procedure. I call it a procedure because operation sounds like it was cut into or something. Basically I received a electrophysiology study in which they found some extra circuits which the doctor thought was probably the cause of the arrhythmia I was having. They did some laser work and destroyed the circuits.

It took ten years to get a doctor to believe I was having an arrhythmia. They kept telling me I was anxious or having panic attacks, I almost believed them myself after a while. Even many of my family members didn't take it seriously. It was a relief to finally know what was wrong and get it fixed. I still have Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia. There are more risky operations for that. However the IST might be able to be fixed by conditioning my heart. It is scary to work out sometimes even though it should be safe. So now I am at another point in my life where I have to be brave.

I made many promises to myself to get in shape and take care of my heart. I did better but not as good as I want. I never give up though. I am going to keep on keeping on, as they say! I know we need to take responsibility for our health even if it is hard. So Happy Anniversary to me and onward I go.