My heart is on crack
We had our first EKG lecture today and all it basically proved to me is that I need to talk to Dr. Heibel about my heart. Heather is really concerned b/c my cardiologist hasn't done anything really other than tell me to eat more salt and small meals. This last visit he told me to exercise more. I have been trying to work out more. I do at least 3 times a week which is way improved from before. Yesterday I had the best heart day ever. I was on the elliptical which normally due to the massively increased heart rate... I reach my target heart rate within 2 minutes of being on the machine. Yesterday though it finally told my heart rate after almost 7 minutes and it was only 90!!!! That made my day. Even in the 3 more minutes I stayed on the elliptical it only went up to 101, which normally it will usually jump up dramatically and it made me happy that it didn't. Maybe my heart is finally starting to be able to handle working out. That makes me happy. Now if only it would make a difference in my resting heart rate. I took my HR during the EKG lecture and I swear I was going crazy b/c it was like 35 or so for 15 seconds ---- that is uber bad. I retook it like 3 more times and finally it was 26 which still isn't good, but at least it was closer to what it "normally" is nowadays. I just hope that my heart doesn't one day decide to stop working. Dr. Heibel said it would be unlikely for that to happen to any of us here, but I feel like I could possibly be that one person. You think about how mice and other small animals have really high heart rates and have very short lifespans. I figure I've taken a good couple years off of my life just by having this high heart rate for the past year. I know that my cardiologist is just trying to avoid putting me on meds, but I'm almost to the point that I feel I'm gonna need to be medicated soon.... I just don't know
So this morning started off with a bang. I got out of my car and opened the back door to get out my bag at school and a bird crapped on my car/my head and my bag. I was so pissed. I had to go rinse my hair in the sink after I set down my stuff in the cafe. What a shitty way to start my day. I hope that my day doesn't continue to be shitty, b/c that will be annoying.
So this morning started off with a bang. I got out of my car and opened the back door to get out my bag at school and a bird crapped on my car/my head and my bag. I was so pissed. I had to go rinse my hair in the sink after I set down my stuff in the cafe. What a shitty way to start my day. I hope that my day doesn't continue to be shitty, b/c that will be annoying.