Since Friday morning, my heartbeat has been irregular. It's extremely uncomfortable and makes me want to tear my heart out of my chest. I've lived with this all my life and have gone through many hours at the cardiologist's, it's a heart disease called Mitral Valve Prolapse. In short, my heart is deformed and the valves don't close and pump properly and causes blood to leak -- leaving me uncomfortable bursts of irregularity ranging from two seconds to several days. It's a common disease and it is commonly found in women. The symptoms are an irregular heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, light-headedness, chest pain, shortness of breath, lack of energy, and in very rare cases -- sudden death.
I've been trying to keep it easy by relaxing my body and drinking ice cold water. But I've found that sleeping is the only way I don't feel the discomfort. If my heart doesn't calm down by Tuesday, I'll be in dire need of my cardiologist.
Pray.
Image Courtesy: Beaumont Hospitals
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