Out of the Hospital

Hey guys,

So if any of you follow me on Twitter, you may know that I was in the hospital. I was having irregular heart beats and my heart rate was getting up into the 130's. On top of that, these episodes were lasting up to two hours. Needless to say, when that would happen, I would be exhausted afterwards. So while in the hospital, they put me on some more medication to help stop these irregular beats from happening. While these episodes are not dangerous or life threatening, they were extremely uncomfortable and made me beyond exhausted. 

I am out of the hospital, and the episodes are not happening as often nor lasting as long. However, the medication I am on for them can (and has already) created problems for other parts of my body such as my Thyroid. So after I finish up school for this year, I will be going up to California to see the doctors up at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital to discuss two medication options. One of the medications though is a Beta Blocker so I may not be able to use that (for a reason my mom and I cannot recall, we just remember in the past they did not want me to be on one). And the other medication, we just have to make sure it does not interact with any of my other medications. And if none of the medications work, the other option is a procedure called ablation. However, that would be a last resort because of the risks that come with putting me under for a procedure. 

I am home now, but I have noticed that I am not feeling as well as I have been in the past. While I was in the hospital, I was on a strict low salt diet to help lower my water weight, which would then help my heart function. Well I got home and weighed the exact same... which is odd because I should've lost at least some weight. What's also a little worrisome is that daily activities that I have been doing for years without a problem suddenly make me out of breath. The other day I walked around my house to put away some laundry after folding them. I have done this ever since I can remember and never got out of breath before while doing this. I had to sit down and catch my breath. The other day I parked right in front of a building, walked inside and was out of breath. Not like I had to walk a long way or anything like that. So the topic of getting an ECHO to see if my heart function is the same or worse. I want to know... but on the other side... if it's bad news, I don't want to know. 

I'm hoping that maybe I'm still just recovering from being in the hospital and what has been going on. I am staying on my low salt diet, so it doesn't put anymore stress on my heart than it already has. I will keep you guys updated! 

Thanks so much for all your support, prayers and love! I appreciate it more than you could ever know!

Becca 

Update!

Hey guys,

Sorry I didn't post about my appointment over the weekend. When we got home we started packing up more of our stuff, since we are moving out to my grandma's for a bit while we get our floors re-done. WhichI am excited for the finished product, just not getting there. With my allergies  though, it will good that I get the carpet out of my room and get tile instead. (The tile though is made to look like wood so it looks really cool!) 

The doctor appointment didn't give me the answers I was hoping for, but it was a good start. The doctor said that she had never seen memory loss before in a patient taking the same medication I am, but that doesn't mean it isn't possible. So we are going to do a small experiment and cut my dosage in half. We hope that that will be enough to keep the irregular heart beats at bay but also hopefully not give me as many memory problems. If my heart beats start to go crazy again we may up it a bit, but not to the full dose I am on now. 

I know that I typically post music on Monday's, and I do have a song for today. But I also wanted to give you all an update. Here is a song that I find fun and inspirational. It's called Firework and it is sung by Katy Perry. Hope you enjoy!

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,

Drifting through the windWanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards,One blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thingDo you know that there's still a chance for you'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shineJust own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colours burstMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"
You don't have to feel like a wasted spaceYou're original, cannot be replacedIf you only knew what the future holdsAfter a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe your reason why all the doors are closedSo you could open one that leads you to the perfect roadLike a lightning bolt, your heart will glowAnd when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shineJust own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colours burstMake 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"
Boom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moonIt's always been inside of you, you, youAnd now it's time to let it through-ough-ough
'Cause baby you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colours burstMake 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"
Boom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moonBoom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moon And a quick side note, I did update the inspirational quote on the side of my blog! Hope it helps you to keep going throughout your week!

Hope and Love,
Becca