My heart isn’t working properly. I was diagnosed with SVT, Super Ventricular Tachycardia, last month, when my heart was beating 218+ beats per minute and wouldn’t stop…
I’ve been experiencing worsening heart rhythm disorder for more than two decades, that’s been particularly bad these past 3+ years… And last month, it got even worse.
I didn’t call 911 the first prolonged episode that happened in April 2022; but, what happened that day was enough to scare me, so that the second time it happened a week later, I did call 911 after making arrangements for my mom to be looked after while I was gone…
I was in the hospital for 3 1/2 days, and my blood pressure was terrible upon arriving 220+/135, and so was my blood sugar (300+), and my A1C (14+)…
So I was a hot mess, and still am I am sure… I am diabetic and have likely been for decades, along with killer high blood pressure too…
Scans of my heart show no clogging, plaque, etc… And the doctors kept saying ‘other than the obvious, you are pretty healthy, active, and in good shape…’
Pardon me for being skeptical, but I never thought those words would ever be said to a plus size woman who weighs a little more than 200lbs, by doctors, nurses, etc…
And then I saw my cardiologist /electrophysiologist, about 2 weeks later at Clinic… And he said the same thing, but also informed me I have an extra nerve causing my heart to beat improperly, like a circuit looping back on itself, preventing my heart from filling with blood fully and pumping efficiently, causing my very rapid heartbeat…
So…, he scheduled me for a “catheter ablation” for the beginning of June, where I will be placed under anesthesia and operated on for 3-4 hrs, to be followed by an equal amount of time in post-op recovery…,and then 2-3 weeks of additional healing at home…
And I am grateful to receive this surgery, because I won’t have to live in fear anymore that I am going to die from this heart problem… And I can begin to live life again as a result…
This surgery will set me free…, but so has the treatment for my diabetes with Insulin and diet changes, which I will go into further in my next blog…
I am being set free mentally, emotionally, psychologically, physically and spiritually…
And these developments have indeed been a blessing in disguise, for which I am very grateful.
Take Care ❤…
Miriam Sachael
Miriam Sachael 