04-27-2016, 04:12 PM
Don’t worry I am not dying or anything, but I mean what I say. Make sure that you go once a year and know your family history. Yes, it’s expensive, especially if you live in America. Even if you eat healthy and live an active lifestyle or even feel fine. Still take the time to go. Take the time to see a specialist if you have a prevalence in your family for a condition, they might see something that you don’t notice. And consider it even if it’s not likely for you to develop anything because you are young.
I’m 5’3” at 116 on a good day. So I am a tiny thing. I eat well and while I am lazy I would not call myself out of shape because I do work out.
I do have a family history of heart problems and I noticed that I had a heart rate on the high end of normal, but with a low blood pressure. So I asked my doctor to refer me to a cardiologist. They didn’t notice anything or think anything was wrong until I asked to wear a heart rate monitor for 24 hours. Turns out I have something called a premature ventricular contraction. What that means is that my heart likes to beat in-between beats. It’s normally pretty benign, but mine is a bit more frequent. At some point I will be taking beta blockers, maybe next year depending on if it stays where it is or gets worse. And I turn thirty this year.
Also, seeing my heart during my ECHO was perhaps the coolest moment of my life.
Thanks for reading my public service announcement.
I’m 5’3” at 116 on a good day. So I am a tiny thing. I eat well and while I am lazy I would not call myself out of shape because I do work out.
I do have a family history of heart problems and I noticed that I had a heart rate on the high end of normal, but with a low blood pressure. So I asked my doctor to refer me to a cardiologist. They didn’t notice anything or think anything was wrong until I asked to wear a heart rate monitor for 24 hours. Turns out I have something called a premature ventricular contraction. What that means is that my heart likes to beat in-between beats. It’s normally pretty benign, but mine is a bit more frequent. At some point I will be taking beta blockers, maybe next year depending on if it stays where it is or gets worse. And I turn thirty this year.Also, seeing my heart during my ECHO was perhaps the coolest moment of my life.
Thanks for reading my public service announcement.
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