I went back for my six month check up with the cardiologist today. I’d broken my foot and tore that ligamenty-type stuff due to fainting since the last time I’d seen him and was wearing a boot. I shared with him that my neurologist wasn’t a happy camper that he was taking a watch and see attitude with the fainting because each time I hit my head could be the last time I hit my head. A brain injury on top of another brain injury could be fatal or other terrible things that I’d personally find to be worse than fatal.

Anyhoo- enough of the fatalistic thinking. Bleh.

My cardiologist says that he knows why I faint (tachycardia), but he doesn’t know the cause of the tachycardia, so he is sending me to another cardiologist that specializes in electrical problems of the heart and said that he’s going to advise that he surgically place an internal heart monitor. Here's some information about it if you're curious.

I would have this for up to a year, depending on how often I faint.

He also ran a slew of blood tests today.

It would certainly be nice to get to the bottom of this and get it treated so I quit bonking and breaking things. I’ve gained almost 20 lbs since breaking my foot because I’m supposed to stay off of it as much as possible until it’s healed. My instructions are, when it starts to hurt, get off of it. That takes about 10-15 minutes, which isn’t very long. I can’t even ride the bike because it involves moving my ankle around (where the stuff is torn.)

Summer is coming and I want to be ACTIVE again.

I go back to see the foot surgeon in April to see if surgical intervention is required.

Surgery, surgery, surgery. Thank goodness for health insurance.