So in my last post I explained the joys of the MR, but it was all worth while...it seems as if they have something. Keep in mind that I will not get a final reading and plan until I meet with the doctor to go over the test, but one of her doctor's in her group read me the report. It seems as if I have another heart defect. While I undergo stress (exercise etc.) 5% of my heart does not receive blood. This is coupled by the fact that 4% of my heart has been permanently damaged from the heart attack, so that puts me at 9%. I have been told that anything under 10% is considered mild, which is good news. The only problem is that when my heart under went stress during the test it only got to 98bpm, so when it gets higher it is likely that less blood is getting pumped. This is most likely the reason I ended up back in the hospital. I was working out a bit harder and for too long, which caused a little more damage. Some day I will find a good balance:)
Now the doctor has instructed me to stay at 150bpm, which might be a little difficult, but I will try hard. I actually think that my heart rate is higher when I work out because it has to work harder trying to get more blood to my heart. For those that know me, they know how much I love to train and how hard I like to train...I guess this might be my breaking point. Either way it was nice to have some reports back with new information. I still haven't gotten the results back from all of my tests, but I will just have to wait until mid July for those.
ENERGY LEVELS
I cannot explain why or how, hopefully the doctor will have some insights, but my energy level is like a light switch. I found myself with what felt like tons of energy yesterday (this means that I got 8 hours of sleep and was able to go all day and get 8 hours the next night). I felt like an entirely new person:) I have felt this before but it was shortly after the heart attack(7-8weeks post) and only lasted for a couple of days; I hope it is here to stay but I will have to wait to know for sure. I even taught Spin yesterday and felt awesome...I love being able to say that. I am going to be teaching it 2x/week starting next week so lets hope that it keeps getting better.
