- Feb 27, 2007
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I was diagnosed with a heart block. It's type 1 second degree, which means that the bottom of my heart doesn't always receive the electical impulse to beat, so...sometimes it doesn't. At that point I have a momentary twinge of pain. Not too bad, more like being shot with an arrow, and it goes away after about 15-30 seconds. Just long enough for me to think what it would be like to have a full on heart attack. I fear experiencing that pain again. I think I was born with this. I wasn't diagnosed till my 20's. My resting heart rate is 40 beats per minute. The normal is 60-90. When I first recieved the diagnosis, I didn't really deal with it. I didn't change my lifestyle. I didn't think about it, but I think the video of Ben Breedlove has made me think about it again. I have stopped coffee, and I'm limiting my caffine intake. Though, the stress thing is harder. I want to say I'm not afraid to die, but the truth is it is a little scary. I know where I'm going, but that doesn't help with the fear of what it would be like to die.
