INTRO

My name is Andi. I live with a heart condition called AVNRT (AV Node Re-entrant Tachycardia). We are not sure how long I've truly had this, but my family believes I was born with it even though I was barely diagnosed in 2011.


So I will start with a quick intro, I've never written a blog so I apologize ahead of time if it sounds weird, I think it's weird to talk about myself HAHA!

I had a few fainting episodes growing up which seemed random, but now in retrospect, I had the same exact feeling and warning signs/symptoms as my most recent syncope episode which led to a series of events leading to a diagnosis. I know now that they were all caused by tachycardia and not dehydration like previously believed.

I had a cardiac cryoablation on November 19th, 2011 at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, a branch of Stanford Univ. Hospital that considered the AVNRT "cured" (a cessation of declined quality of life). I was 19.

Now I am age 22, going on 23.

I am one of the few 2% that regressed after the ablation, and now have had to resume cardiac care.

I'm here to share my story.

I started a bucket list in 2008 and one of the items needing to be checked off of my list is to create my own blog. So here goes nothing!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

The Bucket List

Alrighty! Well I had a great day, I actually felt decent. I slept well and had a smile on my face all day, so I figured today would be a great day to write a fun post.

Some people might think it morbid of me to think that bucket lists are funny, But I think they're actually a great way to live life to the fullest and to remember that its the little things that count.

I'm always adding things on and finding some new ideas. So this is what I have so far. Some things were added at the moment it happened LOL! so I hope you all enjoy and maybe get some ideas of your own :)

MY BUCKET LIST 

Meet Dr. MLK's physician
Go skydiving
Ride a horse
 Get married
Have a family
Travel to Missouri
Gambling in Vegas (Nevada, not Las Vegas, New Mexico)
Buy my own motorcycle
Ride a bull
Build a Baja bug with my boyfriend
Get my BSN (Bachelor's in the Science of Nursing)
Be a flight nurse
Visit family in Mexico
get a tattoo of my first recorded V-tach EKG that started me on this journey
Learn to sew
Learn to bake
Learn to speak Spanish more fluently
Get a tattoo of my favorite spoons, including the mini gold ladle my aunt bought as a gift
Save a life
Learn to roller skate
Learn to play roller derby
Help someone pass pain free and with dignity
Be less shy, and be myself
Stop worrying about making my parents happy, they'll be happy if I'm happy
Find the love of my life
Go to Senior Prom
Run a marathon
Accept a softball scholarship
Learn to two-step
Be a bridesmaid
Reach my goal weight of 130 pounds (I've gained weight since working out has become harder)
Learn to swim
Go to a Deftones Concert

Some of these sound dumb or unbelievable, but what can I say! My bucket list is tailored to me because I wrote it :) and as for my fellow spoonies, I WILL GET THAT SPOON TATTOO!! Just gotta find the right artist for the job. Much love!






 
 



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