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was fine for a couple of years - regular check-ups and medication until my
heart had fully repaired. Then, playing hockey for my school became harder
and harder. I thought I was just unfit and so did my coach, but it was only
on the off chance of mentioning it to my doctor that he investigated it!
After a year or so, the doctors at Glasgow
Yorkhill Children's Hospital diagnosed me with SVT - Supraventricular
Tachycardia - and Epstein's Anomaly. In the past 2 years, I have had 4
radio frequency ablations
which have unfortunately been unsuccessful!
Despite all of this I am at Edinburgh University
doing Primary Teaching, and am fast approaching my second year. Living with
this is hard and sometimes very stressful and upsetting, but at the end of
the day you just have to live with something until you can get it sorted!
I would like to say that I am living a normal student life but unfortunately
I don't. I can't drink and dance due to my heart condition and SVT -
and the tablets I'm on make me worse! At the moment I am in talks with
my doctor about getting a Glenn's procedure done to correct my Epstein's and
which will hopefully sort out my SVT! We will wait and see I suppose!
I just wanted to write this because there are other people living with this,
and even though I'm one of those unlucky people with Epstein's Anomaly
(which affects less than 1% of patients with congenital heart problems)
heart conditions don't have to ruin your life!
I just think of myself as being special that's
all - although some people think that's because of my small brain size! But
what I lack in brain I make up with it with my huge heart!
SMILE :) xxxxx
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