Round 2

There is absolutely NEVER a dull moment in my life...I experienced another round of tachycardia yesterday. Round 2. It happened around 12:30...after lunch. I felt it coming on, walked over to my boss (Pat), told her I was feeling like I did on Friday -- Please call Sara, I'm headed into the conference room to break this thing. I was able to hold my breath, bear down and get myself back on track.

Sara took me to GBMC. Great experience. Awesome people. I was fortunate to meet Dr Reed Riley...a cardiologist. Since that time, I've had an ECHO of my heart (which checked out just fine; I believe Dr Riley said Perfect!) and I've been outfitted with an event monitor, should this occur again. Fun schtuff. I'm also scheduled for an appointment with a heart rhythm specialist. I never could have imagined this would be happening to me. Pretty crazy to say the least.

I feel like I'm in really good hands now. It's been reiterated that this is not a life threatening condition...but rather an annoyance & disruption to every day life. My heart occasionally miss-fires or hiccups. It's possible that one occurrence may counterbalance/correct the other. So maybe I'm all set. Who knows at this point. Dr Riley hopes it happens again so I can record it. I hope that it doesn't :) Either way, I know that I can go on and enjoy my life without restriction.

It's been a tiring few days for everyone around me. Hopefully things will quiet down for the 4th :) No weddings this weekend. Our neighbor's twin boys are being baptized on Saturday...so I'll be providing some complimentary photo coverage. Outside of that, a low key holiday weekend with Sara, Mady, my in-laws and rents. Steamed crabs are on the menu :)

I love you Sara. Thanks for taking care of me.

Life of the party!

Run while you still can...

OK...it's finally happened. I'm taking the bull by the horns and making an attempt to get my butt in shape. Sara's recent interest in running has inspired me take it up.

We traveled to Charm City Run last night to get some decent shoes -- great place, awesome service. They watched us walk and determined the level of support we needed. Hell...they even had toys for Mady to play with. 2 pairs of shoes, some socks and accessories, and $250 later...we are now prepared to take on the world. Note to self...There is nothing cheap about living a healthy lifestyle :)

Ultimately, I hope this investment will give me that extra boost in the day and keep me around a few years longer. I have a daughter to raise and a great wife by my side. I owe it to them to try.