All I want for Christmas is… keyhole surgery – doesn’t really have that nice a ring to it does it?
For those of you who don’t know I have a broken heart, and no I’m not talking about the metaphorical one I’m always bleating on about after having lost two babies, but my actual physical heart.
My discovery
I discovered it after I had lost Violet and was in the early stages of pregnancy with my first rainbow baby Arthur. I kept having dizzy spells and after my GP diagnosed an inner ear infection months earlier I thought nothing else about it until I saw a private consultant about something else and mentioned it. He said it sounded more like a blood pressure thing and so let’s check your heart. He did and low and behold it seems I have a congenital heart defect an ASD or hole in layman’s terms.
Of course I have a broken heart
I just remember laughing when he told me and said “of course I have a broken heart my daughter just died”. He explained it’s probably been there since birth but I’d just not had the symptoms accurately diagnosed before.
He read all the symptoms to me and they are basically all the symptoms every new mother has. They include lethargy, tiredness, weakness, dizzy spells (which are common for me due to low blood pressure – Olympic athlete level) and breathlessness.
Exhaustion
Even pre-baby I had lots of these all the time but I just assumed I was unfit (even when I attended a gym and had a dog so walked hills regularly) i often felt exhausted but put that down to being lazy & having an insanely mad busy job. Now I see there was clearly an underlining reason I hated PE at school, why I was rubbish at sport and maybe it was instinct that told me to cheat at cross country so I didn’t have to run? Apparently if I’d been an extreme sport enthusiast or a marathon runner I’d have collapsed.
Anyway this week I headed into hospital to have a much needed MRI scan (since the issue was spotted I have been pregnant pretty much ever since 😆 with my two rainbow babies so couldn’t have a scan). They are now deciding how to fix it, as if I don’t it will begin to deteriorate further and then will be unrepairable. So big moment really will it be a keyhole procedure or full open heart rib breaking surgery?
Meh
It’s now dawning on me that this is a huge thing as I’ve always just shrugged it off with a meh what will be will be but now I’m like “oh shit let’s hope it’s not full open heart I need”? Quite like my rib cage as it is.
The black humour part of me says they’re going to fix my broken heart well good luck with that one what are they going to do bring Violet back? I wish! 💜 here’s hoping for good news from the specialist this Christmas.
What are you wishing for this Christmas?
Love Sarah xx
Always Violet Skies
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As someone who’s had their fair share of serious surgeries (though not heart ones) I can empathise with your current situation and my heart goes out to you. I hope you get some much needed good news from your consultant. I too am awaiting (hopefully good) news from a consultant after recent tests but as I’ve not heard anything yet, it looks like it will be post Christmas/NY now…I don’t know about you but its so frustrating when these things happen around Christmas as it always get held up, just when you need it done asap! I hope despite all this you have a lovely and enjoyable Christmas! Sending virtual hugs!
Oh, and I just have to say – it sounded like you were describing me when I read the bit about cheating at Cross Country…Glad to know I wasn’t the only one! lol…
Happy New Year to a fellow cross country cheat! I’m sorry to hear about your surgeries and that you’re also awaiting news too. I hope you get the results you want. Thanks for commenting and lovely to meet you virtually on here. Big hugs xx
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