I was looking at information on my heart condition on the web, and saw some things that worried me..

"A potentially unstable rhythm that may result in fainting, low blood pressure, shock, or sudden death."

My 35 year old husband has recently been diagnosed with polymorphic ventricular tachychardia and had a defibrillator implanted.

The project was aimed at facilitating examinations of patients with previous Myocardial Infarctions (MI) with the aim of stratifying risk of developing life-threatening ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Pavlovsky had a history of ventricular tachychardia -- a rapid heart rate -- and was the first in the country to have a procedure called ablation, his sister said. It is not known yet whether his death is related to his ventricular tachycardia.

The doctors said that they didn't think my heart condition would ever be fatal, but now, when I do a search on ventricular tachychardia, I see very little apart from mentions of deaths, implants, and other bad things. I'm feeling a little bit worried.

Today, I did laundry, and am planning on going for a run, starting to actually pack, and hopefully finding some friends to meet up with. I'll probably run to the Panera near my workplace -- I need to grab a USB hub I bought while running errands for work, so I can try to get my laptop to retrieve photos from my digital camera. I am pleased with how easily running seems to be returning to me -- each run feels a bit better. I probably should get some good running shorts though -- things tend to bounce around in the two pairs of shorts I have now. My hair used to be an obstacle too, but Debb gave me a cute hankerchief to tie around my head, and it really helps keep my hair from absorbing my running energy. I just hope I don't die suddenly while running :) I will probably try to get that surgery done sometime -- it still scares the hell out of me, but the alternative is probably, all things considered, worse. Heh. The running actually gave me bruises under two of my toenails. I hope I don't lose the nails, but those toes are just going to have to get used to my running :)

Debb is in Pitts again for the weekend. I need to somehow arrange to get there during the week sometime soon, to look for a place to live. I hope I get an interview down there soon. The idea of not moving with Debb is painful.

Off to run!