Strong. Healing. Loved.

I have been in a "POTS" crash for the last 4 days. What that means is my symptoms start to flare up, I have been having my excruciating stomach pain and have been sleeping around 10-12 hours each night and still waking up tired. (NO I am not sleeping too much). My body is run down and needs the sleep and relaxation.  When I sleep that much it is so hard to study for finals which I have also been dealing with. Tomorrow is my last day of the summer semester, YAY!

I went to see Dr. Coleby on Tuesday. He's the POTS doctor I have been seeing.  I finally have my heart medications under control so that is good news! No more heart working too hard. However, the medication he put me on for my brain fog stopped working, so we upped the dose of it to see if it will start to help my body again. I hope it does because it was really helping me be able to focus and do homework, and it also helped with the dizziness when standing up.  I also am trying a sleeping medication so hopefully I can finally get a normal night's rest. That would be amazing.  Even though I sleep 8-12 hours each night, I was up around 5-8 times and have restless sleep at least 25 times each night.  (My FitBit gives me this information). It is miserable, if I were able to sleep through the night I most likely wouldn't sleep 8-12 hours.

Today I received a very special package in the mail from my Best Friend, it is a bracelet with a hummingbird on it.

The meaning of this bracelet goes:

With wings that flutter in the pattern of an infinity symbol, hummingbirds are associated with continuity, healing, and persistence. Delicate yet strong, the hummingbird actively seeks out the sweetest nectar representing our desire for the joyous gifts in life.  We wear the hummingbird charm to be tenacious in the pursuit of dreams while keeping an open mind to spiritual awakenings. 

Here's to my best friend that is ALWAYS there for me.

"True friendship isn't about being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes."