SVT: How I Was Diagnosed and How I’m Doing Now | The Ordinary Girl

This week is World Heart Rhythm Week, which is a week that spreads awareness and encourages detection of irregular heart rhythms. So I thought this was the perfect time for me to share MY story, of how I was diagnosed with Supraventricular Tachycardia; also commonly known as SVT. Although this is something very serious to me, and very close to my heart (no pun intended), I did try to make the video as entertaining as possible. DO NOT use this video for medical advice. DO NOT use this video as a way to self diagnose. If you have any questions or concerns, talk to your doctor. I dealt with “heart hiccups“ for most of my life, but always brushed them off, because besides the occasional skip & flip, I felt perfectly fine. I did this for many years, until one afternoon when I ended up in the hospital.. and everything changed. I’ve seen babies getting diagnosed with SVT and I’ve seen people in their 80’s, so my hope for this video is to spread awareness. And a