stupid heart

So to update: I've been, well, forced to go to the health center on campus.
For the past eight months I have been fainting (passing out, blacking out, whatever you want to call it). I have also been unreasonably cold all the time. Granted, I am always cold, this is an affliction that I have dealt with my whole life. But, at the urging of those around me and one incredibly nosy brother, I set up an appointment. Turns out I have Bradycardia which pretty much means my heart doesn't beat as fast as it should. For distance runners it's all right but for a normal person it's not such a good thing. Basically my heart sometimes doesn't feel like pumping blood all the way to my head which results in my dramatic fainting spells. Most of the time I just get dizzy or fuzzy headed but there have been occasions where the passing out has occurred. Bradycardia doesn't happen on its own so the idea is that NOW I have to have a bunch of tests done on me. This includes: blood work (yes I must AGAIN endure the pain of having blood siphoned from my veins), an EKG, a Chest Xray, and an echocardiogram (yay sitting topless in front of strangers for many hours....not really). What's even better is that I get to deal with the insurance company AND still pay for the rest of the procedures!!! YAY medical bills. Needless to say I'm frustrated that I have to deal with all of this. I've been told that it's important to get this done as most folks don't want me to die. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to die, I don't really think that's a result of Bradycardia. But because this doesn't happen on its own then the thing causing it could be a problem. So that's it. My heart throws hissy-fits now and then and doesn't want to pump blood to the rest of me (selfish little bastard...). I'm trying to be positive about this (How am I doing?) because in all honest I would rather pretend nothing is happening.