I had never heard about myocarditis and I had had no idea that this disease exists until 05/2014. I felt good even in the afternoon. However, in the evening I had started to feel really exhausted. In the middle of the night, fever over 39 ºC (102 ºF) and joint pain had appeared. The other day I had suddenly a chest pain. My paediatrician examined me and for sure send me to ENT physician who prescribed me antibiotics, because my CRP was increased, but the general picture of my state of health was quite unclear. The next morning, an unbearable chest pain had woken me up. It did not stop in any position. My mum had called me an ambulance. In children emergency, they had said us after two hours that I had a higher level of troponin and that they had a suspect of acute myocarditis. The transport in cardiology for other examination and X-ray followed and then I had been placed in bed and connected to a monitor. Even in that time I thought that I would be able to be at school for my math test the other day. However, my physician opened my eyes very quickly. Absolute rest in the bed, just relaxing, no stress. I could leave my bed only twice per a day for hygiene. The biggest adventure in the following ten days was everyday “trip” with wheelchair in cardiology to make ECHO and ECG.

After the discharge, a long convalescence, regular check-ups in cardiology, Holter monitoring, rest and small walks had come after. Luckily, summer holidays had come very soon, so I had a plenty of time for rest and healing. Step by step, I had forgotten about myocarditis and I had had no idea that I could meet with this diagnosis even in another time.

Another summer holidays had come and again in the rest regime, because I had fallen from stairs and bruised my leg the last week of the school year. Few days before the end of holidays, I had felt again in the evening tired and it seemed to me that I had a strange “inner heat”. At 4 am, a chest pain had woken me up and I had had a short of breath. We had called an ambulance again. They were not very willing, but eventually they had decided to take me to the hospital. An hour later we had found out that I had again increased level of troponin, meanwhile just a little bit. So, for me a good known “trip” in cardiology and in a bed with a monitor had followed. I had a suspect that it was going to be another myocarditis, but it did not occur to me anyway that it was going to pick up such speed. I had strong and unbearable chest pain in the night. The following day in the morning, troponin level was 8,8 and the day after 9,6. They had transported me closer to the cardio centre, just for sure. I did not protest, because there was an air condition, a better bad and good TV. That time I had undergone cardiac magnetic resonance, where the diagnosis of myocarditis was confirmed and it also showed an oedema of the left ventricle.

I had lucky in both cases and I believe that I have helped this a lot with truly strict observance of the rest regime and instructions of my physicians. I have managed both myocarditis without a damage to the heart function. I will be permanently observed in cardiology, I will have some restrictions for the rest of my life, however, I have a chance that other myocarditis will not come and that I will be able to live a normal life, study medicine and become a physician.