October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month and today is POTS Awareness Day. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Sydrome (POTS) is not rare and someone goes an average of 4 years and 7 doctors before getting a diagnosis. There has been a prevalence of COVID-19 causing a person to develop POTS. We hate anyone having to deal with this debilitating illness, but hope that the spotlight because of it will help further research, early diagnosis, and finally a cure.
A great visual about Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome:
A more detailed video about Dysautonomia including POTS:
This is the post explaining how I finally got diagnosed. It's also the reason I started needing a cane and the reason I tried a PICC line to help with treatment back in January. If you have EDS or vascular compressions, make sure you are aware of the symptoms mentioned above.
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