Not THAT big day because your girl is still single but a big day no less! I don’t know whether to be excited or nervous or all of the above! I’m getting my port! Yes! Finally, no more blown veins and no more multiple sticks! For those of you who don’t know what a port…
2022 has been a rough year and it’s only March 2nd. Let me back up a bit. So obviously it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done an update on my health. This past year has been hard, I ended out 2020 with an acute kidney injury and a flare up in my POTS that…
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Hi Everyone! I hope you are all staying healthy during this time! I wanted to pop on here and give my thoughts on wearing a mask. I play 3 fields here: I have a chronic illness, that makes me high risk for COVID-19. I have POTS which affects my breathing and puts me at increased risk…
Hey Everyone! I hope you're all holding up during this corona virus/COVID19 quarantine and are all healthy! I'm not going to lie this season has been a little tough for me. My health hasn't been the best, with the changes of the seasons it has wreaked havoc with my POTS. I'm not sleeping that great…
Happy 2020 everyone! I can't believe another year has flown by. 2019 was a little rough but I'm ready to take on 2020 with strength and joy. My new year started off by prepping for a trip to Vanderbilt in Nashville to see a POTS specialist and have some testing done. We traveled from South…
Hi Everyone! Just a little update, I am currently in Nashville to see a POTS specialist at Vanderbilt. I’m having some testing done today and I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow morning. I could use lots of extra prayers! I’ll update what we find out later this week or next.
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October is POTS Awareness Month! POTS or Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a blood circulation disorder characterized by 2 factors: A specific group of symptoms that frequently occur when standing upright.A heart rate increase from changing positions from horizontal to standing or at least 30 beats per minute measured during the first 10 minutes of…
I had my appointment with my eye doctor today to have my eyes rechecked for the swelling that was noticed at my last neuro appt. Going in was extremely nervous. To be honest, I don’t know how I feel about how the appt went. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, I do in fact have swelling on my optic…
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