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Dr. Diana, both a doctor (therapeutic optometrist), and a recovered POTS and ME/CFS patient, offers help and hope for POTS, Dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Lyme, vascular abnormalities, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Diana is now working full time at POTS Care.

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NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › EDS/MS/Chiari › A little help or thoughts › Reply To: A little help or thoughts

April 27, 2017 at 1:24 pm #6153
bombsh3ll
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I’m sorry I wish I had some answers too – I’m in the same boat with POTS and orthostatic intolerance. Just wanted to send a virtual hug and say that your not alone. I hate to see others suffering too but it is a comfort to know people out there have the same issues and understand. I live in Scotland and there is not a single autonomic specialist in this country – no generalists interested in learning either!

May I ask did you have your MRI scans upright or lying flat? I just had a lying MRI and am wondering if this would pick up a small chiari? I only have headaches when I am upright, not lying down, which makes me think my CSF flows fine in the horizontal position.

It is so disappointing that surgery didn’t improve things for you 🙁 I am glad you have access to good doctors. I have read about shunts as another measure for raised ICP, is this something you have looked at?

Best wishes,

B xxx

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