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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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“Dr. Diana will always hold a very special place in my heart for her selfless devotion to helping everyone, not just the Ehlers-Danlos community. I hate to think what my life would be without her insight and guidance.”
-- Chris Gross
Hi Dr Diana
I am in need of hard copies. That way, I can hand a copy to my Doctors who want to learn about your work. I have done this with other books and so far, I have excelllent feedbacks from these doctors.
Some Doctors like to read it when they are on commute to work. I like to have a physical copy myself.
Kind Rgs,
Issy
This may sound stupid, but what does non printable pdf ebook mean?
What does register mean
Cindy It means you are not able to reproduce any part of the material. If you wanted to share a page with a doc for example, by printing the page to show it to him or her to discuss, this non-printable version will NOT allow you. So in essence, it is not very convenient or practical for patients who would want to share Driscoll Theory to the third party.
Dr. Diana, I reconnected with your page as I was searching (and not finding) recent posts by Dr. Michael Flanagan. I ordered his book a few days ago, and there has been no evidence that the order was received or processed. There is only the name “Donna Flanagan” on the response page. I am very concerned that Dr. Flanagan might be ill, or worse. Do you have any idea?? I thank you for your ongoing work. During the past several years, I have worked through all kinds of possible diagnoses for my condition, and it’s coming down to MS, though… Read more »
Hi Dr. Diana. I am 53 and just diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos. I was an RN for 30 years and even so, no Dr.’s would believe the symptoms I would tell them I had, nor offer any explanation even if they did believe some symptoms. I live on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and am wondering if you know of any specialists that specialize in Ehlers-Danlos on the island or in central Alberta Canada (Edmonton or Calgary area). I am desperate to be assessed and believed by a physician that actually has experience in this very real and debilitating syndrome. Thanks,… Read more »
Did you hear the good news? CFS is being renamed Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease. Also simple criteria and diagnosis code. Hopefully doctors will listen to the I.O.M.
Hi Dr. Driscoll: Just finished reading your book The Driscoll Theory, Newly Revised. It took me a while to work up the courage to read it. Sounds strange but hope can be both positive and negative. I am in my 60’s and am still very hyper mobile. Dealing with the after effects of a dislocated shoulder at the moment. Just took an absentminded wrong move lifting groceries out of the trunk of my car. My bad! I was very far into the ravages of dementia when I stumbled across your website. We were just about to start looking for nursing… Read more »
Do you have any information concerning complications due to cataract surgery?
I am referring to Ehlers Danlos complications with implants from cataract surgery. I was told there aren’t nerves in the eyes. My eyes are painful or maybe intense pressure? It feels like someone has hit my eyes in the middle. Steroid drops give me relief but there could be a glaucoma pressure issue by using them?
Implants? Oh I see.
My grandmother had the procedure when she was 80. No problem. I’m much younger than that but I would be very cautious. No nerves in the eyes? What an ignorant comment. Eyes are one of the areas severely affected by EDS. I hope you had this procedure done at a highly respectable hospital which knows what they are doing and to whom.
I have EDS 3 and in the past year have been diagnosed with POTS. I seem to be backwards from most people. For example, I find that drinking less water helps with dizzyness. I suffer with polyuria so maybe that is why. I have most of my dizzyness at night whereas most people have it in the morning. I can make my POTS flare up by turning my head (or eyes) all the way to the right. I have searched high and low for a similar experience but I found it tonight in your book for the first time. You… Read more »
This book is such a wonderful resource! Is there any way to purchase a printable copy or a printed copy? If I could actually hand a copy to my doctors, I think there is a better chance they would read it; and I could highlight certain areas. Also, for my own reference, printable is so much more user friendly for me. Thank you for all your hard work and research! I can’t begin to tell you what your work means to me and how important it is to share this latest book with as many people as possible. Thank you!
So I just read the short version of your theroy. I have been think about this for awhile. I am waiting on my diagnosis of EDS from a geneticist at the end of the month, but, I don’t have mast cell attacks like most people say they have. I have extremely high allergies to the world and they have had me on Xolair. This acts on the IgE in the blood. Kind of like H1 and H2 on steroids. What are your thought on this?
I purchased this book but can’t get to it. How can I fix this problem?
I can understand your desire to protect your work but it is of interest to a pretty exclusive group of people. By tying it up so completely, you have made it virtually worthless as an information source for our caregivers. Most of us are disabled and on very restricted incomes. We cannot afford to purchase the entire paper over and over and our physicians do not have the time or the inclination to read through that much information. By publishing your work in such a restricted format, you have rendered it virtually useless to those who need it most.
I agree. Printed copies are needed, to put it simply.
Best Rgds,
Please i need a printed hard copy.