Topic: What’s something your doctor taught you?

Well, as I am sure it is true for many of you, I have many doctors.  Each one has taught me so much along the way as I have learned to manage both EDS and POTS.  Finding such a great team of doctors did not happen overnight.  It took a lot of travel, a lot of help, and a lot of patience.

If you have been following, you know I had my chance to cross off one of my goals for the year last week, which was to work out with the incredible Dr. Lavallee.   Back in January I had asked him at my yearly EDS check-up if he would ever be willing to work out with me.  He laughed a little, I think taken by surprise, and said, “But I don’t think you need to learn many of the exercises I do…I think you are doing well managing your EDS so far on your own. “

• I’m back from Philly.  What a fabulous, hot girls trip!  Did I mention hot?  If these are June and early July temps,then I am scared for August.  My POTS is being a trooper, but it definitely does not like these 100 degree days one little bit.  Thank goodness for AC.

• The highlights of our trip included a visit to the Reading Terminal Market for lunch,

Two Thursdays ago, Brad and I headed to South Bend to see Dr. Lavallee.  It had been a whole year since my last visit with him.  I was not only ready to discuss a bunch of EDS things, but I was really looking forward to spending some time with Dr. Lavallee, himself. 

1.  Medical Stuff:

• 3 Days of Home Rehab.
• I had my 6 month follow-up with Bev (Dr. Grubb) for POTS on Monday.
• I had my yearly EDS follow-up with Dr. Lavallee on Thursday.
• My ribs feel like they are going to collapse.  Not cool.  Not cool at all.

After a week of traveling, teaching, appointments, and rehab, this pretty much sums it up for me tonight…