Finding humor in a new diagnosis…
Kerissa • April 25, 2012
POTS
(and no, this post has nothing to do with teapots, flower pots, coffee pots, or “chamber” pots 😉
A quick update, friends! Today, my primary care dr. diagnosed me with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. What a long name! This is my third “syndrome” diagnosis…! POTS is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system and is associated with CRPS and EDS. I’m thankful the Lord gave my dr. wisdom to see this, and I’m so glad that we’re no longer in the dark as to why I’ve been having tachycardia, an irregular heart beat, and episodes of my heart rate jumping to over 120 bpm after sitting up first thing in the morning. Life is definitely never boring with CRPS, EDS, and POTS!!
"Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." -Psalm 30:5-
I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you." Isaiah 41:13
How unspeakably wonderful to know that all our concerns are held in hands that bled for us. -John Newton
