I thought this was a fitting quote for prolotherapy.  Whenever I lay on that table, I try to concentrate on the happy things that help me forget the burning, the crunching sounds, and the pain from the needles.  Sometimes I think about the beach, which is definitely one of my top three happy places.  Other times, I chat about all different topics with Brad and Dr. Cantieri, which usually helps keep my mind off of the pain. 

It was bound to happen.

I had my first major POTS spell in front of my principal on Friday.

Let me back up.  The week started off with a Halloween party on Monday.  The kids loved it.  I loved it.  But I was exhausted.  Parties are hard work. 

I think we all have things we wish we could change in our lives. Maybe it’s changes about our body, or our relationships, or our jobs.

But sometimes, wake up calls come along that make us think about the changes we wish for, and that maybe we don’t have it that bad.

Maybe we actually have it quite good.

Gastroparesis.  Just another one of those lovely perks of EDS and POTS.  I get these flairs where my stomach decides to stop working.  As if it decides to go on strike with no warning at all.  

I was excited to login to my blog, and see a personal note from Dr. Driscoll herself about the progress, and developments of her research.  Dr. Driscoll is a zebra herself who devotes so much of her time advocating for, and researching various diseases and the possible connections between the diseases of Multiple Sclerosis, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, and CCSVI, to name a few…