Blog Archives
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The Journey to MALS
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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome At the time I started seeing my POTS specialist, he had been investigating Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) as a possible cause of POTS due to vagus nerve inflammation. MALS is when the diaphragm hangs too low or the celiac artery is too high coming off the abdominal aorta, and it…
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The Journey to hEDS
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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome The first time I heard about EDS was when I was getting my POTS work-up from my electrophysiologist. He knew it was co-morbid with POTS and sent me to a renowned geneticist in Dallas, Dr. Wilson. He took a family history. My mother is known to bruise easily, but she is also…