Want to learn more about POTS, EDS, and other invisible illnesses? Read “Ask Dr. Driscoll,” a new Q&A column connecting Dr. Driscoll to patients and families everywhere.
Dear Dr. Driscoll, My daughter has hypermobility joint disorder and MCAS. Recently she developed monocular double vision with far objects being double. She has had one ophthalmologist and two optometrists tell her that her eyes look healthy. She has had two MRIs which...
One of the hardest things for me to see on the internet is the statement “there is no cure for POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)”. As a former POTS patient and mom of two POTS patients, I know how much suffering patients must endure. To be told that...
Dear Dr. Driscoll, We are not quite sure, but my daughter might have EDS and POTS, last tests will be made soon. Now my question: as I know EDS is a genetic defect, how can this be treated, you can‘t change genes? Sorry for my...