PoTS: My Experience Of The Cardiac Valve Stress Echo
Reading Time: 5 minutes A personal account of what to expect from a cardiac valve stress echo (exercise stress test for short) for a PoTS diagnosis
Reading Time: 5 minutes A personal account of what to expect from a cardiac valve stress echo (exercise stress test for short) for a PoTS diagnosis
Reading Time: 8 minutes Can meal replacement and protein bars help manage hypos and hypoglycemia? To try and find out, I decided to run an experiment on myself
Reading Time: 7 minutes A look at what persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is, it’s symptoms, how it’s diagnosed, treatments, and my experience with PPPD
Reading Time: 7 minutes A walkthrough of what to expect from your balance tests your ENT sent you to to investigate the causes of dizziness and balance issues
Reading Time: 9 minutes This article takes you through the anxiety-fuelled nightmare of using Moviprep and having a gastroscopy and colonoscopy exam
Reading Time: 6 minutes This article explains what a Short Synacthen Test (SST) is, what it’s used for, and provides a personal experience of having the test done
Reading Time: 4 minutes I discuss the embarrassment of trying to get help with my digestive problems and my GPs talking about bowel cancer as a cause
Reading Time: 6 minutes This article outlines what a tilt table test, what these tests can be used to investigate, and provides a first-hand experience of the test