It’s been about 18 months since my husband and I first started trying to have a baby. Because of certain test results I got at the time, we were urged to go right to a fertility clinic instead of waiting the recommended one year of trying. Since that time, I’ve…
Hey there! If you’ve landed on this gift guide, you probably either have POTS or know someone with POTS and need gift ideas for this holiday season. Whatever the case may be, you’ve come to the right place! In the following gift guide, I’ve included some of my best gift…
This past May marked my third laparoscopy surgery for endometriosis removal. So, you can say I’m no stranger to this procedure by now. While it sucks to have endometriosis, and it sucks even more that I’ve needed three surgeries to treat it, the positive here is that I know how…
A few weeks ago, we went on vacation to Rhode Island and had several beach days. As someone with POTS, going to the beach isn’t necessarily as easy as it used to be before my diagnosis, as heat is a major POTS trigger for me. But just because you have…
Last week, I was in Point Judith, Rhode Island on the first vacation I’ve been on since Mike’s and my honeymoon in Italy two years ago. So I thought I’d do another traveling with POTS post about our trip and what it’s like going on vacation with POTS and chronic…
Someday, you’ll want to be exactly where you are. Hear me out… I had a dream recently that has challenged me to think differently about my current situation and the past year of my life. Before this dream, I already knew that if someone ten years from now asked me…
Ever since I had the flu, followed by surgery, followed by a nasty GI bug, my POTS symptoms have been much worse. While there are a lot of possible POTS symptoms out there and I’ve had many at one point or another, here are my worst symptoms right now that…
This week marks two weeks since my exploratory laparoscopy where I had endometriosis removed. I’ve been in a POTS flare up because of all the time spent on bed rest and not being able to exercise. While I know what will really help my POTS symptoms is to start gradual…
It’s been a year for me. Since July of last year, I’ve been thrown medical issue after issue and received news about my fertility that devastated me. I’m not ready to share specifics on everything I’ve been through in the last year yet, but I’m here to share the aftermath…
Hi, friends! Dealing with one chronic illness and its symptoms can be hard enough. But when you throw in the need to juggle multiple chronic illnesses and their symptoms at once, it’s even more challenging. I typically handle living with my chronic conditions well — at least mentally — but…