- AVSD atrial ventricular septal defect
- corrected via open heart surgery in 1994
- currently stable stage I heart failure
- Dysautonomia POTS and Neurocardiogenic Syncope subtypes - diagnosed in 2011
- elevated heart rate upon standing
- low blood pressure/fainting
- delayed gastric emptying
- fatigue
- headache
- exercise intolerance
- heat intolerance
- Reynaud's phenomenon
- hyperhidrosis
- IBS
- muscle spasms/cramps
- some connective tissue symptoms (ie hyperflexible joints, degenerative cartilage disorders, etc)
- poor balance
- Epilepsy complex partial/simple partial - diagnosed in 2012
- my seizures originate in my right Temporal Lobe
- I become unresponsive, emotional, or confused
- most seizures are accompanied by amnesia
- PCOS polycystic ovarian syndrome - diagnosed in 2012
- tied closely with depression
- cysts occasionally rupture causing severe pain and often times hormonal imbalance despite the hormone regulating meds I take
- Endometriosis diagnosed in 2013
- causes abdominal pain
- I had surgery to remove growths a few years ago, which has helped somewhat with the pain
- Migraines diagnosed in 2006
- "classic" migraines with visual aura
- ocular migraines that are brief and do not cause head pain
- Note I've had my right (dominant) thumb fused due in part to aforementioned hyperflexibility issues. Fine motor skills were impacted but I've learned to work around the issue and regained about 95% of my previous dexterity
dec 12 2016 ∞
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