Brye Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I've been trying to control my POTS symptoms for over 1.5 years. I've gone through numerous cardiologists who have tried to treat my symptoms. I'm seeing an EP doctor in Little Rock, AR and he ordered a bubble echo and found a congenital heart defect. I now need to go back for a TEE (transeophageal echo) to see how big the hole is. Wondering now if this is maybe the cause of my POTS. I'm holding out hope that maybe if they fix the hole it would resolve my tachycardia. I'm sure the high salt diet has been great for my heart if this defect is the problem! Time will tell I guess!!Brye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Burschman Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 That would be awesome if it was fixable! It would also be scary, of course, but the possibility of a cure is grand!Good luck!Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloredblood Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I have 2 holes. Found them in testing to see what was up in the 1st place. The docs at Emory in GA and at Vanderbilt in Tenn both don't think that has anything to do with it, but I hope you are lucky and that's it!~nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brye Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Nancy ... I was wondering if you have 2 holes have you had any fixed or do you not need to? I'm not sure if I'll need mine fixed until after I have my TEE next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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