Wow! I am only 16 and I joined my local fire department as a junior firefighter in January 2019 and in May 2019 I was diagnosed with POTS after passing out up to 60 times in 3 weeks I had seen 6 doctors at my local hospital and 2 major hospitals here in North Carolina. Extremely frustrating and I was finally placed in an observation unit and about every 2-3 months I end up in the hospital with fluids being pumped in me. I go to achool full time and work 2 part time jobs and I am still volunteering at the fire station. I refuse to let my diagnosis change anything about I want to do... even if that means I have to drink and excess of water and take atenolol twice a day and not stand long or stand up too fast!
