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Story about Dysautonomia / POTS , Multiple Systems Atrophy.

Falling off my toes

Feb 16, 2016

By: Aletta


While I still worked as a ballet dancer and later a ballet teacher (stopped performing at age 35) my dysautonomia symptoms were easily managed, but durubf times when I did not dance they were much more pronounced.  At 32 I had a heart attack due to arrhythmia and I stopped dancing, tool office work and steadily it became worse.  as it turns out the dysautonomia was only a symptom of Multiple System Atrophy a progressive terminal neurodegenerative illness, diagnosed in 2000 and given 2-6 years I have exceeded that expiry date, don't believe everything they tell you/

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<p>Hi Aletta, &nbsp;Nice to see you are still keeping on after all these years. &nbsp;So much is still unknown about MSA and there are so many other disorders that mimic the symptoms. A better way to diagnose MSA and similar disorders is needed so desperately. &nbsp;</p>

Commented 10 years ago Pam Bower 2952

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