CHoR’s June calendar kid: Gretchen
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The first big sign that something was wrong occurred during a hot summer tennis practice when Gretchen was 11. She felt faint, started seeing black dots, then passed out. She and her mom, Stacy, went to the pediatrician immediately.
When putting the pieces together, the pediatrician said it sounded like Gretchen may be dealing with POTS – a diagnosis that was confirmed by a cardiologist during a follow-up visit. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome – or POTS – is a blood circulation condition that causes painful and troublesome symptoms when standing for a period of time, or when going from a horizontal to standing position.
“Dr. Chelimsky is thorough and compassionate. I feel like she truly wants to help her patients. She also spends a lot of time with her patients which means everything,” added Stacy.