Dr. Schirripa diagnosed me and my mother with hEDS when I was 9, which essentially saved me. If he had not diagnosed me and warned me to stop all my sports and told me what I could and couldn’t do etc when I was so...
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Dr. Schirripa diagnosed me and my mother with hEDS when I was 9, which essentially saved me. If he had not diagnosed me and warned me to stop all my sports and told me what I could and couldn’t do etc when I was so young my body would be 100 times worse than it is. I am 17 now, and have degenerative disc disease, two herniated discs, two bulging discs, arthritis in those discs and all my neck discs, a narrowed spinal canal(etc back problems), my shoulders, collarbones, elbows, wrists, every finger joint, ribs, hips, knees, ankles, and toes sublux bad, POTS, Gastroparesis, and the list goes on. If I had not been listened to and diagnosed like many EDS patients I would’ve kept playing basketball, jumping on a trampoline, doing any and all sports, not being careful whatsoever and I can’t imagine how much worse my spine and joints would be then. Having a diagnosis has helped me figure out what was wrong with my body so much faster. I cannot thank him enough, he truly saved my life. I hope everyone goes to him, because coming from me it was one of the best things to ever happen to me.