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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, at this point, I'd get in the car (or on the train / plane) and go to DD and go back to ER with daughter.  Mine is 19 also has POTS, and if that was the message I received from her, I'd be on the train to NY asap, because they aren't taking her seriously.

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Thanks PP. I can see the notes, labs etc in her My Chart. The basic gating tests came back normal, so cannot pass Go via the ER route. I was on the phone with the doctor while she was there and requested these things (echo, US, neph labs). There is no mention of any of this in the treatment notes. They did note that she was tachycardic (pulse 115) when she came in, but it later resolved and seems they chalked that up to anxiety.

She does have an appointment on Wednesday with a doctor who specializes in treating girls up to age 25 for conditions impacting that age group. Not covered by insurance but hoping we can get some answers and more test referrals from this approach. [/quote]

I loathe that teenage girls are so dismissed by doctors as having a real medical problem that is not gyno related. Everything to them is psychological including the gyno issues. Otherwise young women are in their peak of health and, thus, by definition have no real medical problems.

I was the first PP to say get on plane and go there. I think you should still do this and see this doctor on Wednesday with her.

I am a little wary about a specialist for girls under 25 for conditions impacting them. Edema that could be caused heart, kidney or lung problems are simply not in that bucket in most doctors' minds. I am quite sure that their view of conditions that impact females in that age group are things such as anxiety (you've already see that), other psychological conditions, and gyno problems.

But go with her and assess for yourself. If you are not satisfied, go back to the ER and raise a big fuss.[/quote]

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