Dr. Camille Frazier-Mills: Non-pharmalogical &Pharmacological Management of POTS
at 22:25:
"Patients feel
so much better after getting their saline", she says with a smile and a giggle.
"Life is so great, and it lasts for a few days, right?" and then laughs with someone off camera.
She goes on to say that saline is good only in crises to keep people out of the hospital, and for those with GI troubles that prevent them from using frontline meds.
I personally don't find this funny; not when she's training other doctors on POTS management. I'm pretty sure she doesn't mean harm, as she has made a life out of treating dysautonomia, but the message she's sending is terrible - use saline only as a last resort and laugh when patients want more of it after they experience remarkable improvements from their saline IV.
I guarantee you if she had POTS as serious as some of us, she'd quickly assess the risks/benefits of saline and start dragging around an IV pole - especially if she stood to lose what so many of us have already lost - homes, careers, savings, friendships, hobbies, etc.
PS: Thanks so much for posting,
@lnester7 - contrary to what it sounds like from my above post, the videos are actually quite informative.