Ehler's Danlos is a genetic condition that effects the collagen production. It can effect your joints, skin, blood vessels and nervous system. Every case is different, but here are some the things I personally struggle with.
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome): when I stand up, my blood pools in my feet and legs, causing me to faint or feel dizzy.
Joint hypermobility: I can do weird things with my joints, and they frequently dislocate.
Bruising: the current count is 26. I know how 1 of them happened. I just bruise for no good reason.
Transparent, fragile skin: you can see all my veins!
Anyhow, enough about that, I just wanted to give you an explanation of that EDS is. If you want to learn more you can go here, or ask me :)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1244/
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