Melissa McCurley, who started Bouncing Back after her own journey with autoimmune disease, sits down with Dr. Linda Bluestein an anesthesiologist specializing in hypermobility disorders and performing arts medicine, and host of the Bendy Bodies podcast. Dr. Bluestein opened her hypermobility clinic in late 2017 and shares how she finally got her own Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosis in 2012, after years of unexplained injuries and symptoms.

Together they break down POTS, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and MCAS three conditions that so often occur together including why MCAS risk jumps 35-fold in people with hypermobile EDS/HSD and POTS.

🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley

🎤 Featuring:

Linda Bluestein is an anesthesiologist and specialist in hypermobility disorders, integrative pain medicine, and performing arts medicine. As the founder of Hypermobility MD and Bendy Bodies, she provides specialized care for complex conditions like hEDS, POTS, and MCAS. She combines personal experience with clinical expertise, hosts the Bendy Bodies podcast, and serves on committees for the International Consortium on EDS and HSD.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔️ How joint hypermobility, POTS, and MCAS can quietly explain a lifetime of unexplained injuries and symptoms

✔️ Why an accurate connective tissue disorder diagnosis can take a decade and what finally helped Dr. Bluestein get hers

✔️ The real difference between becoming a "patient" versus a "client" when seeking specialized care across state lines

✔️ What actually defines a POTS diagnosis and why you do not need to faint to have it

✔️ Why MCAS risk jumps 35-fold in people with hypermobile EDS/HSD and POTS

✔️ How to tell the difference between joint hypermobility, tissue fragility, and skin changes as core features of EDS

✔️ Where to find free, doctor-vetted education instead of relying on unmoderated Facebook groups

✔️ How to get informed and take ownership of your health before your next doctor's appointment

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