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🌿 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) & POTS Specialist in Washington

​In-Person Visits in Bellingham + Telehealth Care Across Washington State

Many patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) experience symptoms far beyond joint hypermobility—rapid heart rate, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and blood pooling when standing. These symptoms often point to POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and other forms of autonomic dysfunction, which are extremely common in people with EDS.

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At Galene Health, you receive specialty-level care that connects the dots between your hypermobility, circulatory symptoms, and autonomic nervous system.

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I’m Katherine Bachenberg, DNP, and I provide dedicated EDS + POTS care through in-person visits in Bellingham and telehealth appointments for patients across Washington State.

🌿 Understanding the Connection Between EDS & POTS

 

EDS affects connective tissue — the structure that supports joints, skin, blood vessels, and internal organs. Because connective tissue also plays a role in circulatory stability, many people with EDS experience:

  • Blood pooling in the legs

  • Poor venous return

  • Reduced blood volume

  • Autonomic nervous system instability

 

These changes can trigger or worsen POTS.

 

🌿 Common Symptoms in EDS + POTS

 

You may be experiencing EDS-related autonomic dysfunction if you notice:

 

Cardiovascular / Circulatory

  • Rapid heart rate when standing

  • Dizziness or feeling faint

  • Palpitations

  • Cold, purple, or mottled hands/feet

  • Heat intolerance

Neurological

  • Brain fog

  • Fatigue

  • Head pressure

  • Migraine

  • Sensory sensitivity

GI + Systemic

  • Nausea

  • Bloating

  • Early satiety

  • Constipation or alternating patterns

  • Exercise intolerance

  • “Crash days” after mild activity

Musculoskeletal

  • Joint pain

  • Muscle fatigue

  • Instability

  • Slow recovery after exercise

 

If these symptoms improve when lying down, POTS/Orthostatic Intolerance is likely contributing.

 

🌿 In-Person Visits for EDS + POTS in Bellingham, WA

 

If you live in or near Whatcom or Skagit County, you can schedule an in-person evaluation in Bellingham.

 

In-person visits allow for:

  • tailored assessment

  • guided orthostatic vitals

  • hands-on instruction for compression and stabilization strategies

  • a calm, supportive environment to discuss symptoms

 

Appointments are structured, unhurried, and focused entirely on your experience.

 

🌿 Telehealth EDS + POTS Care Across Washington

 

If traveling is difficult—or if you live elsewhere in Washington—you can receive the same level of care through secure video visits.

This is ideal for patients in:

  • Seattle

  • Tacoma

  • Spokane

  • Everett

  • Yakima

  • Tri-Cities

  • Vancouver

  • Olympia

  • All rural Washington communities

 

Autonomic dysfunction can make appointments challenging — telehealth makes specialty care accessible.

 

🌿 Your EDS + POTS Evaluation Includes

 

Every visit is structured but warm, clinical but human.

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✔️ Comprehensive autonomic history

Focused on triggers, patterns, flare cycles, and postural symptoms.

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✔️ Interpretation of orthostatic vitals

Understanding your HR/BP response and whether it aligns with POTS.

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✔️ Blood volume stabilization

Personalized hydration, electrolyte, and salt protocols.

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✔️ Circulatory support

Compression plans, postural strategies, physical supports, and blood pooling management.

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✔️ Medication evaluation

If needed, individualized medication plan

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✔️ EDS-aware exercise programming

Light, tolerable, joint-protective progression based on your baseline.

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✔️ GI and nutrition support

Practical strategies for nausea, motility issues, and energy dips.

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✔️ Written treatment plan

Delivered after every visit for clarity and follow-through.

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🌿 Who This Service Is For

 

Washington adults and older teens with:

  • Diagnosed or suspected hypermobile EDS (hEDS)

  • Joint hypermobility with autonomic symptoms

  • POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)

  • Orthostatic Intolerance

  • Long COVID POTS symptoms

  • Chronic fatigue with autonomic features

  • Unexplained dizziness or fainting

  • Blood pooling or circulatory instability

 

🌿 Locations Served

In Person ​& Telehealth Throughout Washington

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🌿 Pricing

 

Transparent, specialty-level pricing:

  • Initial Visit: $250

  • Follow-Up Visit: $100

 

Superbills provided for possible out-of-network reimbursement.

 

🌿 You Deserve a Provider Who Understands EDS & POTS

 

You don’t have to navigate complex symptoms alone.
Whether you prefer an in-person appointment in Bellingham or a telehealth visit from anywhere in Washington, comprehensive EDS + POTS care is available.

👉 Book Your EDS + POTS Appointment
 

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