peacefulchaos89

Good morning Dr. Hehenkamp,

I am a medical student in the United States who is really passionate about being involved in MSF/international aid organizations as a physician.

--Having said that, I find myself torn between General Surgery and Family Practice/General Practice. From your stand point—does one of those fields provide an advantage over the other in terms of needs of MSF and its operations?

--In the US I feel we are trained to use technology as a foundation to our practice—how have physicians in the past, who volunteered with MSF prepared themselves for working in MSF-conditions?

Thank you for taking the time to do this—you guys rock!

What was/is the name of your 'condition'? congenital adrenal hyperplasia? 17-B-hydroxylase deficiency?

Hey-- has anyone ever talked to you about the possiblity of having a port-au-cath placed so you can do at home saline infusions? My medical school does this for some of the POTS patients.

If you're interested in learning more about this option, PM me and I'll give you the name of the doctor I am doing research with, he does tons of POTS of stuff, especially younger folks, and we're one of the few centers that does this procedure for EDS/POTS. It has helped a lot of people. (the paper I'm working on looks at this treatment, actually)

Can you please go through all his/her responses and point out the inaccuracies? As a medical student not only is it comforting and awe-inspiring, it's also fucking hilarious.

damn it, I should have known that by your lack of excessive aldosterone symptoms! oh well, won't ever forget this now. Haha. Glad we live in an age where you can get treated for it :)