Raising funds for medical apps, medications, mobility aides

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Hi, my name is Annika Davies, I’m 27 and live in Australia. I tend to bring humour with me wherever I go.

From 2008 - present I have been in and out of emergency, through multiple specialists, medications, tests, and diagnosis's and just as I thought it was all diagnosed I ended up in hospital due to gastroenteritis. This sadly flared up my POTS, and what felt like my entire nervous system, leading to me gaining a neuro-immunologist who I see in roughly 4-6 weeks. I will be getting a brain MRI on the 8th of April which will hopefully give some answers regarding memory issues that have been fluctuating for a long time.

Due to the gastroenteritis also flaring up my IBS it would be beneficial for me to speak to a dietitian regarding what changes I need to make to my diet and portions as to not cause further flare ups.

POTS, for me personally, so far, stops me from standing up for long periods of time, causes Raynaud’s Phenomenon, poor peripheral circulation, increased heart rate (up to about 200 at the worst so far), lightheaded and dizzy upon standing, blood pooling in my legs and feet, headaches (every day at the moment).. there’s a lot of symptoms..

A little about me, I love my family!

We have two gorgeous rescue cats that are very therapeutic for me, native birds that come down outside where I can see. I love watching the native birds and their peculiar behaviours (we’d be peculiar to them too, surely!)

I love learning about interests that.. well.. interest me. Such as forensics, medicine, animals, and behaviour.

I also enjoy music, art of multiple media’s and spending time with friends and family when I can. (Sometimes I can’t go out due to health flares)

I plan to start a certificate III in Laboratory studies mid-year, this goes for 6 months.

After the certificate III is done I can find part time work and enrol in Uni under either a course related to forensics (something I may need to complete before entering the forensics course) or the forensics course itself, this would go for multiple years I assume, what a journey it will be if I can get there.

You see, I suffer from chronic illnesses, and this economy is not in the best shape.

I have been through numerous GP and specialist appointments this year alone and it is getting stressful for me and my loved ones.

I am raising money specifically for medical appointment and medication fees.

This will take a tremendous amount of stress of my shoulders, and my loved ones who are not involved in this fundraiser whatsoever.

Absolutely any donations will be intensely appreciated.

It’s not something I take lightly posting when money is involved and I hope that (I can’t see how right now) nobody is upset or offended by anything I post.

This is my current list of professionally diagnosed medical conditions as of April 2025 (I live with these daily):

Anxiety
Clinical Depression
ADHD
PCOS
POTS
PTSD
CPTSD
Coeliac Disease
IBS
Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome
Dyshidrotic Eczema
Psoriasis

With all these conditions, flair ups are bound to happen. When these happen, mostly with POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), they can be very scary for myself and the people around me and can even send me to hospital!

There are weeks where I may visit emergency 3 times. There are weeks where I may only have one doctor appointment.

I am learning to balance my POTS as it is my most recent diagnosis and possibly most complex.

I currently have a Cardiologist, GPs, Referral to Dietitian, Referral to Physiotherapy, Referral to Sleep Clinic, and a Gastroenterologist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Optometrist, and Dentist. There might be more…

I am also waiting on an appointment to see a Neuro-Immunologist through the public health system for further testing. Met through my latest stint in Hospital, two tests have been sent off to test more immune based conditions which will take 6-8 weeks from roughly the middle of March.

There’s a lot of unknown and waiting. Lucky I’ve had practice with waiting rooms! (I thought humour might help by this point) (Ha)

My first diagnosis was 2008, it being 2025 now.. it’s been a journey of diagnosis after diagnosis and I just want to take some stress off myself and loved ones. I already know this isn’t near the end. There’s going to be more testing, medications, appointments.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message, and thank you for your time.

Any donations are extremely appreciated.

Kind regards,

Annika Davies

Links for information about each condition ❤️

Anxiety: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/managing-high-functioning-anxiety

Depression: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007

Coeliac Disease: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/celiac-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352220

IBS: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20360016

PTSD: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967

CPTSD: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24881-cptsd-complex-ptsd

PCOS: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8316-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos