This 🧵 will be updated with my #longcovid HBOT data
Baseline PM active stand test:
Resting HR: 43
Max HR: 84
Delta: 41
I have #longcovid#POTS. Medication has taken the edge off my HR spikes, but the aftermath of this simple test was pretty gruelling. The AM baseline test will be interesting.
Baseline step count (recorded on iPhone). Shocking how few steps I take! Before #longcovid I walked and cycled everywhere 😞
Tomorrow I start HBOT in an attempt to get some relief from the debilitating #longcovid symptoms I’ve been experiencing since being infected with #COVID19 in December 2021. This 🧵 will journal my experience 1/n
There are no treatments for #longcovid. Let that sink in. A debilitating illness (similar to #MECFS) that can affect anyone after a #COVID19 infection, with no cure.Therefore those of us suffering with it are on our own as we desperately search for ways to get our health back 2/n
To quantify progress I will:
1) Record my step count
2) Track hours asleep
3) Record heart rate variability during an active stand test at the same time 2x/day
4) Post max bench press and squat load 1x per week (kidding, I can barely get out of the house right now)
3/n
“The researchers found that receiving two COVID-19 vaccine doses, with the last at least two weeks before SARS-CoV-2 infection almost halved (a 41% decrease) the odds of developing Long COVID symptoms.”