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Apr 6 • 8 tweets • 3 min read

After a year of wearing heartrate monitors to avoid post-exertional-malaise (PEM) and to reduce the occurence of 'inflammation events', I'm much more in control of my #LongCovid symptoms.

Here's part of my @visible_health Health Report, showing the reduction in overall symptoms.

Apart from a couple of times when I've over-exerted, and struggled to regain control of my body's Stability for around a week afterwards, I've been generally PEM-symptom-free since December 2024 👇

Jul 31, 2024 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

7 Lessons Learnt for #ventilation and indoor air quality from this pandemic:

1. Listen to expert advice from a range of disciplines and use it to guide infection risk management and management of indoor air quality;

2. Opening a window is not enough;

[1 of 3] #COVIDisAirborne

https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1818014434549182835

3. Plan for better buildings for the future;

4. Use equivalent ventilation as a supplement in poorly-ventilated spaces;

5. Building design matters;

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver

Feb 22, 2024 • 7 tweets • 3 min read

This was an incredibly useful hour of advice. Thank you so much to Dr @BinitaKane and her guest, Prof. Todd Davenport @sunsopeningband 🙏

I scribbled some notes and will gradually communicate my biggest takes in this thread 🧵

#LongCovid #PEM #Pacingyoutube.com/live/lFmmyuUZ0… Prof. Todd Davenport emphasised a variety of approaches to managing my #LongCovid #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms. At the heart of my new understanding is the realisation that, for the past two years since my first Covid infection, I now have an ENERGY-LIMITING DISEASE.

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Oct 8, 2022 • 73 tweets • 46 min read

It took my legs a few minutes to warm up this morning, but glad to report that long morning walks remain easy, in contrast to later in the day. #Totnes is waking up beautifully ☀️