A North Texas cardiologist says some of the increase stems from a direct physical impact by the virus on the heart. But much of it resulted from lack of access to health care.
I got COVID in June of 2022 and by August my heart would frequently race to over 160bpm when simply walking. I was passing out when I stood… just lots of stuff I never associated with COVID.
My cardiologist took all this information and decided to make me run on a treadmill and asked me if I ever exercised before. I woke up on a tilt table gasping for air with 6 people around me. Doctors at the time didn’t have this information and it took me years to become brave enough to see a doctor again (medical ptsd). My wife left me because she said I just stopped doing anything around the house. My job is suffering, and my family just wants me to walk it off.
Now, because I went untreated for so long, my circulatory system is falling apart but the new doctors are finally believing me and there has been a lot of research into what long COVID is and isn’t. I’ve been diagnosed with POTS & chronic fatigue syndrome. No medical professional is saying there’s a cure for me and I’ve had two heart attacks in three years but I’m hopeful.
I got COVID in June of 2022 and by August my heart would frequently race to over 160bpm when simply walking. I was passing out when I stood… just lots of stuff I never associated with COVID.
My cardiologist took all this information and decided to make me run on a treadmill and asked me if I ever exercised before. I woke up on a tilt table gasping for air with 6 people around me. Doctors at the time didn’t have this information and it took me years to become brave enough to see a doctor again (medical ptsd). My wife left me because she said I just stopped doing anything around the house. My job is suffering, and my family just wants me to walk it off.
Now, because I went untreated for so long, my circulatory system is falling apart but the new doctors are finally believing me and there has been a lot of research into what long COVID is and isn’t. I’ve been diagnosed with POTS & chronic fatigue syndrome. No medical professional is saying there’s a cure for me and I’ve had two heart attacks in three years but I’m hopeful.
Wishing you well.
Hang in there, hopefully some treatments start showing up.
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