Exhausted after three blocks with long COVID, now much better after hyperbaric chamber
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
before it, I was exhausted after walking three blocks
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Now I can walk about an hour, even 90 minutes on a good day (stairs still kill me, though) ... It didn't make me feel healthy
In context ↗
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Summary
The user reported being exhausted after walking three blocks before trying a hyperbaric chamber. After the chamber they could walk about an hour, or 90 minutes on a good day, though stairs still caused trouble and they did not feel healthy. They said it was not cheap but recommended it to those who could afford it.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- hyperbaric chamber · Helped a lot
The hyperbaric chamber was a great help for me. It didn't make me feel healthy, but before it, I was exhausted after walking three blocks. Now I can walk about an hour, even 90 minutes on a good day
In context ↗
Approaches: Hyperbaric & oxygen
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| before hyperbaric chamber | exhausted after walking three blocksbefore it, I was exhausted after walking three blocks.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2023-12-02 | could walk about an hour after hyperbaric oxygen therapyNow I can walk about an hour, even 90 minutes on a good day (stairs still kill me, though).In context ↗ | Mild | Hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) |
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