Since I’ve gone public with my health journey, a lot of people have been asking me about my specific illnesses and how they affect me. So, this week, I’ve decided to make a blog post about it!
My hope is that maybe I’ll help steer someone toward a correct diagnosis, which as many of you know, was difficult for me to obtain.
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When I received my diagnosis, I was super elated. I finally had a doctor who listened to me, and I felt like I was on top of the world. However, I did not think about the long-term toll that POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) would take on my body.
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Chronic illness comes in many shapes and forms. While each have their own characteristics that make them unique, I will be speaking about what I have experienced while living with my wife, a.k.a Chronically Carly.
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It’s a typical morning in the Spring of 2016. I wake up, and after petting my cat, Carmine, for a few minutes, I get out of bed and walk the short distance from my bedroom to my bathroom. Once there, I notice my heart pounding so hard it’s as if I’ve just run a marathon. I know I’m out of shape, but my heart rate SHOULD NOT be over 130 beats per minute.
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In February 2019, I came down with just about the worst cold in the world — sniffling, sneezing, coughing, the whole shebang. For two whole weeks, I broke our budget on tissues and Vicks VapoRub until my nose, and my wallet, finally dried up.
Of course, I was elated to wake up one morning with nothing but a lingering cough, ready to take on the world once more. But, what I didn’t know was that this was only the beginning…
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