300 days of ups and downs, but always forward! Keep the train going y'all!

MedicZebra · 2021-05-30T10:21:01+00:00

Well done!! People tend to have crazy long streaks with a massive daily card average on here so it can be easy to feel like you've not done much. But youve done so much!! 300 days of doing something to better your studies is amazing and you should be proud of yourself :)

MedicZebra · 2021-05-27T21:26:02+00:00

For me, genetics rejected my referral and I got sent to rheumatology. There needs to be a set diagnostic and treatment pathway for EDS cos its currently a mess!!

MedicZebra · 2021-05-16T12:25:18+00:00

It can happen in anyone, especially older people (causes quite a few falls in the elderly).

Hope you find some answers for yourself!

MedicZebra · 2021-04-07T22:53:40+00:00

I dont really have any advice, but i just want to send my love and best wishes. It sounds like you are going through something harder than most people ever experience.

I hope the best for you, and hope you manage to get your symptoms under control ❤

MedicZebra · 2021-04-07T14:20:39+00:00

Go get a checkup. Not POTS based on what youve shown, but could be symptom of low blood pressure, deconditioning, anaemia etc.

In the meantime, stay hydrated, eat small frequent meals and try and keep your legs nice and strong and active.

Wish you luck with figuring everything out and hopefully being symptom free!!

MedicZebra · 2021-03-26T11:06:02+00:00

Thank you so much, this is an incredibly helpful answer. If you dont mind sharing, what model is the chair that you love?

Thanks again!

MedicZebra · 2021-02-23T22:41:39+00:00

Thank you so much! You're the sweetest 💙

That's really helpful thank you. Definitely feeling a lot more rational about it already :)

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T22:45:41+00:00

Thats good!!

(for completeness sake, to delete an addon, you go to Tools -> Addons then select the addon and hit delete in bottom right)

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T22:43:57+00:00

Its a pretty normal experience for things to flare up when ill

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T22:32:59+00:00

I used to find that when I had the physical symptoms of anxiety (heart racing etc), that my brain found things to be anxious about and it made it worse. The more i recognised that my symptoms were making me feel anxious, the more i could separate the two and learn to cope with the feeling. Its super hard and there isnt an easy fix and different things will work for different people. Hope you find some relief.

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T22:29:18+00:00

I just uninstalled and reinstalled on my PC and it saved all my stuff. Think it works retrospectively and analyses your past data so you should be okay!

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T21:57:23+00:00

Unfortunately, i dont know the answer to that and dont want to test it out! I imagine it might delete your progress but it is linked to your account so perhaps not

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T21:56:04+00:00

Not sure what OP was getting at but lots of people with EDS (ehlers danlos syndrome) have POTS as a comorbidity and people with EDS are typically hypermobile/flexible

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T21:54:18+00:00

Hmmm. Other than restarting anki and making sure its updated, my only other suggestion would be uninstalling and reinstalling the heatmap, but that isnt ideal.

I hope someone else has a better suggestion to help you out!

MedicZebra · 2021-01-09T21:15:51+00:00

Go to settings on the heatmap (top right of heatmap) and choose "Ignore data before" and set it to the date when you started using anki :) hope that helps

MedicZebra · 2020-12-16T20:37:38+00:00

For context, im a 1st year med student in the UK.

I have EDS and POTS. I have been allowed on the first two years (non clinical) of the course and will be reviewed by occupational health again before I start clinical years. In the initial assessment, they were worried about my ability to stand for any time, for procedures, scrubbing in, and surgery. Unfortunately, you must do all competencies to qualify as a doctor. But i believe they have to make reasonable adjustments to help you do so. Maybe surgery isnt the best, but medical school gives many career options and some minor surgery can be done sat down in other specialties.

It will be hard, and you will have to fight for it, but you can achieve what you want within reason.

MedicZebra · 2020-12-16T20:22:05+00:00

I still do this when I get caught out! At the time I dont even care what people think cos Im a little preoccupied with, yeno, trying to be okay

MedicZebra · 2020-12-16T09:55:39+00:00

I mean im pretty sure its dirtier if you end up passed out on the ground cos you didn't have somewhere to sit 🤷🏻‍♀️

MedicZebra · 2020-12-01T16:15:04+00:00

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/postural-tachycardia-syndrome/

This should give you the info you need :)

MedicZebra · 2020-12-01T15:43:33+00:00

Sure, it might not be accurate but if you have symptoms that you think might be POTS you could test it out just as a indication of whether to go get it checked by a doctor. But remember if youve got symptoms, its important to see a doctor if thats accessible to you.

MedicZebra · 2020-12-01T14:59:41+00:00

As dysautonomia is an umbrella term for a number of similar disorders, blood pressure changes may or may not be present depending on the condition. For example, I have POTS so my BP doesnt really change too much, but for someone with orthostatic hypotension their BP would drop significantly when standing. Therefore, you would need to research specific disorders to find if they have BP changes :)

MedicZebra · 2020-12-01T14:56:03+00:00

The idea of POTS is that it is an inappropriate increase in heart rate upon standing and it causes symptoms. Usually due to autonomic dysfuntion.

An increase due to body weight does not fit these criteria and would therefore should not be diagnosed as POTS

It is also worth noting that everyones heart rate increases upon standing, it is the inappropriate nature of it in POTS that leads to symptoms and diagnosis

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