#respiratory syndrome

[sidetongue]

I was asked to take a pair of 3wk old babies. Ofc I said yes. the person who dropped them to me was like "the boy can't use his back legs and the girl can't breathe. bye!"

[feelingthemode]

disability pride month userboxes part 2/5

posted these on insta throughout the month :3

[idyllghost]

Outside of having that eldest daughter syndrome and The Guilt™️, Arthur Morgan and I share the fact our lungs do NOT want to work. Do with this information what you will.

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

fauci saying “vulnerable people will fall by the wayside” and that some will die but that’s ok because we’re not going to see the “tsunami of cases” we’ve seen before is so dehumanising. so babies with no immune system, elderly people, disabled people, and people without adequate access to healthcare can all die of covid. but it’s ok guys because actually they’re just falling to the wayside and everyone else will go back to normal and be fine (sarcasm).

my death or the deaths of my family or friends wouldn’t be us “falling by the wayside”, it would be us being failed by our government, healthcare systems, and communities who have refused to take coronavirus seriously despite mounting anecdotal and scientific evidence of the harm this virus does. fact that people can accept the deaths of vulnerable groups just because they want to eat in a restaurant or don’t want to wear a mask is horrifying

[the-blue-phantom]

sorry to my committee but I will NOT be completing my degree because I've spent too much time thinking about teen detectives lately

[steorransaluki]

this was probably the worst long weekend of my life, tbh

[phantalgia]

Respiratory alkalosis: Progress on my other physical symptoms

I was just reminded, one of the things I learned from my doctors appointment (outside of covid) was something called respiratory alkalosis. This is increased breathing that leads to reduced levels of CO2.

Funny enough, the symptoms of respiratory alkalosis looks familiar if you have dysautonomia and it certainly does. In fact it's started to get me to question if I even have dysautonomia at all.

I do a lot of sighing, and when I’m stressed my breathing changes. However. Something doesn't seem right.

Usually my breathing pattern is low and shallow, but there are points in which that changes. It's not exclusive to anxiety/stress or is it? I don’t know. In fact, this could be the reason why I've had symptoms for so long.

See, when I was younger. In the summer usually, I would notice that it got harder to take in air for whatever reason. This lead to a lot of anxiety of course which begs the question. Is this anxiety or something else?

I get that feeling of not enough air a lot. It's worse when I’m upright. I don’t really quite buy the idea that I hyperventilate. If I do, there's a reason. I get tired out, short of breathe for some random reason, cant focus, head hurts and need a big breathe or two. This can then lead into those episodes.

So, ok, respritory alkalosis. Why that? What is causing that? I found some extra details on this site:

https://www.potsuk.org/managingpots/breathing-pattern-disorders-in-pots/

There's a part where it says that low and shallow breathing decreases the fight or flight response. Now, I don’t know if POTS/dysautonomia applies to me, but some of this stuff on breathing pattern issues might at least and it could be a long term thing.

Something doesn't seem right. It doesn't seem to be only an anxiety/stress thing. There is definetly something in which it feels like I’m not getting enough air or need to breathe bigger as I’m idle and upright. What that is I have no idea. It could be anxiety for all I know or something else.

I havent seen any connections between autonomonic issues and breathing issues, this was the only closest thing. POTS has 80-90% association with breathing pattern dysfunction or hyperventilation. It doesn't mean anything in my case yet. I think the takeaway is that there might be a physicial aspect to my breathing pattern that has changed.

Perhaps it was those early panic attacks I had as a kid that caused the change. Perhaps not. I remember vividly a time in which I was complaining about not getting enough air. And it seemed physical which then lead to actual panic attacks or deep anxiety and conciousness about my breathing.

Over time I got used to it and I was desensitized to the point where I didnt even notice it anymore. But now that I learned about this. Something is clicking in my head and I’m kind of worried right now, which doesn't help of course.

If I had a long term change in my breathing pattern since I was a teenager, what the hell caused that change? Is there something messed up that makes me breathe that way? It might not be.

My doctor and my Dad both have the opposite problem. They'll hold in their breath, not breath for a while and then return. Yet here they both are still kicking.

Alas, this is actual progress on my long term issues. It's not a full answer but is in the right direction. The question now is where did this come from? Is it truly anxiety that altered my breathing pattern or something else?

The implications are big for me. No wonder why I couldnt focus in school, got headaches, was fatigued easily. I was breathing too much. This causes a decrease in blood flow to the brain, hence the headaches and trouble focusing.

I don’t want any long term problems and I hope I don’t get any. I really want answers. So it seems like we're much closer than before. But not at the full picture.

Another thing I do know is respiratory alkalosis has gotten worse since both my surgery and covid. One of the big things I've noticed is how sensitive I am to dizzy episodes from just my breathing. An example is laughing hard. I used to handle laughing fits pretty well. I had recently after a long time laughed super hard, I was practically covering my face with tears, I was dizzy as hell, lightheaded, and started to shake violently. Cleary that's not exclusive to respiratory alkalosis, and there is some autonomonic stuff in there if Im getting a reaction like that.

Who knows...the search and resolution still continues. But hey at least there's some progress...

[erinshhh]

Reminder

“Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 lowers the risk of long COVID after infection by only about 15%, according to a study of more than 13 million people.” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01453-0

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

SARS on the rise in Brazil, Fiocruz data shows

Brazilian health authorities have reported an increase in the number of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS) in 22 states and the Federal District, where three out of every four detections were of COVID-19.

 According to the Infogripe Bulletin, from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), an upward trend was detected in 23 units of the federation.

The study released Thursday updates the national scenario, with data for the week of November 27 to December 3. The growth of SARS is predominant in the adult population and especially among those over 60 years of age.

Continue reading.

[agreenroad]

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[renubresearch]

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[tenth-sentence]

Geneticists sequenced the syndrome's DNA in thirty-one days (as compared to fifteen years for HIV) and aggressive international action nipped it in the bud.

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

i can never understand all the people going “covid’s just a cold” “it’s just like the flu”. it’s not influenza or a rhinovirus. covid sars-cov-2: severe accute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. scientifically, it can never be a cold or flu, and it will cause severe accute respiratory syndrome. that’s not posturing or dramatics, it’s science

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

vetted fundraisers from today. please please keep sharing and donating as you're able. even the smallest contribution of time, effort, or resources is worthwhile!

july 1st:

Tahani Shorbajee, her husband, their three children, and six other family members ($15,423/$50,000) - @tahanishorbaje2, verified by @/el-shab-hussein

The Ayyad family of eight, including four children ($16,222/$35,000) - @aymanayyad82, verified by @/nabulsi

Muhammad Al-Azayza and family, including two children, one of whom has Down syndrome (kr7,590 SEK/kr200,000 SEK) - @hamouda-az, verified by @/sayruq

Basel Ayyad and his family of eight, including sick daughter whose condition is deteriorating without treatment (CHF1,828/CHF60,000) - @basel-1995, verified by @/sayruq

Shahed Muhammad and her family, including several children, one of whom needs treatment for hepatitis ($7,555/$50,000) - @shahednhall, verified by @/nabulsi

Ahmed Abu Shammala's family of eight (€9,694/€100,000) - @ahmed8311, verified by @/ibtisams

Ahmed Alanqer, his wife Dina, and their four young children, one a newborn (€22,711/€35,000) - @ahmednimer, @dinaalanqar, verified by @/nabulsi

Dina, her husband, and their three young children (one is a newborn and another needs urgent hepatitis treatment) ($587 CAD/$20,000 CAD) - @dina179, verified by @/ibtisams

Two families with 12 members in total, eight of them children (€2,953/€80,000) - @jrk85, verified by @/nabulsi

Mohammed Al Manasra, his wife, and their three young children (Mohammed needs treatment for chronic respiratory illness) (€7,533/€40,000) - @save-mohammad-family, verified by @/ibtisams

Reuniting four young siblings, one of whom has diabetes, with their parents ($3,405 CAD/$50,000 CAD) - @burningnightgiver, @ahmed79ss, verified by @/90-ghost

Photojournalist Muhammad Al-Thalateeni, his wife Safaa Al Khatib, and their two young children (€21,021/€35,000) - @mohammed-123, verified by @/sayruq

Ahmed Baalousha, his wife Islam, their three children (one a newborn), and three other family members (€14,314/€50,000) - @5735765, #124 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet

The Al Zaeem family of seven, including four children and their severely injured grandfather ($18,263 CAD/$50,000 CAD) - @malkzaeem, @yosofzaeem, verified by @/nabulsi

Hadeel Adnan Abu Nasser and her family of 12 (she is responsible for everyone after the loss of her father and brother) (€1,314/€20,000) - @hadeelgaza, verified by @/90-ghost

Helping Siraj, his wife, and their three young children rebuild their beloved home ($1,924 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, #219 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Noor Ayman and her family of nine, including a young child who needs treatment for hepatitis (kr1,163 NOK/kr700,000 NOK) - @new25hour2, verified by @/90-ghost

Amal Ashour, her husband, and their one-year-old daughter (€747/€30,000) - @amalashuor, verified by @/ibtisams

Newlyweds Noor and Alaa (€37/€25,000) - @nouralaagaza, verified by @/90-ghost

Nael Khalid and his family - @islamgazaaccount2, verified by @/90-ghost

not yet vetted:

Moamen Majed, his four brothers, and their parents ($40/$30,000) - @moamenmajed-gaza

i know this is a long list, but a donation to even one of these campaigns can provide continued life and hope to so many people. if you pause on one post today, let it be here - these families urgently need our support.

[phoenixonwheels]

Just your regular reminder to those of you (that’s most of you) not masking because you’re “not high risk” and “don’t have a preexisting condition” that a covid infection is a preexisting condition and you are now high risk.

[ID: Tweet from LizWhatsHerFace @RealGayArbys “Look at this graph. If you're on infection number two or three, your risk of being hospitalized if you get Covid again is VERY heightened. And your risk of a lot of other bad stuff happening is higher too. You need to act accordingly. You likely don't know what number you're on.” Graph showing the impact of reinfections from Covid on hazard ratio from various conditions, US Veterans affairs population. Data comes from a 2022 study published in Nature titled "Acute and postacute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection." As the study abstract states, the data shows that "First infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with increased risk of acute and postacute death and sequelae in various organ systems."]