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tj-crochets · 4 months ago

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Crafting update: I had the day off work, so I ran some errands and overdid it enough that my heart rate was acting up, so I decided it was a "sit and crochet" kind of day, except I overdid that too so now I have an almost-finished crocheted cauldron and a blister attempting to form on my finger, so no more crochet for me for a few days lol

#the person behind the yarn #crafting update #when I am sitting still I am mostly fine #but when I stand up my heart rate is in the high 140s #and gets in the 150s if I try to do such ambitious things as “walking” or “lift my computer”#this is not abnormal for me (POTS and salt wasting syndrome like to cheer each other on) but is inconvenient #I wore my compression socks doing errands and everything! I took salt pills before and after!#but it was one store too many and by the end I had to steal the shopping cart from my dad to lean on #oh well. sometimes you learn your limits the hard way #and this wasn't the worst way I could have learned I didn't pass out or even get close!#my new meds don't fix my health problems exactly but they do mean on days like this my blood pressure stays functional #like. my heart rate may be in the 150s but my bp is still >100/>60!!#which is a huge improvement on what used to happen on flare up days!#and I got a cheap paint by numbers kit from five below to try out #it is not good quality but that's okay I don't know what I'm doing anyway lol

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