In this episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that aspires to shine a light on the more hopeful stories of Covid 19 long haulers, we’re talking with Trixie, an architectural designer from Manila in the Philippines. Trixie’s story is particularly fascinating as she unfortunately is also a SARS survivor. She is literally a double first waver - and doubly isolated as there were very few cases locally either time. Trixie describes how she also caught SARS-CoV-1 back in 2003 and describes her experience with Long SARS and her recovery from that, before we go on to discuss her first wave Long Covid experience and how she also has mainly recovered from Long Covid, save for some ongoing Brain Fog. So this is also a double full recovery story - and whilst that is alarming in itself, it also is somewhat reassuring to hear how one person’s body can endure both of these post viral syndromes and yet still find a way to heal… twice!
Trixie describes her challenges with insomnia, breathing difficulties and needing to manually breath and focus on each breath and MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome). She explains the breathing exercises that she did that helped her - Buteko breathing and the Wim Hoff method. She mentions a particular Patrick McKeown Youtube video that helped her, as well as trying the Stasis Breathwork programme. She had a great doctor who prescribed various medicines that helped her and Trixie was also helped by Dr Tina Peers for her MCAS. Trixie and I actually connected earlier over our mutual experience of feeling some depression after full recovery and the psychology around that - the sense of survivor’s guilt. So we discuss post Covid depression in some depth as well.
Disclaimer: **Please note that we are not medical professionals and this does not constitute medical advice. The Long Covid Hope Podcast or Sarah, Long Haul Yogi does not endorse any treatments described in the podcast episodes. Always speak to your doctor or medical practitioner before starting any new treatments, supplements or beginning a new exercise routine.**
Trigger Warnings: suicide, depression, mental health, pregnancy loss, sense of isolation
Links:
Dr Tina Peers - https://www.drtinapeers.com/histamine-intolerance
Low Histamine Diet - www.whatthebleepcanieat.com
Stasis Breathwork - https://www.stasis.life/
Patrick McKeown - Long Covid Workshop Breathing Exercises - https://youtu.be/JG6b0C32izA
Wim Hof Method - https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises
