Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi, <<<<One person on another board reported being back to normal health while living in Colorado (unfortunately after 8 years, her CFS returned). Some one else said that while the high elevations make many of us (such as myself) worse at first, in the long run, some of us do well up high. Would anyone like to share how well they have been in Colorado or other high places ? Thanks. >>>> I am a Colorado native, who spent 25 years on the East Coast and was infected there. (Likely some tick-borne illness, as it responds somewhat to cycles of doxycycline-family antibiotics.) I moved back 7 years ago. After I moved back, my CFS started getting slowly but progressively worse. It was only by starting antibiotic cycles that I have returned to as good health as when I moved here. I have seen theories relating CFS to O2 use, and therefore O2 pressure which is lower at altitude. One person reported she would always get altitude sickness when healthy, but now with CFS she does as well at 12,000 ft as sea level. This suggests a subset of CFS in which O2 use is affected. This would first show up in those tissues that use O2 the most - heart, brain, bone marow - which aligns pretty well with symptoms. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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