Cw: Food And Discussions Of Eating

Cw: food and discussions of eating

Please let me know if I should add other CWs to this post

So every weekday I have a routine. I go to a specific dining hall on campus and I order the same 3 things every time (except when they don’t have it which causes other issues for me with the day just being wrong after that). Now I did this today but today is also a bad POTS day and it’s made me nauseous so I have a plate full of food in front of me and I just can’t get myself to eat it. Now I know I need to eat it and if I don’t eat it my day will feel off and what not. Idk what to do I also don’t want to waste the food.

PSA IF YOU WANNA HAVE A DAY WHERE WE WALK AROUND PLACES YOU GOTTA LET ME KNOW BEFOREHAND SO I DONT FORGET MY MOBILITY AID. YOU CANT JUST SAY WERE GOING TO LUNCH AND THEN HAVE ME WALK AROUND TWENTY STORES (in reality, i can do it, i’ll just not be able to focus on the task at hand because i’ll be focused on the pain i’m in)

POTS really gives you a skewed understanding of heart rate. Like when I sat up this morning my heart rate was at like 180 and finally (30 min later) it’s calmed down to 135 and I just said to myself “eh well that’s not too bad” keep in mind I’m still sitting. Some people I know (who don’t have POTS) would have trouble handling heart rates in the 120s- 130s and that’s just wild to me

Let this also serve as a reminder to take care of yourself and don’t push it on flare days please

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I’m heading to universal today and I’m SO EXCITED!!! I’ve got my crutches and my new Bat Pants (picture included). I really hope today goes well. I couldn’t find my salt pills but here’s hoping I can find salt or something if I need it. I’m going to try and get a disability pass to help avoid standing in lines for super long.

Does anyone have any tips for going to Universal Studios Hollywood while disabled (chronic pain, hypermobility, pots, and autism)?

I’ll have forearm crutches but I’m not sure if that’ll be enough or what not. Also if I were to rent a chair to get around does anyone know how accessible rides are? (I wouldn’t need to be in the wheel chair in the ride or experience etc. Just maybe to get up to the loading place idk)

But seriously any help would be much appreciated

I actually finished and turned in an essay on time last night. That’s the first time since high school that I haven’t used an extension on an essay!!!