I was diagnosed with POTS this past November at my very first cardiologist appointment. I am not a candidate for “exercise” as a treatment due to chronic pain flares with even slight exertion.
I eat salt on appropriate foods, drink lots of water, and wear compression socks or other compression garments. I had two episodes of COVID in 2019, despite being fully vaccinated at the time. I wasn’t able to test at the time to confirm COVID, as home testing was not yet available. You had to drive to testing centers and wait in your car in long lines. I didn’t have a car, and car services like Uber and Lyft wouldn’t take you, for obvious reasons. I had the symptoms though.
The first bout was severe enough that I needed oxygen to stay out of the hospital. Luckily, my roommate at the time had oxygen available from lung issues she had developed before the pandemic. By this time, she was using an oxygen generator, so she gave me her tank. I used it sparingly, and managed to stay home and ride it out. The second episode was less severe. Without further ado, here’s a (non-paywall) link to that Nat Geo article on POTS and the pandemic. The journey continues.
What is POTS? This strange disorder has doubled since the pandemic
Millions of people now live with the debilitating disorder, which can be triggered by viral illnesses like COVID-19. And many say the recommended treatment—exercise—has backfired.
An Aging Trans Woman 
I seem to be lucking out with my health. Ultrasound came back normal, after a stabbing pain in my eye, vision has cleared and I’m hopeful my echocardiogram will show nothing significant. I am leery of needing to be in hospital and catching COVID from the staff.
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I understand your concern all too well. I had a minor surgery on 30-April, and came home with a lower respiratory tract infection.
I’m glad you’re getting lucky. 💜
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