Altitude and blood flow
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:27 pm
Is this relevant to CCSVI?
I was flying transatlantic, home to the UK and when I arrived, and bear in mind my MS was at the stage when I had to give up after walking 20 meters, I walked the distance between the arrival gate and through customs faster than I would have done before MS. And the arrival gate was as far from customs as it could have been, it was a long walk taking a quarter of an hour or so, and then plenty of standing in a queue.`
I had been sitting beside this talkative girl. In fact she didn't stop talking the whole flight and right through to arrivals. I was hoping to get away from her but she just kept talking. I mean she was nice enough but it's a long flight.. And she walked very fast and, to my amazement I could keep up. I hadn't walked like that for a few years. I hadn't bothered to talk about my illness and she didn't notice a thing while we are walking. Normally I would have had to get some support from her shoulder after a short distance or sit down for ten minutes.
I always thought it was something to do with humidity and the air conditioning. I was disappointed the next time I flew, a European flight, because I expected a repeat of my walking-like-normal but it didn't happen.
Now I look up altitude and blood flow - higher altitudes increase blood flow. And transatlantic flights reach much higher altitudes than European flights.
Was that an effect of my blood flow improving temporarily? In the experience of those who have gone through the procedure, would a temporary improvement in blood flow have such a dramatic effect?
-edit- OK, I just did a search, it seems that high altitude might not necessarily be good for MS people (cheerleaders husbamd, for example..)
I was flying transatlantic, home to the UK and when I arrived, and bear in mind my MS was at the stage when I had to give up after walking 20 meters, I walked the distance between the arrival gate and through customs faster than I would have done before MS. And the arrival gate was as far from customs as it could have been, it was a long walk taking a quarter of an hour or so, and then plenty of standing in a queue.`
I had been sitting beside this talkative girl. In fact she didn't stop talking the whole flight and right through to arrivals. I was hoping to get away from her but she just kept talking. I mean she was nice enough but it's a long flight.. And she walked very fast and, to my amazement I could keep up. I hadn't walked like that for a few years. I hadn't bothered to talk about my illness and she didn't notice a thing while we are walking. Normally I would have had to get some support from her shoulder after a short distance or sit down for ten minutes.
I always thought it was something to do with humidity and the air conditioning. I was disappointed the next time I flew, a European flight, because I expected a repeat of my walking-like-normal but it didn't happen.
Now I look up altitude and blood flow - higher altitudes increase blood flow. And transatlantic flights reach much higher altitudes than European flights.
Was that an effect of my blood flow improving temporarily? In the experience of those who have gone through the procedure, would a temporary improvement in blood flow have such a dramatic effect?
-edit- OK, I just did a search, it seems that high altitude might not necessarily be good for MS people (cheerleaders husbamd, for example..)