Dear Community
I’m new to this forum. I will share my story below, but why I post this here is because I would like to have some advise or the latest information regarding the H.E.L.P. Apheresis for LongCovid AND ME/CFS.
Mainly: Are there risks involved?
Meaning do I have to fear that my state gets worse when trying H.E.L.P. Apheresis, OR is it simply either going to help or doing nothing.
Let’s ignore the financial aspect. Yes it’s very expensive and therefore questionable but I would like to focus on the medical pros and cons here.
Because I could try the H.E.L.P. Apheresis and yes, the money is a problem, but far more important is that it won’t do harm. Cause that is my concern, but I don’t know much about it and thought some of you might have gathered some information about that.
So I would love to hear of some know that it is usually well received by ME/CFS patients, meaning it helped to some degree or did nothing, OR if it actually could worsen the state.
Probably hard to answer, I know, but I’m sure some of you are rather deep in this topic, would love to hear from you.
Thank you very much! Oliver
Now, if you want to continue reading, this is my story. I hope I don’t forget anything important, I struggle with quite some brainfog today:
https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/40-year-old-swiss-got-cfs-after-covid-vaccine.88188/
And well, now since that story began in my introduction thread (link above) I hope the H.E.L.P. Apheresis might stop my vicious circle.
But of course, I kinda would love to know how other people have responded to this treatment, especially if I should be worried about risks. Meaning it making my ME/CFS worse.
I know some in this community have tried it themselves or follow people who did… So it would be great to know what the current state is.