That is wild! Unsure of the timing of all this, but assuming the prednisone ran its course, has everything continued to hold steady (RHR, HRV) and/or has sleep duration/quality improved?
So far it's stabilized to traditional values prior to degradation. It's made me question a few things in regards to my training and recovery. I'm taking step to mitigate potential inflammation to see the effect.
I cannonballed into a pool once after it’d rained for a few days. The water was just about overflowing and my jumping in caused it slosh all over the deck pretty significantly. Eventually it settled down a bit, to the point the water was below the rim again. The story seems related to what you’re describing, even though it never happened.
Sorry for the rather flippant response the other day. I'm not sure what came over me. Not only was it unserious, it was incomplete. I suppose the story would've needed me to clean out the pool drain or something to be a more apt comparison.
The story you've shared is pretty fascinating, and reminds me of Marten Scheffer's work on critical transitions (that which I've learned of). In particular, I've heard him speak of how sometimes, rather than a progressive change in conditions, complex systems need a "shock" to change their state. In his early work on lakes, I believe he found it necessary to remove all the fish/aquatic life to return a turbid lake to a clear one. The fish could then be returned no problem once this "healthier" state had been achieved. This dynamic seems analogous to what you describe: the "shock" of the immunosuppressant cleared out enough inflammation to rectify physiological communication. Fascinating stuff! If only it were obvious to know when and what "shock" is needed.
That is wild! Unsure of the timing of all this, but assuming the prednisone ran its course, has everything continued to hold steady (RHR, HRV) and/or has sleep duration/quality improved?
So far it's stabilized to traditional values prior to degradation. It's made me question a few things in regards to my training and recovery. I'm taking step to mitigate potential inflammation to see the effect.
I cannonballed into a pool once after it’d rained for a few days. The water was just about overflowing and my jumping in caused it slosh all over the deck pretty significantly. Eventually it settled down a bit, to the point the water was below the rim again. The story seems related to what you’re describing, even though it never happened.
Sorry for the rather flippant response the other day. I'm not sure what came over me. Not only was it unserious, it was incomplete. I suppose the story would've needed me to clean out the pool drain or something to be a more apt comparison.
The story you've shared is pretty fascinating, and reminds me of Marten Scheffer's work on critical transitions (that which I've learned of). In particular, I've heard him speak of how sometimes, rather than a progressive change in conditions, complex systems need a "shock" to change their state. In his early work on lakes, I believe he found it necessary to remove all the fish/aquatic life to return a turbid lake to a clear one. The fish could then be returned no problem once this "healthier" state had been achieved. This dynamic seems analogous to what you describe: the "shock" of the immunosuppressant cleared out enough inflammation to rectify physiological communication. Fascinating stuff! If only it were obvious to know when and what "shock" is needed.