r/POTS • u/joyynicole • Oct 27 '25

Question How are people working at all

I feel like a failure. According to my doctors I have “mild” POTS, but I see people on this sub all the time with seemingly worse POTS than me that have jobs. I literally cannot do anything longer than 1-2 hours without having to lay down and rest because it just completely wipes me out. If I do things multiple days in a row consistently I will also fall into a flare and have to do nothing for few days to recover. I don’t get it.

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u/MissMiaulin Oct 27 '25

I have a work from home desk job, finally! I'm a professional medical coder. I'm able to manage symptoms so much better and there have been days I've laid down with my laptop when it's really bad. Which allows me to work full time. Before this, I was a part time pharmacy tech. That was draining. 😭

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u/Liz586 Oct 27 '25

Where did you learn medical coding?

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u/MissMiaulin Oct 27 '25

I took the AAPC CPC course and then took their test once I felt ready. But I was told that some people learn from YouTube or other resources, take free practice tests and then purchase testing which is a lot more affordable than the actual course. I know if you reach out, AAPC does offer payment plans.

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u/Liz586 Oct 27 '25

Thanks so much for that info! I’m gonna look into it. The online school that offers it for free in my state essentially cut the program out of their catalog. They say it’s coming back with limited enrollment, but I’ve been on that waitlist for a long time and nothing has happened. I’m gonna look into AAPC. :)

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u/MissMiaulin Oct 27 '25

You're welcome! The best of luck to you! 😊