Two and a half months in hospital with COVID, now somewhat better after acupuncture
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was hospitalized 2 1/2 months with Covid (in fall 2021) had Resp failure, sepsis ... I came home on oxygen, almost off it
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I came home on oxygen, almost off it
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I came home on oxygen, almost off it ... they have helped me so much
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was hospitalized 2 1/2 months with Covid (in fall 2021)
Summary
Falcon 58533 caught COVID in autumn 2021 and spent two and a half months in hospital with respiratory failure and sepsis, coming home on oxygen. A recovering open-heart patient with severe medical-induced PTSD, they saw a Chinese medicine doctor for nearly a year for weekly acupuncture and herbal teas, which they said helped them wean down from oxygen; by late 2023 they were almost off it and preparing for surgery.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Acupuncture · Helped
It’s been helping me wean down from oxygen I’ve been on since Covid.
In context ↗ - Herbal teas · Not said
I get herbal teas as well, but some have been raising my bp.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| fall 2021 | COVID with respiratory failure and sepsis; hospitalised 2.5 monthsI was hospitalized 2 1/2 months with Covid (in fall 2021) had Resp failure, sepsis, how I survived they don’t know.In context ↗ |
| after the 2 1/2 month hospital stay | discharged home on oxygenI came home on oxygen, almost off itIn context ↗ |
| 2023-12-31 | after nearly a year of TCM/acupuncture, almost off home oxygen and preparing for surgeryIve been going to chinese dr for almost a year now, they have helped me so much ... It’s helped me, western medicine can’t help esp w/long Covid.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Acupuncture, Herbal remedies (unspecified)“I get herbal teas as well, but some have been raising my bp.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
had Resp failure, sepsis
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have severe medical induced ptsd
In context ↗
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