Hospitalised with long COVID and barely able to move, much better with vitamin D and diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 years
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Me too long covid from the vaccine Pfizer
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
when I could hardly move, I was in so much pain and had severe inflammation throughout, hospitalized with pericarditis
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I have some ways to go, but also that I have come a long long way towards healing ... I am much better today than in 2021
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
It started with joint and muscle pain so bad I couldn’t lift my legs day two after the vaccine.
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Summary
Maple 50957 developed long COVID after a Pfizer vaccination in 2021, with severe pain, pericarditis, asthma, eczema and multisystem inflammation; they were hospitalised and could hardly move. Over five years they improved slowly with vitamin D, an anti-inflammatory diet, supplements and TCM, and tried herbs, though RSV set them back and they later had an adrenal crisis. By 2026 they were much better than in 2021 but still needed supplements and steroids for asthma.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- copper · Helped
the other thing that I use as an exterminator of virals is copper ... It weakens the virus and makes outbreaks much shorter
In context ↗ - vitamin d · Helped a lot
I raised mine to more than 100 and all my ailments have gone away
In context ↗ - TCM · Helped
I have found some supplements and TCM have helped, plus gentle exercise
In context ↗ - rescue inhaler · Not said
I use a rescue inhaler six times a day and steroids are useless.
In context ↗ - inhaled corticosteroids · Helped
inhaled corticosteroids helped only a little and my skin started to thin and break
In context ↗ - Coq10 · Helped
Coq10 seems to help.
In context ↗ - vitamin c · Helped
feed the adrenals vitamin c and pantothenic acid ... High dose, I’m starting to improve
In context ↗ - panthethine · Helped
started using panthethine the more potent and advanced therapy for adrenals with vitamin c. High dose, I’m starting to improve
In context ↗ - anti inflammatory diet · Helped
with constant anti inflammatory diet and supplements, my situation has indeed vastly improved
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Diet · Exercise and activity · Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pfizer vaccination; severe pain, pericarditis, asthma, eczema and multisystem inflammationwhen I could hardly move, I was in so much pain and had severe inflammation throughout, hospitalized with pericarditis, severe asthma, eczemaIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2025-02-04 | Starting to feel better with supportive supplements and self-careI’m starting to feel better, knowing what I can and can’t do, and being kind to myself.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2025-04-18 | RSV infection set them back; still breathing issues and inflammationjust got RSV and set me back againIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2025-08-24 | Raised vitamin D above 100; all ailments and herpes resolvingI raised mine to more than 100 and all my ailments have gone awayIn context ↗ | Near normal | Vitamin D and sun exposure |
| 2025-09-23 | Still symptomatic; anti-inflammatories only helping a bitI’m on a bunch of antiinflammatories that are helping a bit.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2025-12-26 | Adrenal crisis with ultralow blood pressure and severe asthmaMy adrenal crisis manifested as ultralow blood pressure and severe asthmaIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2026-01-02 | Much better than 2021 but still a long way to go; ongoing supplements and occasional steroidsI am much better today than in 2021.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“inhaled corticosteroids helped only a little and my skin started to thin and break” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
flaring up with exertion and any small loss of sleep
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I can’t think of words while I’m talking.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
It has something to do with mast cell activation
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
joint and muscle pain so bad I couldn’t lift my legs
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I developed food sensitivities and gut issues, bloating
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
occasionally using inhaled corticosteroids for severe eosinophillic asthma
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
hospitalized with chest pains which were diagnosed as pericarditis
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
medallion sized pains firing at random times in my legs and torso
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
At night it has been so bad I’m afraid to drift off to sleep for fear of asphyxiation.
In context ↗
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