From Bedbound to EFT Practitioner | Janet's Long Covid Recovery Story
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving
- 17 months
- Published
- No date given
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
You have long co
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - At worst: Severe
I was bedbound for quite a while and probably for about 2 years.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Now: Near normal
I would say I'm not fully recovered, but I'm almost there.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Began after: COVID
I would have said that the journey started with um with my second COVID infection in January 2022
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Summary
Janet was bedbound for about two years after a second COVID infection in January 2022. She credits the RR Fern programme, NLP, EFT, testosterone-based HRT and gradual swimming. She now works part-time, swims, and lives a near-normal life, but still needs a lunchtime rest. A four-length swim once left her in bed for about three days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- thyroid medication · Helped
I finally felt well dosed.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - water therapy and gradual swimming · Helped
the water therapy I started in April of 2023
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - cognitive rehab with a speech therapist · Not said
Now, I did get cognitive rehab with a speech therapist and I also got water therapy.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - NLP · Helped
NLP was it was also discovering that inner voice that had been so nasty for 40 what 48 years.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - gentle pacing at own pace · Helped
gently, gently, gently just do things gently at your body's own pace.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - HRT · Helped a lot
she started me on HRT, which was one of the biggest things that helped me.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - testosterone · Helped a lot
HRT, especially testosterone.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - EFT (tapping) · Helped a lot
That accel greatly accelerated my um recovery.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - hypnotherapy · Not said
Perhaps my hypnotherapist was she was wonderful, but I just wasn't getting any guidance in how to do all of this.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - breathwork and yoga · Helped
Learning how to breathe properly was such a revelation.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - rest at lunchtime · Not said
I still need a rest at lunchtime. Half an hour rest.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - hysterectomy · Helped
And the hysterctomy was a huge turning point.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - evabine · Not said
Because I didn't take anything apart from evabine.
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Approaches: CBT & mindset · Alternative therapies · Mind-body practices · Pacing · Physiotherapy and rehab · Sex hormones · Surgery & structural · Trauma & somatic work
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. The chart starts 16 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 3 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Became unwell after her second COVID infection, with severe perimenopausal symptomsI started to get really unwell in January 2022 after my second COVID infectionWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Not stated | |
| May 2023 | Could not get up; diagnosed with long COVID; bedbound, could not climb stairs or chop a carrotI couldn't get up one day, so we we got an emergency doctor to come outWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Severe | |
| from June 2023 | Rest and the Fern program; slow gains, took 10 months to walk 500 metresit took me 10 months to walk 500 metersWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Moderate | |
| February 2025 | Three days in bed after swimming four lengthsSo, I did four, obviously, cuz you know, it was so delicious. I couldn't stop. And then I spent about three three days in bed.Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Not stated | |
| July 2025 | Heavy bleeding from adenomyosis; spent the summer mostly on her backall of last summer, I had to wait more or less on my back because when I got up, I would bleed so heavilyWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Severe | |
| after the hysterectomy | Healed well from hysterectomy; told she was healthyby week five, I saw my surgeon and she said to me, "I can't believe how well you've healed. This is amazing."Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Not stated | Other surgery (adrenal, lung, venoplasty) |
| January 2026 | Back to teaching, building from one hour to about four hours a daySo I started off in January just with one hour and then I worked up to two hoursWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Mild | |
| now | Almost recovered: part-time work, swimming 3 km, still rests at lunchtimeAnd life is pretty normal. And I would say I'm not fully recovered, but I'm almost there.Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Near normal | Trauma work (EFT, EMDR, TRE) |
Adverse events
- Graded rehab and self-made programmes“And then I spent about three three days in bed.” Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
And then I spent about three three days in bed.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - POTS & dysautonomia
I was so dizzy by the time I got there.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Sleep problems
having sleepless nights
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Pain & fibromyalgia
body pain, mental clarity, get up and go
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Light & noise sensitivity
I was so overwhelmed by all the the colors and the brightness
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Anxiety & low mood
I even started to think about what a wonderful idea euthanasia is.
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Brain fog
Now, I did get cognitive rehab with a speech therapist
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