Long COVID with reduced lung function, improved then relapsed after COVID and flu
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got sick in 2021 and developed long covid
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
gained and have since lost 100 lb, and slowly returned to somewhat normal functioning ... I can tell pulmonary functioning is heavily reduced again
- Began after: COVID
I got sick in 2021 and developed long covid
In context ↗
Summary
They developed long COVID in 2021 and only slowly returned to somewhat normal functioning over about two years; a pulmonary function test showed roughly 60% reduced capacity. In December 2024 they caught COVID and influenza A, finished a course of Paxlovid, and reported brain fog, fatigue, breathlessness, heart flutters, numbness and loss of smell returning, with lung function heavily reduced again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- time · Helped
slowly returned to somewhat normal functioning ... I was able to mostly recover back to near normal and 2 years
- paxlovid · Not said
I got prescribed paxlovid and finished my course of treatment on the 26th.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | got sick and developed long COVIDI got sick in 2021 and developed long covidIn context ↗ | Mild |
| about two years later | mostly recovered back to near normalI was able to mostly recover back to near normal and 2 yearsIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2024-12-21 | diagnosed with COVID and influenza Aon the 21st I was diagnosed with both covid and influenza aIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-12-28 | old symptoms returning after finishing PaxlovidI can tell pulmonary functioning is heavily reduced againIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the brain fog and intense fatigue
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
always being winded
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
consistent heart flutters
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
muscle twitches, numbness
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
don't want to push it too hard too soon like I did the first time which likely contributed to developing long haulers syndrome
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