Long COVID with 40 lb weight loss, somewhat better after acupuncture and zero balancing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I'm coming up on 2 years of LC.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
The utter exhaustion only let up about 3 months ago, so at least I'm no longer in bed by 7 pm.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I started to feel better all around, including the exhaustion and brain fog ... I've been holding steady at about 10 lbs underweight
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
since my bad bout of COVID almost two years ago
Summary
After a bad COVID bout in 2022 they developed long COVID with intense brain fog, constant exhaustion and, by August 2024, a 40 lb weight loss, no appetite and a few bites per meal, living on Ensure. Desperate, they tried acupuncture and zero balancing and felt better all round after about a month of weekly visits; after three months they had regained enough weight. They remain about 10 lbs underweight, and as of July 2024 still found exercise almost impossible.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Ensures · Helped
I'm essentially surviving on Ensures. If I don't drink several per day, I lose more weight.
In context ↗ - Acupuncture · Helped a lot
Acupuncture and zero balancing were what finally helped me with my LC.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | long COVID after a bad COVID bout; constant exhaustionI'm coming up on 2 years of LC. The utter exhaustion only let up about 3 months ago, so at least I'm no longer in bed by 7 pm.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-08-06 | 40 lb weight loss, no appetite, surviving on EnsureI've lost 40 lbs (that I did not need to lose) since my bad bout of COVID almost two years agoIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-12-27 | felt better all round and regained weight with acupuncture and zero balancingIt took about a month of weekly visits but I started to feel better all around, including the exhaustion and brain fog.In context ↗ | Mild | Acupressure, ear seeds and auricular devices |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
The brain fog was intense
In context ↗ - Gut problems
if I force myself to keep eating, I'll either throw up or have diarrhea
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