Long COVID and back hernia made walking hard, somewhat better after decompression therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I did surgery. Life's better. Damn better.
In context ↗
Summary
He had surgery and said life was much better afterward, though the septum turned out not to be what needed correcting and his sinuses were not touched. For a few months a lower-back disc hernia compressed nerves so badly he could barely walk; decompression therapy resolved it.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- surgery · Helped
I did surgery. Life's better. Damn better. Turns out septum is not the thing that needed correcting.
In context ↗ - decompression therapy · Helped a lot
when I found real doctor, not bozos in our healthcare, it has been resolved with decompression therapy
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Approaches: Surgery & structural
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | lower-back disc hernia compressed nerves; could barely walk for monthsto the point I can barely walkIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-05-31 | surgery; life much better, septum was not what needed correctingI did surgery. Life's better. Damn better.In context ↗ | Not stated | Sinus, jaw and tonsil surgery |
| 2022-11-04 | hernia resolved with decompression therapyit has been resolved with decompression therapyIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
really serious muslce issue in legs, to the point I can barely walk
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