Long COVID
Severe → much betterIll 3 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog and breathlessness, now much better at about 80% function
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long Covid for 38 months.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I basically lived in my room for three to four months. I got everything I needed either through family members or amazon.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Although I've improved since, I will opt out of covid boosters.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got sick in October of 2020.
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Summary
A man of 32 got long COVID in October 2020, with hypoxia, breathlessness, body pain, brain fog and 16 hours of sleep a day. For three to four months he lived in his room and took a health-related leave of absence from law school. He improved to about 80% of his old function, able to barely manage 40 hours a week with cognitive problems remaining. Two Pfizer boosters worsened him, the second causing aphasia; he opted out of further boosters.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- exercising twice a day for 15 minutes · Not said
I exercised twice a day for 15 minutes, but that was all the physical exertion that I was capable of.
In context ↗ - Pfizer vaccine · Worse
My first booster (1/14/22) made all my symptoms worse for about 2 months, there was general improvement afterward.
In context ↗ - occupational therapy · Helped
I think the app in addition to my occupational and speech therapy helped to curb my brain fog and other cognitive issues from LC.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | COVID-19 infection, flu-like symptoms and hypoxiaI got sick in October of 2020.In context ↗ | Mild |
| early 2021 | lived in his room, sleeping 16 hours a dayI spent nearly 16 hours a day for three to four months sleeping.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2021-07-14 | improved significantly, re-enrolled in school with accommodationsI have improved significantly since then, but I am still a pretty decent way off from full recovery.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 1/14/22 | first Pfizer booster worsened all symptomsMy first booster (1/14/22) made all my symptoms worse for about 2 monthsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 9/17/22 | second booster caused acute aphasiaAfter the second booster (9/17/22) I had an acute onset of aphasia.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-01-06 | improved since the aphasia but opted out of further boostersAlthough I've improved since, I will opt out of covid boosters.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“My first booster (1/14/22) made all my symptoms worse for about 2 months” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“After the second booster (9/17/22) I had an acute onset of aphasia.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I slowly experienced the onset of brain fog and fatigue
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I continued to experience shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I am still experiencing the same body pains
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I got at least 16 hours of sleep a day
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
After my flu-like symptoms and hypoxia dissipated
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