Long COVID floored them for days after walks, now close to normal and running again
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I used to run a decent 5k time, was school champion at athletics and now I struggle on walks.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I started running again and feel like I'm almost fully recovered, probably at around 95%.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Wish I'd never caught it.
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Summary
A person who caught COVID-19 found that a long walk left them floored for two or three days and that they struggled on walks despite previously running a decent 5k. They suspected a reinfection made them feel worse. By April 2022 they reported lots of improvement, with an inhaler (Ventolin) helping wheeziness and an elimination diet showing lower tolerance for gluten and some dairy. They were running again and put themselves at about 95% recovered, saying it took just under a year.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- inhaler (Ventolin) · Helped
he put me on an inhaler (Ventolin) and I take that almost every day and it's helped hugely with the wheeziness
In context ↗ - removed almost everything from my diet and reintroduced things · Not said
I removed almost everything from my diet too and reintroduced things.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | caught COVID-19 and became a long haulerWish I'd never caught it.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2021-04-08 | walks left him floored for two or three days; could no longer runI find going for walks absolutely does me in now.In context ↗ | Mild |
| shortly after April 2021 | suspected COVID reinfection caught from wife and mother-in-lawI strongly suspect I'd caught it again which will have made feel worse.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-04-29 | running again, almost fully recoveredI started running again and feel like I'm almost fully recovered, probably at around 95%.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I find going for walks absolutely does me in now. I went to the coast with my son and did a great walk and was completely done for 2 or 3 days.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I take that almost every day and it's helped hugely with the wheeziness
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