Sally (video)
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving
- 3 years
- Published
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
after a three year battle with long covid
- At worst: Severe
If I took a shower, that would likely be my only activity for the day period.
- Now: Recovered
I am overjoyed to say I have my life back ... I'm living, I am literally part of my life once again.
- Began after: COVID
When I went down with the debilitating long covid case
Summary
Sally Whaling had long COVID, diagnosed as dysautonomia, for three years after an earlier brain injury. At worst she could walk three to five minutes, a shower was her only activity for the day, and she could not drive. She credited a three-day Lightning Process workshop by Zoom; on day one she walked 15 minutes. Afterwards she hiked, drove four hours and attended bootcamp classes, saying she had her life back.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- The Lightning Process · Helped a lot
I got my life back by attending a three day workshop called The Lightning Process. I attended it by Zoom.
- yoga classes · Not said
I am attending yoga classes, Pilate classes, bootcamp classes.
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. The dashed part: the story doesn’t say when. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | Long COVID onset, could walk only three minutescrippling fatigue at the start along Covid, the longest I could walk consecutively was three minutes. | Severe | |
| mid-November | Walked 15 minutes, drove to the supermarket and to visit family during the workshopI did more in that day than I'd done for the three years that I fought my long covid journey. I walked for 15 minutes. | Moderate | Lightning Process |
| — | Hiking, exercise classes, long drives, travelI'm living, I am literally part of my life once again. | Recovered | Lightning Process |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I had major brain processing issues.
- POTS & dysautonomia
my diagnosis was dysautonomia
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
My heart rate had wild swings.
- Breathlessness
I had breath hunger
- Gut problems
My digestion literally stopped. I became so bloated
- Neuropathy & tingling
I had body tingles
- Temperature regulation
extreme temperature swings
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