Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 10 months before improving or writing
Barely functioning with long COVID, now much better after prednisone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10 months
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My long symptoms returned but resolved faster
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was really sick for 3 weeks. Temp 101-104 daily, nausea, chills, sweats, pain, short of breath, fatigue, GI upset.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Finally now, after 9 months I have only had two fevers in the last three weeks. ... My long symptoms returned but resolved faster
- Began after: COVID
I (49f)tested positive in July.
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Falcon 99236, 49, caught COVID-19 in July 2020 and was badly ill for three weeks with fevers to 104, nausea, breathlessness and pain. Back at 50-hour working weeks, she relapsed in September with constant nausea, night sweats and returning fevers, barely functioning. A prednisone course helped; her fevers became shorter and further apart, and her night sweats tapered off, though she had occasional sweats for a year, finally resolving. Two later reinfections brought the long symptoms back, but they resolved faster.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- prednisone · Helped
I did a course of prednisone and I believe that helped.
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | COVID-19; really sick for 3 weeks with daily fevers to 104, off workI (49f)tested positive in July. I was really sick for 3 weeks.In context ↗ | |
| September 2020 | relapse with constant nausea, night sweats, burning skin and fever returning while working 50-hour weeksStarting about three-four weeks ago I started again to get very nauseated every day ... is now constant.In context ↗ | |
| January 2021 | fevers became shorter and further apart; prednisone course helpedFinally now, after 9 months I have only had two fevers in the last three weeks. In my experience fevers became shorter and further apart after a period of time. I did a course of prednisone and I believe that helped.In context ↗ | Corticosteroid pulses |
| before January 2023 | two more COVID infections brought long symptoms backI caught covid 2 more times. Each was milder than the first but still bad. My long symptoms returned but resolved fasterIn context ↗ | |
| January 2023 | night sweats and fevers resolved; long symptoms after reinfections resolved fasterFinally resolved after 10 months.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
BreathlessnessFlu-like symptomsGut problemsNeuropathy & tinglingPain & fibromyalgiaTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
I had fevers in that range for 3 months.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Also started night sweats again
In context ↗ - Gut problems
extreme nausea and heartburn
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
short of breath
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
the same burning skin, prickling feeling
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
nausea, chills, sweats, pain, short of breath, fatigue
In context ↗