Mostly homebound long COVID with arm pain, much better after mind-body approach and diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Never accept your long-COVID symptoms as your permanent state.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
Most of the time, I have been homebound.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
And right now, I feel amazing thanks to two things. Not 100% cured, but on my way there.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
understand what the hell happened after COVID that made my gut and immune system so reactive to foods
Summary
Marsh 79868 has had long COVID since 2023, mostly homebound, with muscle pain and, from January to April 2026, severe wrist and elbow pain that made holding a cup or fork impossible without braces. A neuroplastic mind-body approach helped them walk and use a computer again, and a restricted diet, dropping fruit, sour foods, grains, seeds and nuts, resolved most joint, tendon and muscle pain. They still have gut issues and are underweight.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- neuroplastic mind-body approach · Helped a lot
I actually started with the mind-body approach, and it helped me walk more normally and walk more in general. ... And it was only 2-3 weeks into new approach.
In context ↗ - fasting-mimicking diet · Helped
So I started with a fasting-mimicking diet, and it helped me track some foods.
In context ↗ - elimination diet · Helped a lot
Since eliminating them, my muscle pain has resolved almost completely. ... Now I can walk wherever and however much I want without the same kind of crash or inflammation.
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining · Diet
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | long COVID onset, mostly homeboundI have been suffering since 2023. Most of the time, I have been homebound.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| January to April 2026 | severe wrist and elbow pain, could not hold a cup or forkFrom January to April this year, I had such severe pain in my wrists and elbows that I couldn’t hold a cup or even a fork without braces.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2-3 weeks into the mind-body approach | mind-body approach helped them walk and work at the computer againIt helped me walk more normally and walk more in general. I was able to work with a computer againIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| after eliminating grains, seeds and nuts | diet change resolved most joint, tendon and muscle painNow I can walk wherever and however much I want without the same kind of crash or inflammation.In context ↗ | Mild | Elimination diets (other) |
| July 2026 | feels reborn but still underweight with gut issuesI still have issues, of course, but the difference is drastic.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Elimination diets (other)“I am severely underweight right now, and I know this is not a solution forever.” In context ↗ Refeeding or deficiency problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
my muscles had been hurting badly for these three years
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Stairs would put me into a flare and crash for a couple of weeks.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Pain, fatigue and brain fog were drastically improving
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I have IBS, gastritis, reflux, and a lot of inflammation.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
My muscles had energy and flexibility again, and I was able to dance.
In context ↗
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