Long COVID reduced lung capacity for two years, now nearly normal after HIIT workouts
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Fortunately I am in pretty good health post COVID
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
it's taken me 2yrs to get back into exercise
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Fortunately I am in pretty good health post COVID ... when I start exhaling hard I get a 'scratching' in my lungs
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I'm sure COVID left a little present in my lungs.
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Summary
Had COVID-19 and needed an ER visit (about $2,200; $10,000 total) but was not admitted, recovering from the acute illness in two weeks. Reduced lung capacity and a mental hurdle kept them from exercise for about two years; when breathing hard they feel a scratching in their lungs. After four months of trainer-led group workouts including HIIT their body was responding well; they called themselves in pretty good health, though the lung scratching persisted.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- group workouts · Helped
My body is responding to the exercise &that has been great, it's been about 4 months now.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | COVID-19; ER visit; recovered from the acute illness in two weeksCOVID sucked! It stole $2200 from me when I needed to go to ER ($10k total) but fortunately didn't have to be admitted and recovered in 2 weeks.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 20 mo | after two years unable to exercise, started trainer-led group workouts and HIITI've found a trainer who does group workouts that has been a blessing.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-06-17 | four months into workouts; lung scratching persists when breathing hardMy body is responding to the exercise &that has been great, it's been about 4 months now.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
when I start exhaling hard I get a 'scratching' in my lungs
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