Long COVID
Severe → much better
Bedbound with long COVID, now much better and no longer bedbound
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I still use a cane most days, but I'm not bedbound anymore. The constant breathlessness is gone, the anxiety is gone, parosmia is mostly gone– I'd put myself at about 80% recovered.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I'm not bedbound anymore
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I'd put myself at about 80% recovered.
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Summary
Tern 79093 was bedbound with long COVID, along with severe fatigue, constant breathlessness, anxiety and parosmia. By December 2024 they were no longer bedbound and rated themselves about 80% recovered: the breathlessness, anxiety and most of the parosmia were gone, though they still used a cane most days. They did not know if they would ever be the same again.
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What they tried
Also tried
meal prep and eating more throughout the day· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- meal prep and eating more throughout the day · Helped
when i have enough energy to meal prep and eat more throughout the day is when i feel marginally better
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | bedbound at worst, before gradual recoveryI still use a cane most days, but I'm not bedbound anymore.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2024-04-07 | so fatigued they barely ate; marginally better when eating moremy fatigue is so bad i basically fast all the time anyway. when i have enough energy to meal prep and eat more throughout the day is when i feel marginally betterIn context ↗ | Severe |
| 2024-12-04 | about 80% recovered, still uses a cane most daysI'd put myself at about 80% recoveredIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
The constant breathlessness is gone
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the anxiety is gone
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
parosmia is mostly gone
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