Long COVID with brain fog and migraines after ICU, much better after vaccination
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Aug 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long-haul Covid is not a qualifying diagnosis for disability
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I wound up in the ICU for the majority of December ... I was on BiPAP and high flow O2. I spent a lot of time with my O2 sats in the 80s.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
the majority of my most bothersome long-haul symptoms disappeared entirely or vastly improved after my second vaccination
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid in December 2020 while working as a nurse and taking care of many Covid positive patients.
Summary
Lagoon 74374, a nurse, caught COVID in December 2020 and spent most of that month in ICU on BiPAP and high-flow oxygen. Afterwards came dizziness, brain fog, migraines and depression, and they lost their nursing job, cashing in a 401(k) to get by. They saw a huge turnaround at about six months and say vaccination made a huge difference; after a second shot most of their worst symptoms had gone or vastly improved.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- vaccination · Helped a lot
the majority of my most bothersome long-haul symptoms disappeared entirely or vastly improved after my second vaccination
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
I noticed a huge turn around at about six months.
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | COVID-19, most of the month in ICU on BiPAP and high-flow oxygenI wound up in the ICU for the majority of December ... I was on BiPAP and high flow O2.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| about six months after onset (mid 2021) | huge turnaround, also helped by vaccinationI noticed a huge turn around at about six months. It also helped that I got vaccinated. For me, it made a huge differenceIn context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| August 2021 | feeling much better and able to think about returning to workit has taken me so long to get to where I feel like I am able to be back at work ... I am feeling much better these daysIn context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| August 2022 | most bothersome long-haul symptoms gone or vastly improved after second vaccinationthe majority of my most bothersome long-haul symptoms disappeared entirely or vastly improved after my second vaccinationIn context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I was so dizzy and had such bad brain fog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
paralyzing depression and migraines
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
paralyzing depression
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I was on BiPAP and high flow O2
In context ↗
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