Too weak to function with long COVID, now recovered after pacing and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 month
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My lingering symptoms were fatigue, brain fog, and weird things like night sweats and dry mouth/thirst.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was very weak and fatigued and felt out of my body for awhile.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I would say I am recovered now, 4 months out from being sick
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got diagnosed with covid 1/26 and had a moderate case.
Summary
Caught COVID on 26 January 2021 and was sick at home for three weeks with fatigue, brain fog, lost smell and taste, night sweats and malaise, too weak to function. They turned a corner about a month in, paced, hydrated and rested, and by early March could walk several miles. By mid-May they called themselves recovered, though still dealing with deconditioning and weight gain.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- pacing · Helped
Im all about pacing/ hydrate/ rest.
In context ↗ - walking / reconditioning · Helped
I can walk several miles and am gaining stamina better each day.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-26 | COVID-19, sick at home for three weeksI got diagnosed with covid 1/26 and had a moderate case. Was really sick at home for 3 weeks.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2021-02-26 | turned a cornerIt took me til 2/26 to feel I'd turned a corner.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-03-06 | feeling pretty good, walking several milesNow today at 3/6 I feel pretty good! I can walk several miles and am gaining stamina better each day.In context ↗ | Mild | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| 2021-05-14 | says she/he is recovered but still deconditionedI would say I am recovered now, 4 months out from being sick but still dealing with the deconditioning and weight gain from being so sedentary for 2 months.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
My lingering symptoms were fatigue, brain fog
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
Initial symptoms were sinus stuff, congestion, yellow phlegm, lose of smell and taste
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
weird things like night sweats and dry mouth/thirst
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
general feeling of malaise
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I was very weak and fatigued and felt out of my body for awhile
In context ↗
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