Long COVID
Severe → somewhat betterIll 1 year before improving or writing
Long COVID unable to walk, now somewhat better with lingering flare-ups
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
it took me close to a year to start being able to walk and not constantly feel like my heart was going to give out
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
took me close to a year to start being able to walk
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It’s not as bad as it was, but the lethargy and body aches just hit me in waves sometimes.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
it took me close to a year to start being able to walk and not constantly feel like my heart was going to give out
In context ↗
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Summary
A person with long COVID could not walk and felt their heart was constantly about to give out. It took close to a year before they could walk again without that feeling. They have other chronic illnesses that the long COVID mimics, and they still get flare-ups; lethargy and body aches hit in waves. They say it is not as bad as it was.
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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 | could not walk and felt their heart was constantly about to give outit took me close to a year to start being able to walk and not constantly feel like my heart was going to give outIn context ↗ | Severe |
| 2021-12-06 | able to walk again; lingering lethargy, body aches and flare-upsIt’s not as bad as it was, but the lethargy and body aches just hit me in waves sometimes.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
not constantly feel like my heart was going to give out
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the lethargy and body aches just hit me in waves sometimes
In context ↗