Arm pain and tingling stopped him driving, improving slowly with gabapentin and physio
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I believe I had Covid back in December early January.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
This is really affecting my life, I can’t drive, can’t work out and I feel terrible.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Been getting very slowly better but still dealing with this. Some days are bad some days are good.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I believe I had Covid back in December early January.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Breathlessness
no shortness of breath
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Osprey 26103, 35, dates his symptoms to a mostly gastric infection in December 2023 or January 2024, followed in February by shooting pain around his left armpit and then left arm pain, with tingling and burning in both arms and left arm heaviness that stopped him driving and exercising. Gabapentin eased the nerve pain and physiotherapy the muscle pain. He improved slowly through 2024, was much better by June, and in December 2024 was still slowly getting better with good and bad days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- resting my arm · Not said
Stopped going to the gym and decided to rest my arm
In context ↗ - Voltaren with Advil · Not said
use the usual Voltaren with Advil as per my doctor’s advice
In context ↗ - gabapentin · Helped
for the nerve pain, arm heaviness and tingling I was given gabapentin which helps
In context ↗ - stopping eating 3-4 hours before sleeping · No change
I stop eating 3-4 hours before sleeping and still I get acid reflux kicking in when sleeping
In context ↗ - physiotherapy · Helped
working with the physiotherapist now which is helping with my muscle pain
In context ↗
Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01 | COVID-19 with gastric symptomsI believe I had Covid back in December early January. My symptoms were mostly gastric with diarrhea and some nausea.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-02 | shooting armpit pain spreading to shoulder and both arms, tingling and burningI can’t drive, can’t work out and I feel terrible.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-29 | slow improvement with good and bad daysCurrently I’ve been getting very slowly better but some days are good and some days are terribleIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-04-21 | physiotherapy helping muscle pain, nerve tingling still randomworking with the physiotherapist now which is helping with my muscle painIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-06-11 | feeling much better, symptoms coming and goingI’m actually feeling much better now ... overall there’s definitely an improvement and I can see a way out of this.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-12-19 | still slowly getting better, bad days and good daysBeen getting very slowly better but still dealing with this. Some days are bad some days are good.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I also have tingling and burning sensation in both my arms now.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
which is helping with my muscle pain
In context ↗ - Gut problems
This is also accompanied by some acid reflux and lingering cough.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Testing negative but I had body aches, headache and fatigue
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
for the nerve pain, arm heaviness and tingling I was given gabapentin which helps
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
this shit definitely causes health anxiety as well
In context ↗
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