Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 6 months
Long COVID limited walking to half a mile; tried graded exercise, later reinfected
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Booster didn't help me during Long COVID
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was unable to exercise for 4 months, other than walking maybe a half mile, at most.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
The day after my Covid exposure I ran 5 miles.
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Summary
He caught COVID and for four months could not exercise beyond walking about half a mile; running made his body give out and his muscles ache. He was skeptical of rest and pacing and pushed himself instead with a self-run graded exercise plan; by about eight months he was walking a mile without being wiped out, back at the gym and running two or three times a week. A later booster did not help, and he caught COVID again about six months on.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- self-run GET · Helped
Maybe I just got lucky, but I think pushing myself (basically self-run GET) helped me.
In context ↗ - booster · No change
Booster didn't help me during Long COVID and I was very nervous about getting it but I'm glad I did.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | COVID exposure; ran 5 miles the next dayThe day after my Covid exposure I ran 5 miles.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| first 4 months (late 2022) | unable to exercise beyond walking half a mile; running made their body give out and muscles acheI was unable to exercise for 4 months, other than walking maybe a half mile, at most.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| a few months in | able to walk a mile without being wiped out for the rest of the dayeventually I was able to consistently walk a mile without being totally wiped out for the rest of the dayIn context ↗ | Mild | Graded exercise therapy (GET) |
| 6 months after covid | back at the gym doing a few bench presseseventually I was able to return to the gym after 6 months and do a few bench pressesIn context ↗ | Near normal | Graded exercise therapy (GET) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I have experienced PEM too by the way, although not as bad as what you describe.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
if I tried to run, my body would give out immediately
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my muscles would feel achey and heavy
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I attribute it more to not sleeping as deeply after a busy day with a lot of exertion
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