Long COVID
Severe → much betterIll 11 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with severe joint pain, much better on low-dose naltrexone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 11 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- At worst: Severe
I was unable to hold a book upon because of how bad the pain was in my fingers ... walk around at the zoo without a wheelchair!
- Now: Much better
in my 11th month, I am finally seeing progress. I am able to read, paint, and even walk around at the zoo without a wheelchair!
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
F\*\*\* long covid!
Summary
A college athlete diagnosed with long COVID was still ill 11 months later; they had severe joint pain for months and at one point could not hold a book. Low-dose naltrexone cleared the joint pain within two weeks, and by their 11th month they could read, paint and walk around the zoo without a wheelchair. Exercising when they felt slightly better only set them back, but they said recovery was possible.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- running · Worse
I would run as soon as I felt slightly better or when I was feed up with being sick and it only makes things worse
In context ↗ - low-dose naltrexone · Helped a lot
I was prescribed low-dose naltrexone and within two weeks my joint pain was completely gone.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | diagnosed with long COVID as a college athleteI was an NCAA athlete about to start my senior season when I got diagnosedIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 10 months in | hit their wall; needed a wheelchair for outings and could not hold a bookWhen I was 10 months in, I hit my wall too and felt it was never going to endIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 11th month (April 2022) | able to read, paint and walk around the zoo without a wheelchairI am able to read, paint, and even walk around at the zoo without a wheelchair!In context ↗ | Mild | Low-dose naltrexone |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
I had severe joint paint for months.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
it only makes things worse and pushing back recovery
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I am able to read, paint
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I wanted to give up so bad
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