Bed- or couch-bound with long COVID, now nearly back to normal after time and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got Covid in April 2022, turned into long Covid almost immediately.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was bedbound for 10 months - couldn’t drive, make food, walk the dog.. had to have my parents come over e everyday to help me.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I’d say 90% better now. I can live a normal life but still have some fatigue
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid in April 2022, turned into long Covid almost immediately.
In context ↗
Read from 20 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Pelican 45153 got COVID in April 2022 and was bed- or couch-bound for about 10 months, with parents walking the dog and cooking. Housebound for another 8-9 months, they improved slowly: about 70% at two years, 90% by three, walking 5-8k steps a day and living a fairly normal life, though fatigue remains and intense exercise is still avoided. They credit time, rest and prayer.
Ask Miruvor AI
What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antiviral · Not said
I'm on an antiviral, statin, Ldn, and nattokinase but like others have said, time seems to be a big factor
In context ↗ - pacing · Helped
I do pace myself but the first year 1/2 was extremely hard
In context ↗ - prayer · Helped
Time, prayer, resting. Your body is healing even when you feel like it’s not.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | caught COVID, long COVID followed almost immediatelyI got Covid in April 2022, turned into long Covid almost immediately.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2022 | bed- or couch-bound, parents helping dailyI was bedbound for 10 months - couldn’t drive, make food, walk the dog.. had to have my parents come over e everyday to help me.In context ↗ | Severe |
| around month 9-10 | heart rate began to improveMy hr started to improve around month 9-10 or so.In context ↗ | Severe |
| around the 1.5 year mark | more functional but still mainly houseboundAround the 1.5 mark I was able to be more functional (take dog out, make quick meals, go to hair/nail apts bc I was sitting down) but still mainly housebound.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| around the 2 year mark | felt about 70% recoveredRight around the 2 year mark, I felt about 70% recovered.In context ↗ | Mild |
| March 2025 | about 90% recovered, walking dailyI’ll be at 3 years on April 1st this year and I’m at 90%. I can walk 5-8k steps a day and live a pretty normal life.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2026-03-07 | normal life with lingering fatigueI’d say 90% better now. I can live a normal life but still have some fatigue.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
My fatigue/PEM is still my worst symptom.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Fatigue and pots-like symptoms were my worst symptoms.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My hr started to improve around month 9-10 or so.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I had weird vibrations too. They eventually resolved completely
In context ↗
Ask Miruvor AI
Similar stories
-
Long COVID chest pain and racing heart, now somewhat better with ketotifen
Puffin 94896, a 34-year-old man in Missouri, developed long COVID in 2023 with daily left-side chest pain, racing heart and electric jolts that left him sedentary for three years. A cannabis gummy that triggered a seizure-like episode and a later reinfection…
-
Bedridden for a year with ME/CFS, now much better though still crashing
She fell ill with long COVID in 2020; she spent her first year bedridden, able to walk only 300 steps to the toilet, and in her second year could leave the house only with a wheelchair. A pregnancy brought a remission until a COVID reinfection; treatments…
-
Long COVID brain fog and dizziness improved with exercise and supplements, then relapsed
First infected in 2020, he was ill for months; by late 2021 he had derealisation, brain fog, blurred vision, dizziness, insomnia and tinnitus, needing Adderall to get going. Walking, jogging, weights and supplements helped, and by spring 2022 his cognition…
-
Unable to reach the kitchen with long COVID, now much better after liquid fast and prayer
Prairie 34671 got long COVID in February 2020 and was unable to reach the kitchen, later still calling themselves bedridden. A 40-day liquid fast and prayer were credited with about 50% improvement by July 2022, with 60% reported by September; progress to…