Long COVID
Severe → somewhat betterIll 1 year before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with fatigue and breathlessness, somewhat better after first Moderna shot
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've been on gabapentin for ages, it has done absolutely nothing for my long C19.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
It took a month of home treatment to get out of bed.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My breathing improved after my first vaccine shot 16 days ago. Hugely, the first 3 days, then my normal longhaul cycle started but it's MUCH better.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have had ongoing C19 symptoms since contracting the virus in mid-March 2020.
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
An uninsured woman in Texas fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March 2020 and spent a month in bed before she could get up. A year later she still could not walk any distance because of shortness of breath and had extreme fatigue. Her first Moderna shot in March 2021 made breathing much easier at once, hugely for three days, and though her long-haul cycle returned she said it was much better.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- gabapentin · No change
I've been on gabapentin for ages, it has done absolutely nothing for my long C19.
In context ↗ - Moderna · Helped
My breathing improved after my first vaccine shot 16 days ago. Hugely, the first 3 days, then my normal longhaul cycle started but it's MUCH better.
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · Helped
Zyrtec is also a must for me but fuck the desert is possibly why
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mid-March 2020 | COVID-19, bedbound for a monthIt took a month of home treatment to get out of bed.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| March 2021 | breathing improved the morning after Moderna dose 1I slept awhile and woke with one hell of a sore left arm... and an increased ability to breathe.In context ↗ | Moderate | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2021-04-04 | breathing still much better but long-haul symptoms continuemy breathing improved after my first vaccine shot 16 days ago. Hugely, the first 3 days, then my normal longhaul cycle started but it's MUCH better.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“The side effects I've experienced from the vaccine are moderate nausea all last night and accompanying headache.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I can't walk any distance because of SOB, and I'm only 41
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
everything tasted like burnt plastic
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