Winded walking a minute or two with long COVID, now somewhat better with gym and diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 11 months
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was sadly relieved when they started talking about long haulers cause I have been going through this for almost a year
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
it was the start if June before I could really walk for more than a minute or two without being winded
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I do finnaly feel like I'm making progress ... I still have weeks where I'm basically useless
- Began after: COVID
on March 19 2020 I was tested for covid and came up positive
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
After testing positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, they could walk only a minute or two without being winded until about June, with chest pain, heart rate up to 182 bpm, dizziness, diarrhoea and weight loss. From early 2021 they credited the gym and better eating, and by late February 2021 could run three minutes at a time and cover a mile total in about 25 minutes, though chest pressure persisted most of the time and some weeks left them 'basically useless'.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- going to the gym, treadmill, running and lifting · Helped
I have been going to the gym ... that helps
In context ↗ - eating better · Helped
I have been going to the gym eating better and just in general taking better care f myself and that helps
In context ↗ - stopping Facebook and the news · Helped
I've stopped looking at Facebook and the news it has been helping with the anxiety
In context ↗ - napping and getting extra sleep · Helped
also napping and getting extra sleep instead of the 4 to 5 hours I usually get total
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 2020 | COVID-19; for months could not walk more than a minute or two without being windedon March 19 2020 I was tested for covid and came up positive it was the start if June before I could really walk for more than a minute or two without being windedIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| June 2020 | able to walk more than a minute or twoit was the start if June before I could really walk for more than a minute or two without being windedIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2021-02-26 | gym and better eating; could run 3 minutes and walk a mile in about 25 minutessince I have been going to the gym and eating better I can run for 3 min at a time and walk for 5 ish to cool off I can do a mile total in about 25 minsIn context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2021-03-03 | feels a little better after running and lifting; chest pressure still most of the timeso far nothing has helped the healthier I get the less i have it but I still have it 85% plus of the time no burning but some painsIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I've overdone it before and paid for a few days after though
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
it was the start if June before I could really walk for more than a minute or two without being winded
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart rate randomly goes crazy while I'm lying down the worst one was 182 bpm
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I'm dizzy sometimes
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
im always cold ... I'm cold all the time
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I have diarrhea fairly regularly and stomach cramps quite a bit
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
my sense of taste is really fucked up some of the things I used to enjoy taste terrible now
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I still have days where I'm so fucked up it sends me into a full blown panick
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
napping and getting extra sleep instead of the 4 to 5 hours I usually get total
In context ↗
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