Long COVID for a year, cycling sickness, now recovered after a second vaccine dose
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in March, and ever since it has been a cycle of getting sick and better
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
it has been a cycle of getting sick and better ... 1 day to now usually 3 days
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
But yeah i have been well for the past 7 months
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in March
In context ↗
Summary
Pond 42454 caught COVID-19 in March 2021 and cycled between sickness and brief better spells for about a year, the spells lengthening from one day to about three. A steroid inhaler improved their breathing. After a second vaccine dose in 2021 they said their low points improved, and they stopped being ill in March 2022, reporting seven months of wellness by September 2022.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- steroid inhaler · Helped
I have also been given steroid inhaler that has improved my breathing.
In context ↗ - second dose · Helped
Got the second dose a year ago, i would say it made the Low points, better.
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | COVID-19, then a cycle of getting sick and briefly betterI had covid in MarchIn context ↗ |
| September 2021 | better spells lengthened from one day to about three; steroid inhaler eased breathing1 day to now usually 3 days. I have also been given steroid inhaler that has improved my breathing.In context ↗ |
| about September 2021 | second vaccine dose made the low points betterGot the second dose a year ago, i would say it made the Low points, better.In context ↗ |
| March 2022 | stopped being illWas stick until march this year.In context ↗ |
| September 2022 | well for seven monthsBut yeah i have been well for the past 7 months.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
steroid inhaler that has improved my breathing
In context ↗
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