Long COVID
No benefitIll for 3 years
Long COVID for three years with sharp back lung pain and no lasting relief
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
other than being diagnosed with long covid, the drs don’t know what to do about it
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I noticed a sharp pain breathing in the lower back lungs ... and since then it has never gone away
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Three years ago I got Covid repeatedly
Summary
Oak 22365 has had long COVID for three years, after repeated COVID infections that left the lungs weaker and asthma much worse. A fourth infection with pneumonia brought a sharp lower back lung pain on deep breathing that never went away; it flares with exertion, talking, illness or their period. Prednisone numbed it for only a few days, and heat and ibuprofen helped relax initial flares, but the baseline pain remained; no diagnosis beyond long COVID was found.
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What they tried
Also tried
pred· Helped · wore offHeat· Helpedadvil· Helpedrepeated antibiotics· No changenew breathing meds· No change
Their words about each treatment
- repeated antibiotics · No change
I’ve done x rays, CT scans, extensive bloodwork, repeated antibiotics, new breathing meds
In context ↗ - new breathing meds · No change
repeated antibiotics, new breathing meds, and other than being diagnosed with long covid, the drs don’t know what to do about it
In context ↗ - pred · Helped
when I’m on pred as I need it more now that I get sick more often, it feels as if it “numbs” it but that only lasts a few days before it comes back
In context ↗ - Heat · Helped
Heat and some advil helps relax the initial flare when it gets worse but the baseline is always there
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| three years ago | repeated COVID infections; lungs weakening, breathlessness, asthma worseThree years ago I got Covid repeatedly, around every six months I was getting itIn context ↗ |
| — | fourth COVID infection with pneumonia; persistent lower back lung pain beganthe fourth time was what got me, in conjunction with pneumoniaIn context ↗ |
| 2026-07-31 | back pain baseline persists and flares; asthma worseningthe baseline is always there and when it flares it FLARESIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I was getting more and more short of breath and my asthma got infinitely worse from there
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I noticed a sharp pain breathing in the lower back lungs
In context ↗