Long COVID for nine months, now nearly back to normal with a ketogenic diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
At the start of the pandemic I had long covid for 9 months, I’m now positive again.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
This all lasted for about a year and I’d say I’m 90% better, I’ve been 90% for a year now.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
At the start of the pandemic I had long covid for 9 months
In context ↗
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Summary
Horizon 71297 had long COVID from the start of the pandemic, with symptoms that lasted about nine months and left them 90% better for a year. They credited a very low-sugar/carb or ketogenic diet with helping recovery. They reported lifelong POTS and said they were sure they had MCAS and EDS. A COVID reinfection in March 2022 caused three days of heavy flu-like symptoms, after which they felt much better but tired.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- really low sugar/carb diet, keto · Helped
Sugar/carbs feed inflammation, and I really think this helped me recover
In context ↗ - sleeping with upper body slightly raised · Helped
Sleeping with my upper body slightly raised helped a lot with this
In context ↗ - counselling · Helped
counselling really helped me
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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. The chart starts 12 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| At the start of the pandemic | Long COVID onsetAt the start of the pandemic I had long covid for 9 monthsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| about a year into illness | Recovered to 90% betterI’d say I’m 90% better, I’ve been 90% for a year now.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-03-22 | COVID reinfection, day 2 symptomsI’m now positive again.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-03-26 | Recovered from reinfection, back to 90% better, tired3 days were a heavy flu for me but I’m much better now, pretty tiredIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I’ve had POTS my whole life.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I’m 100% sure I have POTS, MCAS and EDS
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Sleeping with my upper body slightly raised helped a lot with this
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
my throat is bad, headache and feeling very tired and cold
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
3 days were a heavy flu for me
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
feeling very tired and cold
In context ↗ - Gut problems
even my esophagus stopped working properly
In context ↗
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