Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 17 months before improving or writing
Long COVID crash left her unable to work, now much better with swimming and fasting
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 17 months
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had long COVID for a year and a few months
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I found myself unable to do much of anything anymore ... I ended up having to quit my job
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I've recovered quite a bit ... I feel much better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
didn't catch it until July 2022. And that's when suddenly I found myself unable to do much of anything anymore
In context ↗
Read from 12 of their posts and comments; links to the 9 this page draws on
Summary
Vale 18688 caught COVID in July 2022 and, after exercising and working normally for a few days, crashed and never returned to work. She improved gradually, reaching about 95% of normal by late 2023 with swimming, daily exercise, weight loss and intermittent fasting. A COVID reinfection in December 2023 made her fear a setback, and she began resting and slowly walking the dog.
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What they tried
Also tried
THC edibles (fudge)· HelpedSwimming and gradual exercise· HelpedIntermittent fasting· HelpedInhaler· Not saidVitamin D· Not saidZinc· Not saidBenadryl· Not saidProbiotics· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Inhaler · Not said
I had basically asthma and was given an inhaler to use.
In context ↗ - THC edibles (fudge) · Helped
It helps me sleep so much, which I think is so instrumental in me feeling a bit better.
In context ↗ - Swimming and gradual exercise · Helped
I can stand and walk much longer than before, I try to swim a few times a week
In context ↗ - Intermittent fasting · Helped
I started intermittent fasting a few months ago and lost 30 lbs
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Not said
I just found zinc, vitamin D, benedryl, and some probiotics in my cupboard/fridge and so I will at least be taking those things for now.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| July 2022 | COVID infectiondidn't catch it until July 2022. And that's when suddenly I found myself unable to do much of anything anymoreIn context ↗ |
| August 2022 | crashed after overdoing it, never returned to workafter two or three days of overdoing it like that, I crashed and never went back to my job againIn context ↗ |
| February 2023 | some improvement, slowly testing limitsI have seen improvement and I'm trying to slowly be more active and kind of test what my new limits areIn context ↗ |
| August 2023 | POTS and cough improving; swimming, reading, camping againsome symptoms like POTS and cough are finally getting better ... I can read again (I couldn't for a long time)In context ↗ |
| December 2023 | about 95% recovered before reinfectionThat's basically where I was at before getting sick again this weekIn context ↗ |
| December 2023 | COVID reinfection caught at a birthday partyNow I have COVID again and I just started crying when the test came back positive.In context ↗ |
| December 2023 | resting after reinfection, only slowly walking the dogI feel much better but now I got COVID again at the beginning of this monthIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogGut problemsHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivityPOTS & dysautonomiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
if I want to make my symptoms a lot worse, all I have to do is overexert myself
In context ↗ - Brain fog
My brain fog is getting really bad.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
when I would stand up or walk around, my heart rate would shoot up and I would have to lay down
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
i might be up all night due to the insomnia
In context ↗ - Gut problems
still have chest pain, nausea, as well as a lot of neurological issues
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
Sometimes when people are talking a lot and loudly I get really horrible feeling in a way I can't describe
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have chest pain a few times a day
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm so mad and also scared
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