Long COVID made walking to the bathroom hard, nearly back to normal with time and pacing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Feb 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m just about two years out from my Covid infection in March of 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I went from running 25 miles a week and biking 75, to struggling to walk to the bathroom.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I basically am other than not being able to run the amount I used to.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I came down with Covid just about 2 years ago
Summary
Crest 85910, a 30-year-old man, developed long COVID after a COVID infection in March 2020, going from running 25 miles a week to struggling to walk to the bathroom. He credits time, sunlight and pacing, and also took magnesium and a probiotic, ate healthily and meditated. He improved at 18 months; by two years he was skiing and doing longer walks and short bike rides, still unable to run as far, with milder flare-ups.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- magnesium · Not said
I’ve been taking magnesium and a probiotic.
In context ↗ - sunlight · Helped
Sunlight was one of the few things that I could tell helped my energy overall
In context ↗ - eating healthy · Not said
Eating healthy.
In context ↗ - pacing · Helped
Pacing - listen to your body as you ramp up activity.
In context ↗ - meditation · Not said
I also meditate everyday.
In context ↗ - gradually building up walking and cycling · Helped
I just built up how much I did based on how I felt.
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
I made a positive turn at 18 months. I’ve seen steady improvement throughout
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing · Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID infectionI’m just about two years out from my Covid infection in March of 2020In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| a year out | exhausted for weeks after a 2-mile bike ride, on the couch for a monthWhen I was a year out I would ride my bike 2 miles and then be exhausted for weeks. It could put my on the couch for a month and I’d hardly have the energy to make dinner.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 18 months | positive turn, steady improvement; began walking againI made a positive turn at 18 months. I’ve seen steady improvement throughoutIn context ↗ | Moderate | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-02-27 | skiing, longer walks and short bike rides, milder flare-upsI basically am other than not being able to run the amount I used to.In context ↗ | Near normal | Pacing and the energy envelope |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
The HR issues occurred closer to the beginning of my long haul when I developed POTS.
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