Long COVID
Moderate → no benefit
In bed for weeks with long COVID, rotten smell and taste, walking again didn't help
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had Covid in January and was home in bed for 3-4 weeks.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I couldn't even walk at a sloooow pace for more than 10 minutes, and that even knocked me on my ass for the days to follow.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I am coming to accept that this part of my life is going to be very different for a very long time, but it's definitely taking a mental toll.
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Summary
They had COVID in January 2021 and were in bed for three to four weeks; a persistent rotten smell and altered taste were miserable. From late February they tried walking again, first for five minutes (then ten), and later for fifteen; the early attempts put them on their back for days, and an hour of shopping left them breathing laboured the next day. By May 2021 they had backed off activity entirely, planning only a short walk.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- walking / treadmill walking · Worse
I tried again in mid-March with the same results. I was walking on the treadmill at 2.5 miles per hour, for reference. Slow.
In context ↗ - backing off completely · Not said
So, I have decided to back off completely.
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | COVID-19, in bed 3-4 weeksI had Covid in January and was home in bed for 3-4 weeks.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| February 20 | crashed after trying to walk for 5 minutesI tried to return to walking around February 20 ... after five minutes I knew it was a mistake.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| mid-March | tried walking again on the treadmill, same resultI tried again in mid-March with the same results.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| mid-April | walked 15 minutes, still a bad ideaTried again mid-April. Made it 15 minutes. Still a bad idea.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| mid-May 2021 | errands and an hour of shopping; laboured breathing the next dayThe next day I could feel it. I was still up and around but I could even feel that my breathing was more labored.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2021-05-20 | backed off activity completely, planning a short walkSo, I have decided to back off completely.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I couldn't even walk at a sloooow pace for more than 10 minutes, and that even knocked me on my ass for the days to follow.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I could even feel that my breathing was more labored
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it's definitely taking a mental toll
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