Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 6 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with breathing problems, somewhat better after checking for iron deficiency
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 years
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Fortunately the worst of my symptoms passed and I can at least live like this.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Back when covid was still relatively new
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Summary
Pebble 87965 caught covid early in the pandemic and was left with breathing problems: lung capacity down by an estimated 15% or more, able to hold their breath only a few seconds. They say to check for iron deficiency, which helped a lot with the breathing. The worst of the symptoms passed, and they say they can at least live like this, without describing how much they can do day to day.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- iron · Helped
Check for iron deficiency. That helped me a lot with the breathing side of things.
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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 |
|---|---|
| when covid was still relatively new | caught covid and became unwellBack when covid was still relatively newIn context ↗ |
| — | worst of the symptomsFortunately the worst of my symptoms passedIn context ↗ |
| — | iron deficiency corrected, breathing easierCheck for iron deficiency. That helped me a lot with the breathing side of things.In context ↗ |
| — | worst of symptoms passedFortunately the worst of my symptoms passed and I can at least live like this.In context ↗ |
| 2026-07-22 | living with reduced lung capacitymy lung capacity is down probably 15% or more if I had to guess - I can only hold my breath for a few seconds nowIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I can only hold my breath for a few seconds now
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