Bedbound for four weeks with long COVID, now some improvement and walking with crutches
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Went from being bedbound for 4 weeks to now being able to slowly walk with arm crutches 8 weeks post infection.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
Went from being bedbound for 4 weeks
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Went from being bedbound for 4 weeks to now being able to slowly walk with arm crutches 8 weeks post infection. Making it slowly but surely!
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
8 weeks post infection
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Eight weeks after a COVID infection in 2022, they had been bedbound for four weeks and were relearning to walk, using arm crutches and Wii Fit in rehab, with leg spasms and poor balance. Brain fog made it challenging to form sentences, read or recall words. They described slow but steady improvement, walking slowly with crutches at the time of writing.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- rehab and Wii Fit · Helped
I'm in rehab and playing wii Fit to help me slowly teach my legs how to move correctly again. Went from being bedbound for 4 weeks to now being able to slowly walk with arm crutches 8 weeks post infection.
In context ↗
Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | COVID infection8 weeks post infectionIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2 wk | bedbound for four weeksWent from being bedbound for 4 weeksIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2022-09-12 | relearning to walk with arm crutches, doing rehab and Wii Fitnow being able to slowly walk with arm crutches 8 weeks post infectionIn context ↗ | Moderate | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
It was so challenging to form sentences, to read, to write, to understand people, to recall memories or common words.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I've been relearning how to walk again
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Standing normally on flat ground, I feel so off balance like I'm on a tightrope
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