Long COVID, a mess after returning to work, now somewhat better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- May 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m 14 months in and I’m finally starting to feel some improvement
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’ve now taken 5 months off but have been very slowly building back capacity and can now work about 3 hours with breaks every 15 minutes.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’m 14 months in and I’m finally starting to feel some improvement but a cardio workout would knock me down for months.
In context ↗
Summary
Fjord 10264 developed long COVID around March 2022 and was still ill 14 months later. After six weeks off work with rest in autumn 2022 they felt great, but returning to work left them a mess and they took five months off. By May 2023 they could work about three hours with breaks every 15 minutes and reported finally feeling some improvement, though a cardio workout would still knock them down for months.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- rest · Helped
Took 6 weeks off with lots of rest and felt great.
In context ↗ - very slowly building back capacity · Helped
I’ve now taken 5 months off but have been very slowly building back capacity and can now work about 3 hours with breaks every 15 minutes.
In context ↗
Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab · Radical rest
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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 (approx.) | long COVID beganI’m 14 months inIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| autumn 2022 | six weeks off work with lots of rest, felt greatTook 6 weeks off with lots of rest and felt great.In context ↗ | Mild |
| autumn 2022 | returned to work and crashedWhen I went back to work I was a mess.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| May 2023 | five months off, slowly rebuilding capacity, first improvementhave been very slowly building back capacity and can now work about 3 hours with breaks every 15 minutesIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
a cardio workout would knock me down for months
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