Long COVID symptoms back worse after a run, nearly back to normal after walking and yoga
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Nov 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
It was about two months into recovery that I started having "COVID toes", started to notice more hand and foot numbness
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I spent a few days literally working from my bed laying down, trying to limit the time I was on my feet
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
it took me 5.5 months to really feel more or less back to how I felt. Some things (like hand numbness randomly in the middle of the night) are still not where I would like them to be
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
coming down with COVID symptoms April 1
Summary
A 30-year-old man fell ill with COVID-19 in April 2020, seemed almost recovered within a week, but a short run on 26 April brought his symptoms back worse, with further setbacks including palpitations, COVID toes and numbness. He built up walking from two minutes a day, added yoga and strength work, ate better, and by mid-September was running again. After 5.5 months he felt more or less back to normal, though night-time numbness remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- resting in bed and limiting time on my feet · Not said
I spent a few days literally working from my bed laying down, trying to limit the time I was on my feet
In context ↗ - heart rate monitor · Not said
throughout the day to take my vitals and monitor heart palpitations and my generally high heart rate
In context ↗ - gradually increasing walking and low cardio exercise · Helped a lot
So I walked 2 mins one day and gradually built every day by a few minutes at a time. ... small sessions of yoga after I could walk 10 mins straight, then pushups, squats, etc.
In context ↗ - multivitamin · Helped
I started taking a multivitamin and eating a lot better
In context ↗
Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab · 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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-01 | COVID-19 onset with breathlessness, fever and severe tirednesscoming down with COVID symptoms April 1. Experienced SOB, fever for a couple days with incredible tiredness initially.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2020-04-26 | previous symptoms returned worse after a short run, oxygen around 90I woke up again with all of my previous symptoms but worse.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| about two months into recovery | COVID toes and hand and foot numbness; a few days working from bedI spent a few days literally working from my bed laying down, trying to limit the time I was on my feetIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| — | started walking two minutes a day and built up slowlyI walked 2 mins one day and gradually built every day by a few minutes at a time.In context ↗ | Mild | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
| mid-September 2020 | walking progressed to slow running; feeling more or less back to normalI transitioned walking into running (again at a slower pace) by mid-September.In context ↗ | Near normal | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
| 2020-11-16 | not constrained by COVID, night-time hand numbness remainsoverall I don't feel constrained by COVID anymoreIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I had several relapses after feeling (relatively) well and pushing myself too far.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Experienced SOB, fever for a couple days with incredible tiredness initially.
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
fever for a couple days with incredible tiredness
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Some things (like hand numbness randomly in the middle of the night) are still not where I would like them to be
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
monitor heart palpitations and my generally high heart rate
In context ↗
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