Long COVID weakness, migraine and pain, a little better after boosters
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Feb 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've had LC for 2.5 years
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I've felt a little better after each one
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I've had LC for 2.5 years, so right around the beginning of covid.
In context ↗
Summary
Summit 71209 had long COVID from about late 2020, roughly 2.5 years at their last post. Main problems were steadily worsening weakness in the arms and knees, migraine, and chest and back pain. An upper respiratory infection at the end of 2022 worsened symptoms, with three weeks of stomach upset, and it took about two months to return to their previous level. COVID boosters left them slightly better each time, though not a cure-all.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- compression sleeves · Helped
I've been wearing compression sleeves the last few weeks to help support, but they can only help so much.
In context ↗ - booster · Helped
The first booster made me feel slightly better. Helped with my fatigue some, but not my chest and back pain.
In context ↗ - rest · Not said
I've learned to take it for what it is and just try and rest and take care of myself.
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | long COVID began near the start of the pandemicI've had LC for 2.5 years, so right around the beginning of covid.In context ↗ | |
| June 2022 | steadily worsening weakness in arms and knees, all tests normalI'm on month 21 of long haul ... my arms started feeling weak in the joints (knees at time too). Its getting steadily worseIn context ↗ | |
| — | slight improvement in fatigue after COVID boosters, chest and back pain unchangedThe first booster made me feel slightly better. Helped with my fatigue some, but not my chest and back pain.In context ↗ | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| end of December 2022 | flare after an upper respiratory infectionIt definitely caused some of my LC symptoms to become exacerbated including migraine and fatigue.In context ↗ | |
| 2023-02-20 | back to pre-infection long COVID baseline, slightly better again after boostersam only now starting to feel back to where I was with LC before the infectionIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
my arms started feeling weak in the joints (knees at time too)
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
some of my LC symptoms to become exacerbated including migraine
In context ↗ - Gut problems
The flare up also caused me to be sick to my stomach for 3 weeks
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
but not my chest and back pain
In context ↗
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