Long COVID
Mild → relapsedIll 6 months before improving or writing
Breathless and fatigued with long COVID, recovered then relapsed after reinfection
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had COVID for the first time in July
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
it took me until October to recover the breathlessness and fatigue, didn’t exercise heavily in this time
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I was just getting back but got COVID it again over Christmas.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID for the first time in July
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/LongCovid reported a first COVID-19 infection in July 2023, with breathlessness and fatigue that took until October to recover. They avoided heavy exercise and had painful periods and weight gain. They were reinfected over Christmas 2023; in early January 2024 they asked what exercise was safe and said they felt low.
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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 |
|---|---|
| July 2023 | first COVID-19 infection with breathlessness and fatigueI had COVID for the first time in JulyIn context ↗ |
| October 2023 | recovered breathlessness and fatigueit took me until October to recover the breathlessness and fatigueIn context ↗ |
| Christmas 2023 | reinfected with COVID-19 over Christmasgot COVID it again over ChristmasIn context ↗ |
| January 2024 | asking what exercise was safe after reinfection, feeling lowWhat kind of exercise is okay to do right nowIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
recover the breathlessness and fatigue
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
also been feeling so blue since my first stint with COVID
In context ↗