Long COVID
Mild → near normalIll 5 months before improving or writing
Long COVID breathlessness and fatigue after any cardio, now almost back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
So four months after I got Covid with no immediate lasting effects, I've suddenly been facing LC symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I feel breathless and fatigued for days after doing any cardio ... I've been getting fast heartrate, breathlessness, and fluctuating levels of fatigue for the whole week.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
So it's been a week now that I am back to "normal". ... I also used to be able to walk long distances at a fairly fast pace, but now I walk slower and feel the need to stop after 20 minutes or so.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
four months after I got Covid with no immediate lasting effects, I've suddenly been facing LC symptoms
Summary
Four months after a Covid infection with no lasting effects they developed long-COVID symptoms: breathlessness and days of fatigue after any cardio, even talking. A two-hour gym session in November 2023 caused a week-long crash with fast heart rate; they cancelled exercise and only walked. Twelve days later they felt themselves again, and a week after that called themselves back to normal, though they still walk slower and get random heart-rate spikes.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- pacing · Not said
So I've read about the importance of pacing.
In context ↗ - light yoga and stretches · Not said
Right now I only do light yoga and stretches, and I don't do it for more than five minutes at a time.
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07 (about four months before 25 Nov 2023) | long-COVID symptoms began after CovidSo four months after I got Covid with no immediate lasting effects, I've suddenly been facing LC symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-11-18 (gym visit the weekend before 25 Nov post) | crashed after a two-hour gym sessionI stupidly(?) went to the gym for two hours last weekend, and I've been getting fast heartrate, breathlessness, and fluctuating levels of fatigue for the whole week.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-12-09 | back to normal after 12 days, though walking slower and stopping after about 20 minutesI only felt completely myself around 12 days after my gym session - as in no more fatigue, able to walk at a regular pace, not randomly breathless when talking or going about my day.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I feel breathless and fatigued for days after doing any cardio (which includes talking too much)
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
not randomly breathless when talking or going about my day
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I still feel a spike in heart rate randomly so I am not brave enough to push it
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