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Long COVID Very severe → near normalIll 3 years before improving or writing

Long COVID, life-threatening, unable to walk, now close to normal with mind and faith

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
Ill before improving or writing
3 years
Last post
Oct 2023
In their words
  • Condition: Long COVIDLont covid is a thing that I'm still dealing with In context ↗
  • At worst: Very severeI couldn't walk, talk, eat and even go to bathroom alone. In context ↗
  • Now: Near normalI'D say I'm at 90%. I'm going back to gym 4 5 times a week. In context ↗
  • Began after: COVIDI got a life and death covid on 2020
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the 2 this page draws on

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Summary

Lagoon 71878 caught life-threatening COVID in 2020, spent months in critical care including 25 days in an ICU coma, and woke unable to walk, talk, eat or use the bathroom alone. They described destroyed respiratory capacity and a long list of ongoing symptoms, and said they were still disabled in May 2023. By October 2023 they rated themselves at 90% and were back at the gym four or five times a week, crediting a strong mind and faith.

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What they tried

Also tried

keeping a strong mind· Helped a lot
Their words about each treatment
  • keeping a strong mind · Helped a lotI had to keep a strong mind. I went from -10 to 8. You have to believe that you will recover. In context ↗

Their path

Very severeSevereModerateMildNear normalRecoveredonset12 mo2 y3 y

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 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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WhenWhat happenedWhere they were
2020critical COVID, 25 days in ICU in a full comaI spent 6 months in a hospital bed after a critical condition case. 2 months in hospital 25 DAYS in ICU FULL coma. In context ↗Very severe
2023-05-25disabled but living a little better every dayI'm disabled, my respiratory capabilities are destroyed I suffer with a long list of symptoms. However, I'm not giving up. My body will never go back to what it was. But, I'm living a little bit better every day. In context ↗Not stated
2023-10-02back at the gym four or five times a weekI'D say I'm at 90%. I'm going back to gym 4 5 times a week. In context ↗Near normal

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • Breathlessnessmy respiratory capabilities are destroyed In context ↗
  • Muscle weaknessI couldn't walk, talk, eat and even go to bathroom alone In context ↗

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