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 COVID
Lont covid is a thing that I'm still dealing with
In context ↗ - At worst: Very severe
I couldn't walk, talk, eat and even go to bathroom alone.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I'D say I'm at 90%. I'm going back to gym 4 5 times a week.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got a life and death covid on 2020
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
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Their words about each treatment
- keeping a strong mind · Helped a lot
I had to keep a strong mind. I went from -10 to 8. You have to believe that you will recover.
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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. 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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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | critical 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 |
| 2023-05-25 | disabled 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 |
| 2023-10-02 | back 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
- Breathlessness
my respiratory capabilities are destroyed
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I couldn't walk, talk, eat and even go to bathroom alone
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