Long COVID with breathlessness and near-fainting, now about 70% of normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Oct 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
This is so similar to what I’ve experienced the past month ... I’ve slowly gotten better since but nowhere near 100%.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Last month I would get breathlessness walking up stairs but luckily that’s faded some.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Still not 100%. 70% at best. Atleast I’m able to walk 4 miles a day now.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
This is so similar to what I’ve experienced the past month.
Summary
Marsh 10731 became ill around August 2020 and spent the next month having near-fainting spells, odd stomach sensations and breathlessness on stairs, once going to the ER with blood pressure around 150. By early October 2020 they had slowly improved to about 70% of normal, able to walk four miles a day but still not back to their old level and wary of running or lifting weights.
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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. The chart starts 1 month after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | became ill; took two months to return to some normalcyYeah took two months to return to some normalcy.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| September 2020 | faint feelings, stomach sensations rising to the head, breathless on stairs, ER visit for blood pressurecausing a feeling of faint ... I would get breathlessness walking up stairsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2020-10-07 | slowly improved to about 70%, walking 4 miles a day, still not 100%Still not 100%. 70% at best. Atleast I’m able to walk 4 miles a day now.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I get weird sensations in stomach that seemingly travel up to head causing a feeling of faint.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Last month I would get breathlessness walking up stairs but luckily that’s faded some.
In context ↗