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Long COVID Somewhat better

Months of slowness and low back pain after COVID, somewhat better after Pfizer vaccines

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Not stated
Ill before improving or writing
months
Last post
Feb 2022
In their words
  • Condition: Long COVIDI got that feeling for months after COVID In context ↗
  • Now: Somewhat betterbut with every vaccine, I felt better still slow and pain on my low back, but definitely better after every pfizer In context ↗
  • Began after: COVIDafter COVID
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Summary

Glacier 69812 had a feeling for months after COVID, with slowness and low back pain. They reported feeling better after every Pfizer COVID vaccine, though they remained slow and still had low back pain. They were unsure whether the improvement was coincidence or caused by the vaccine. At the time of writing in February 2022, they still described slowness and low back pain.

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What they credit

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  • pfizer · Helpedwith every vaccine, I felt better still slow and pain on my low back, but definitely better after every pfizer In context ↗

Approaches: Vaccination

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.

WhenWhat happenedAfter
after COVIDlong COVID symptoms began after COVID infectionI got that feeling for months after COVID In context ↗
after each Pfizer vaccine (reported 2022-02-12)felt better after each Pfizer vaccinewith every vaccine, I felt better ... definitely better after every pfizer In context ↗COVID vaccination as treatment
2022-02-12still slow with low back pain but better than after COVIDstill slow and pain on my low back ... definitely better after every pfizer In context ↗COVID vaccination as treatment

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