Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 5 months before improving or writing
Long COVID short of breath, unable to exert beyond walking, somewhat better on prednisone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Aug 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Does long Covid sometimes manifest itself as a periodic short-lived fever?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
jogging/running or bike riding or any sort of exertion beyond walking or climbing one flight of stairs is out of the question
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
has helped with my breathing ... however jogging/running or bike riding or any sort of exertion beyond walking or climbing one flight of stairs is out of the question
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Four days later (Monday March 22nd) I attended a business meeting in a very small room. Five people including myself. No one (including me) was wearing a mask.
- Says they never had: Brain fog
I do not have the more common long Covid symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.
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Summary
A previously active person developed shortness of breath in March 2021, days after a maskless meeting and a first Pfizer dose. In April falling blood oxygen led to a three-night hospital stay and a diagnosis of non-specific interstitial pneumonia. Prednisone 60 mg from July eased the breathing, but exertion beyond walking stayed impossible and short fevers recurred. They reported no fatigue or brain fog.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Prednisone · Helped
On July 7th I was started on a treatment (treatment is ongoing) of 60mg Prednisone every morning which has helped with my breathing
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
The following day I felt a little lethargic but nothing major.
In context ↗
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | short of breath walking up one flight of stairsOn Wednesday March 31st I noticed that i was slightly short of breath after walking up one flight of stairs.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-04-19 | hospitalised three nights with falling blood oxygenhe sent me to ER/admitted me to hospital due to my blood oxygen level continuously getting lower since my first appointment with him on April 8thIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-07-07 | prednisone eased breathingOn July 7th I was started on a treatment (treatment is ongoing) of 60mg Prednisone every morning which has helped with my breathingIn context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2021-08-12 | recurrent short fevers, exertion still limitedjogging/running or bike riding or any sort of exertion beyond walking or climbing one flight of stairs is out of the questionIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“The following day I felt a little lethargic but nothing major.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
April 8th I had noticeable shortness of breath walking 200-300 yards with a client (outdoors).
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Woke up in a.m. with headache, chills and fever of 103.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
July 22nd. Woke up in a.m. with headache, chills and fever of 103.
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