George, UK
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving
- Not stated
- Published
- No date given
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
George describes the brain fog, nausea, and fatigue that made Long Covid patients experience
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
at the worst of COVID he struggled to walk 500 meters to the top of his road
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
overall he feels mostly back to where he was before COVID
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Prior to COVID, George was active
In context ↗
Summary
George had long COVID. At its worst he struggled to walk 500 meters, having been in the gym five days a week before. He learned pacing, used the Gupta Program for limbic retraining, and said meditation had the biggest impact. A year into the work he was back training in the gym several times a week and felt mostly back to where he was before COVID.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- pacing · Helped
George discovered the power of pacing
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Not said
he also received acupuncture and saw an osteopath
In context ↗ - Gupta Program · Helped a lot
George used the Gupta Program for his limbic retraining
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped a lot
What had the biggest impact for me was the meditation.
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining · Mind-body practices · Pacing
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | Long COVID began after COVID; before it he was activePrior to COVID, George was activeIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| at the worst of COVID | Struggled to walk 500 metres to the top of his roadat the worst of COVID he struggled to walk 500 meters to the top of his roadIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| a year into the work | Back training in the gym several times a week, mostly back to pre-COVID levelA year into the work, George is back to training in the gym multiple times per week and overall he feels mostly back to where he was before COVID!In context ↗ | Near normal | Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
George describes the brain fog, nausea, and fatigue that made Long Covid patients experience
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