Long COVID
Mild → near normalIll 16 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with severe chest pain and months of body aches, now mostly better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 16 months
- Last post
- Aug 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m fairly certain I had Covid in Spring of 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
A year+ later and I’m still not quite 100%.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
my smell and taste still aren’t 100% ... But for the most part doing better.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’m fairly certain I had Covid in Spring of 2020.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user who suspects they had COVID-19 in spring 2020 described losing taste and smell, joint pain, chilblains and, a week or two later, severe chest pain that prescription-strength naproxen relieved tremendously. Body aches lasted months, especially at night. By August 2021 they were for the most part doing better, though taste and smell were still not right. They also reported a new, severe reaction to mosquito bites.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- naproxen · Helped a lot
It helped tremendously.
In context ↗ - hydrocortisone · No change
I had a hard time sleeping and used hydrocortisone but it was not helping
In context ↗
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.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | Suspected COVID-19 with loss of taste and smell, joint pain and chilblainsI’m fairly certain I had Covid in Spring of 2020.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| Spring 2020, a week or two after onset | Severe chest pain, then months of body aches at nightA week or two later, I had severe pain in my chestIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| August 2021 | For the most part doing better, but smell and taste still not 100%But for the most part doing better.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Heart symptoms & palpitationsLoss of smell or tasteMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesPain & fibromyalgiaTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I feel like my smell/taste will never be the same
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I had a lot of body aches, especially at night.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I had severe pain in my chest
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Chilblains when it’s cold.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
A day later, severe swelling, itchy pain.
In context ↗