Long COVID left them unable to get out of bed, now almost back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- At worst: Severe
I couldn’t eat or get up off bed without me thinking im dying
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
im almost back to myself
In context ↗
Read from 12 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Fell ill with long COVID in October 2021, when their heart pounded and they nearly passed out during a soccer match. Chest pain, palpitations, dizziness and headaches left them in and out of the ER; they quit their job and could not get out of bed. They gradually rebuilt activity, walking their dog three miles a day and working full time; by December 2023 they were at the gym four times a week and playing soccer again, not 100% but almost back to themselves.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Metropol · No change
I use to take Metropol but my cardiologist told me to stop since they ain’t help me.
In context ↗ - More physical activity: daily dog walks and ab workouts · Helped
Little by little i started getting more physical activities and working back to normal.
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Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab
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 2 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| early 2022 | in and out of the ER, quit his job, could not get out of bedI couldn’t get out of bed without my heart pounding out my chest. I gave up my happiness.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| June 2022 | began slowly getting back to normal and returned to workYea not gonna lie at the beginning it was worst, now im slowly getting back to normalIn context ↗ | Mild | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
| September 2022 | walking three miles daily, ab workouts and working full timeIm slowly walking 3 miles every day getting home doing ab workouts and work full time.In context ↗ | Mild | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
| December 2023 | back at the gym four times a week, walking his dog three miles, playing soccer againI go to the gym now 4x a week. I walk my dog 3 miles and started playing again and smoking weed.In context ↗ | Near normal | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
shortness of breath at times, dizziness and headaches
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