Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 20 months
Long COVID with daily chest pain and fatigue, no lasting improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 20 months
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Over the course of 20 months, my pain has went from intermittent episodes per week to a daily occurrence.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I can say that I'm not debilitated, but day-to-day living is a depressing chore
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I've had moments where it felt like things were improving ... I've always reverted back to my 'baseline' + a little worse
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Over the course of 20 months, my pain has went from intermittent episodes per week to a daily occurrence.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Gut problems
No eye pain, nor digestive issues.
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person with long COVID described 20 months of chest pain that went from intermittent weekly episodes to a daily occurrence, returning on getting up and easiest on waking. They also reported chronic fatigue, occasional shortness of breath and new headaches, said they were not debilitated but found day-to-day living a depressing chore. Brief improvements, such as 48 hours without chest pain, always reverted to their baseline or slightly worse.
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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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | chest pain began as intermittent weekly episodesmy pain has went from intermittent episodes per weekIn context ↗ | Mild |
| — | brief stretches of improvement, including 48 hours pain-freeI've had moments where it felt like things were improving ... (like a 48 hour stretch where I had no chest pain.)In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-08-12 | chest pain daily, baseline slightly worseI've always reverted back to my 'baseline' + a little worseIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
my pain has went from intermittent episodes per week to a daily occurrence
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
endure occasional SOB episodes
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
The headaches I have are still fairly new and incidental.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
day-to-day living is a depressing chore
In context ↗