Month-long mono-like long COVID with rash and fatigue, now somewhat better with rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
A lot of us long hauler/EBV
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
Since I’ve only had the ability to lay on my couch while I recover
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Which I’ve done and have gradually improved (it’s going on a month). ... Even though I still feel like crap compared to my “normal” level of functioning
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
since Covid infection 2 (not the vaccine, the infection)
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Summary
Osprey 72827 dates smaller bouts of long COVID to a second COVID infection around three years ago. A month-long mono-like illness with rash, swollen glands, sore joints, fatigue and fever led to EBV testing and advice to rest. Rest, avoiding strenuous exercise and heat, and taking breaks brought gradual improvement, though they still felt far below normal.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- rest · Helped
The dr treated it as mono and said rest. Which I’ve done and have gradually improved (it’s going on a month).
In context ↗ - avoiding strenuous exercise and taking breaks when my body tells me · Helped
avoiding strenuous exercise ... taking breaks when my body tells me have all helped
In context ↗ - avoiding the heat · Helped
avoiding the heat ... have all helped
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing · Radical rest
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 2.9 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| about three years before July 2026 | smaller bouts of illness since second COVID infectionI thought back to the last three years and realized I’ve been experiencing smaller bouts with this since Covid infection 2 (not the vaccine, the infection).In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| June 2026 | mono-like illness; could only lie on the couchSince I’ve only had the ability to lay on my couch while I recover it’s given me ample time to research EBVIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2026-07-06 | gradual improvement with rest, still far below normalWhich I’ve done and have gradually improved (it’s going on a month).In context ↗ | Moderate | Pacing and the energy envelope |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
rash, swollen lymph nodes, sore joints, fatigue, fever
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